Mystery at Lynden SandsJ. J. Connington
Mystery at Lynden Sands
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Original author: J. J. Connington
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"Mystery at Lynden Sands" by J. J. Connington is a detective novel published in 1928. The third installment featuring Golden Age detective Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield, it draws the sleuth into a murder investigation during a seaside holiday. The case revolves around a substantial inheritance and country estate, but when two more murders occur on the beach itself, Driffield must race against the tides to solve the puzzle using sandy footprints and scattered clues before crucial evidence vanishes with the waves.
Mystery at Lynden Sands, by J. J. Connington. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #73126.
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17 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: The Death at Foxhills5,629 words
- 2.Chapter II: A Bus-Driver's Holiday2,463 words
- 3.Chapter III: The Police at the Caretaker's5,761 words
- 4.Chapter IV: What Happened in the Night4,109 words
- 5.Chapter V: The Diary3,213 words
- 6.Chapter VI: The Beach Tragedy4,470 words
- 7.Chapter VII: The Letter4,343 words
- 8.Chapter VIII: The Colt Automatic7,289 words
- 9.Chapter IX: The Second Cartridge-Case4,257 words
- 10.Chapter X: The Attack on the Australian3,551 words
- 11.Chapter XI: Mme. Laurent-Desrousseaux's Evidence6,445 words
- 12.Chapter XII: The Fordingbridge Mystery5,778 words
- 13.Chapter XIII: Cressida's Narrative5,775 words
- 14.Chapter XIV: The Telegram3,177 words
- 15.Chapter XV: The Method of Coercion3,426 words
- 16.Chapter XVI: The Man-Hunt on the Beach5,203 words
- 17.Chapter XVII: The Threads in the Case6,901 words