The three taps
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About This Book
Step into the world of classic Golden Age detective fiction with The Classic Detective Ronald Arbuthnott Knox Collection, a masterful anthology featuring five of Knox’s most celebrated mysteries. Known as one of the founding members of the prestigious Detection Club, Knox brings his signature wit, intricate plotting, and intellectual challenge to each of these unforgettable cases, starring the astute and dryly humorous investigator Miles Bredon.
Chapters (26)
- The Three Taps
- Chapter I. The Euthanasia Policy
- Chapter II. The Detective Malgré Lui
- Chapter III. At the Load of Mischief
- Chapter IV. The Bedroom
- Chapter V. Supper, and Mr. Brinkman
- Chapter VI. An Ear at the Keyhole
- Chapter VII. From Leyland’s Note-Book
- Chapter VIII. The Bishop at Home
- Chapter IX. The Late Rector of Hipley
- Chapter X. The Bet Doubled
- Chapter XI. The Generalship of Angela
- Chapter XII. The Makings of a Trap
- Chapter XIII. A Morning with the Haberdasher
- Chapter XIV. Bredon Is Taken for a Walk
- Chapter XV. A Scrap of Paper
- Chapter XVI. A Visitor from Pullford
- Chapter XVII. Mysterious Behaviour of the Old Gentleman
- Chapter XVIII. The Barmaid Is Brought to Book
- Chapter XIX. How Leyland Spent the Evening
- Chapter XX. How Bredon Spent the Evening
- Chapter XXI. How Eames Spent the Evening
- Chapter XXII. At a Standstill
- Chapter XXIII. Leyland’s Account of It All
- Chapter XXIV. Mottram’s Account of It All
- Chapter XXV. Bredon’s Account of It All
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