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The case with nine solutionsJ. J. Connington

The case with nine solutions

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Original author: J. J. Connington

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"The Case with Nine Solutions" by J. J. Connington is a detective novel published in 1928. When a doctor arrives at the wrong house on a foggy evening, he discovers a dying gunshot victim. Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield begins investigating, but before he can solve the first murder, a second killing occurs next door. Two more deaths follow as Driffield methodically works through nine possible solutions to unravel the connected murders plaguing a small town.

The case with nine solutions, by J. J. Connington. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #72816.

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19 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Dying Man4,753 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The House Next Door2,170 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Sir Clinton at Ivy Lodge4,921 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Crime at Heatherfield3,815 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Bungalow Tragedy5,811 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Nine Possible Solutions3,900 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Fly in the Amber5,397 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Hassendean Journal3,168 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Creditor1,808 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Information Received4,481 words
  1. 11.Chapter XI: The Code Advertisement3,022 words
  2. 12.Chapter XII: The Silverdale Wills4,714 words
  3. 13.Chapter XIII: The Murder of the Informer3,623 words
  4. 14.Chapter XIV: The Jacket2,646 words
  5. 15.Chapter XV: Sir Clinton's Double3,665 words
  6. 16.Chapter XVI: Written Evidence3,751 words
  7. 17.Chapter XVII: Mr. Justice3,160 words
  8. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Connecting Thread3,346 words
  9. 19.Chapter XIX: Excerpts from Sir Clinton's Notebook3,987 words