"The Borough Treasurer" by J. S. Fletcher is a gripping murder mystery set in the town of Highmarket, where Borough Treasurer Milford Cotherstone's life takes a dark turn. When his tenant, Mr. Kitely, turns up dead under mysterious conditions, Cotherstone's hidden past threatens to unravel. The story explores themes of blackmail and secrets as it follows Cotherstone's desperate attempts to keep his previous life hidden, after Kitely recognizes him from an old conviction. The discovery of Kitely's body plunges Cotherstone into a dangerous situation, sparking an investigation filled with potential corruption and shedding light on the burden of past deeds.
The Borough Treasurer
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
A man's carefully constructed present is threatened when a ghost from his past is murdered, leading to a desperate fight to keep long-buried secrets from surfacing.
Genres
Released
2007-02-19
Formats
epub (images)
epub
mobi (images)
mobi
epub3 (images)
txt
Free Download
Summary
About the Author
Joseph Smith Fletcher was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.
Joseph Smith Fletcher was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.
Total Reviews
10.0k
Total reviews from Goodreads may change
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
Clouds of witness
By Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers
The Middle Temple Murder
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The North Shore Mystery
By Henry Fletcher
In the Mayor's Parlour
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Millbank Case: A Maine Mystery of To-day
By George Dyre Eldridge
The Herapath Property
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
In the Mayor's Parlour
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Borough Treasurer
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Ravensdene Court
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The copper box
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Baden-Powell of Mafeking
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Scarhaven Keep
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
Scarhaven Keep
By J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Lucretia — Volume 02
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Mrs. Raffles: Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman
By John Kendrick Bangs
The Destroying Angel
By Louis Joseph Vance
The lost clue
By O. F. Walton
The Gully of Bluemansdyke, and Other stories
By Arthur Conan Doyle