The secret of the barbican,: And other stories

by J.S. Fletcher

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a prolific author of mystery novels and short stories, many of which were set in Yorkshire.

354 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Joseph Smith Fletcher was an English journalist, writer, and fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He studied law before turning to journalism.

His literary career spanned approximately 200 books on a wide variety of subjects including fiction, non-fiction, histories, historical fiction, and mysteries. He was known as one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age .

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short story mystery and detective fiction.

[Jeff Hobbs]

Read so far:

*Against time --
*The earl, the warder and the wayward heiress --
The fifteenth century crozier --
The yellow dog --
*Room 53 --
The secret of the barbican --2
The silhouette --
*Blind Gap Moor --
St. Morkil's Isle --
*Extra-judicial --
The second capsule --
The way to Jericho --
*Patent no. 33 --
The Selchester missal --
The murder in the mayor's parlour--2
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The contents of the coffin --2
From behind the barrier --3
The ivory god --3
A little tyrant of the fields
The magician of Cannon Street
The mystery at Merrill's mill
The new sun --3
The other sense --
The Yorkshire manufacturer --