The Duke of York's steps
by Henry Wade
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About This Book
A wealthy banker, Sir Garth Fratten, dies suddenly from an aneurysm on the Duke of York's Steps. His doctor is satisfied that a mild shock such as being jostled would be enough to cause Sir Garth's death. It all seems so straightforward, and there is no inquest.But Fratten's daughter Inez is not satisfied. She places an advertisement in the London newspapers that comes to the attention of Scotland Yard, and Inspector John Poole is assigned to make enquiries.Poole's investigation leads him into a world of high finance where things are not as they seem; a sordid world in which rich young men mak...
Chapters (27)(click to expand)
- The Duke of York’s Steps
- CHAPTER I. The Two Bankers
- CHAPTER II. At Queen Anne’s Gate
- CHAPTER III. The Victory Finance Company
- CHAPTER IV. The Expected Happens
- CHAPTER V. Sir Leward Marradine Takes Interest
- CHAPTER VI. Inspector John Poole
- CHAPTER VII. Significant Information
- CHAPTER VIII. Ryland Fratten
- CHAPTER IX. Silence
- CHAPTER X. The Inquest
- CHAPTER XI. The Intervention of Inez
- CHAPTER XII. “Breath of Eden”
- CHAPTER XIII. Eye-Witnesses
- CHAPTER XIV. Sir Garth’s Papers
- CHAPTER XV. “Eau D’Enfer”
- CHAPTER XVI. Reconstruction
- CHAPTER XVII. This Way and That
- CHAPTER XVIII. The Method
- CHAPTER XIX. The Ethiopian and General Development Company
- CHAPTER XX. The Rotunda Mine
- CHAPTER XXI. General Meets General
- CHAPTER XXII. Miss Saverel
- CHAPTER XXIII. The Hotel “Antwerp”
- CHAPTER XXIV. Alibi
- CHAPTER XXV. Justice
- CHAPTER XXVI. . . . May Be Blind
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