The Mystery Girl, Carolyn Wells
The Mystery Girl, Carolyn Wells
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The Mystery Girl

Author: Carolyn Wells

Series: Fleming Stone Mystery #1

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2024

Synopsis

Part of a mystery series featuring renowned detective Fleming Stone. He is called on to decide whether it was suicide or murder in the case of a future college president. Stone has remarkable ingenuity for unraveling cases. Can he do it again? A young girl student is suspected. Was she guilty or was it just rumor? Several clues point both ways. Small footprints in the snow lead to a boarding house where the mystery girl is lodging and love letters between the two point to her guilt. Listening to the unusual tale will have you thinking both ways.

About Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) was an American mystery author. A highly prolific writer, she was known for her children’s stories, mystery novels, and humorous verse. Her books include A Nonsense Anthology and The Book of Humorous Verse.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on February 24, 2015

John Waring seems to have everything to look forward to. He's just been elected as president of Corinth University, and his engagement has been confirmed to an attractive local widow, who loves him dearly. But then there appears on the scene a beautiful and mysterious young woman who's quite clearly......more

Goodreads review by Susan on March 26, 2019

A locked room mystery. As in a study in the university town of Corinth a body is discovered. If murder how did the guitly party leave, but if suicide where is the weapon. And what possible motive could there be for either. I got half the solution but not the motive but overall still an enjoyable myst......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on April 21, 2016

This is the type of book you want to like but the main characters are so insipid you really don't enjoy reading the mystery. A strange young woman comes to town and she is at turns absolutely cold and rude and then phony charming. It turns the women off but all the men seem to only see that she is a......more

Goodreads review by Jazzy on July 11, 2023

Racist from our view, but a product of its time. Another mystery where the victim is found in a room with doors and windows locked from the inside. How could this have happened?......more

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