The Bradys' Chinese Clew; Or, The Secret Dens of Pell Street

"The Bradys' Chinese Clew; Or, The Secret Dens of Pell Street" by Francis Worcester Doughty is an early 1900’s detective story where Old King Brady and Young King Brady find themselves in the heart of New York's Chinatown, chasing a missing woman and a hidden fortune connected to stolen pensions. The story opens amidst a raging thunderstorm, setting a dramatic stage as the Bradys meet with a desperate young man, Ed Butler, whose sister has run off with a Chinese man, taking vital documents with her. Their meeting quickly turns perilous when Ed is lured into a cunning trap, revealing a clandestine underground world filled with secret societies and the promise of lost treasure. The Bradys’ investigation draws them further into danger as they deal with deceitful characters and dangerous situations threatening to derail them from reaching the end of the puzzle they are trying to solve.