The Postmaster's Daughter


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The Postmaster's Daughter is a detective story by Louis Tracy. Two Scotland Yard investigators have to do their best to resolve a case where a young writer and his love are condemned by the public.







The Postmaster's Daughter


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The Postmaster's Daughter


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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.




The Postmaster's Daughter


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The Postmaster's Daughter


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Fossil is so much more than its rolling hills of natural grasses and shale; so much more than the tall ponderosa pines and the scattered junipers. It is so much more than an oasis surrounded by desert; so much more than the creeks teeming with rainbow trout and an occasional steelhead, the waters tumbling into each other through the heart of Fossil into Butte Creek.




The Postmasters Daughter


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Book Excerpt: een dark indeed, judging by his somber and undecided aspect.More than once he looked up at the attic window of the cottage which had drawn his eyes before tragedy had come so swiftly to his very feet. But, if he hoped to see anyone, he was disappointed, though, in the event, it proved that his real fear was lest the person he half expected to see should look out.He was not disturbed in that way, however. Fish rose in the river; birds sang in the trees; a water-wagtail skipped nimbly from rock to rock in the shallows; honey-laden bees hummed past to the many hives in the postmaster's garden. These were the normal sights and sounds of a June morning--that which was abnormal and almost grotesque in its horror lay hidden beneath the carriage rug.To and fro he walked in that trying vigil, carrying the empty pipe in one hand while, with the other, he dabbed the handkerchief at the cut on his face. He was aware of some singular change in the quality of the sunlight pouring down on lawn and riRead More




The Postmaster's Daughter (Annotated)


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First published in 1916, this new Cyanide Publishing Edition contains the original text as well as background articles including:- Louis Tracy - Reflections through Travel- Louis Tracy - A Bibliography- Crime Fiction - Murder, Mystery and Mayhem THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER An actress is found dead in a pond near the home of an author. Two of Scotland Yard's finest detectives, Winter and Furneaux are called in to solve the case. But who is the murderer? The author, who discovered the body? The husband with a shady past? The horse breeder who has a grudge against the author? VISIT WWW.CYANIDEPUBLISHING.COM AND DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE CRIME / MYSTERY STARTER LIBRARY




The Postmaster's Daughter - Scholar's Choice Edition


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The Postmaster's Daughter (Esprios Classics)


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Louis Tracy (1863 - 1928) was a British journalist, and prolific writer of fiction. He used the pseudonyms Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, which were at times shared with M. P. Shiel, a collaborator from the start of the twentieth century. He was born in Liverpool to a well-to-do middle-class family. At first he was educated at home and then at the French Seminary at Douai. Around 1884 he became a reporter for a local paper - 'The Northern Echo' at Darlington, circulating in parts of Durham and North Yorkshire; later he worked for papers in Cardiff and Allahabad. During 1892-1894 he was closely associated with Arthur Harmsworth, in 'The Sun' and 'The Evening News and Post'.