MARTIN HEWITT Complete Series: 25 Mysteries in One Volume (Illustrated). Arthur Morrison

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       Arthur Morrison

      Martin Hewitt - Complete Series: 25 Mysteries in One Volume (Illustrated)

      The Lenton Croft Robberies, The Quinton Jewel Affair, The Ivy Cottage Mystery, The Case of the Lost Foreigner, The Case of the Dead Skipper, The Affair of Samuel's Diamonds and many more Illustrator: Sidney Paget

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       MARTIN HEWITT, INVESTIGATOR

       The Lenton Croft Robberies

       The Loss of Sammy Crockett

       The Case of Mr. Foggatt

       The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

       The Quinton Jewel Affair

       The Stanway Cameo Mystery

       The Affair of the Tortoise

       CHRONICLES OF MARTIN HEWITT

       The Ivy Cottage Mystery

       The Nicobar Bullion Case

       The Holford Will Case

       The Case of the Missing Hand

       The Case of Laker, Absconded

       The Case of the Lost Foreigner

       ADVENTURES OF MARTIN HEWITT

       The Affair of Mrs. Seton's Child

       The Case of Mr. Geldard's Elopement

       The Case of the Dead Skipper

       The Case of the "Flitterbat Lancers"

       The Case of the Late Mr. Rewse

       The Case of the Ward Lane Tabernacle

       THE RED TRIANGLE

       The Affair of Samuel's Diamonds

       The Case of Mr. Jacob Mason

       The Case of the Lever Key

       The Case of the Burnt Barn

       The Case of the Admiralty Code

       The Adventure of Channel Marsh

      MARTIN HEWITT, INVESTIGATOR

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      The Lenton Croft Robberies

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      THOSE who retain any memory of the great law cases of fifteen or twenty years back will remember, at least, the title of that extraordinary will case, “Bartley v. Bartley and others,” which occupied the Probate Court for some weeks on end, and caused an amount of public interest rarely accorded to any but the cases considered in the other division of the same court. The case itself was noted for the large quantity of remarkable and unusual evidence presented by the plaintiff’s side—evidence that took the other party completely by surprise, and overthrew their case like a house of cards. The affair will, perhaps, be more readily recalled as the occasion of the sudden rise to eminence in their profession of Messrs. Crellan, Hunt & Crellan, solicitors for the plaintiff—a result due entirely to the wonderful ability shown in this case of building up, apparently out of nothing, a smashing weight of irresistible evidence. That the firm has since maintained—indeed enhanced—the position it then won for itself need scarcely be said here; its name is familiar to everybody. But there are not many of the outside public who know that the credit of the whole performance was primarily due to a young clerk in the employ of Messrs. Crellan, who had been given charge of the seemingly desperate task of collecting evidence in the case.

      This Mr. Martin Hewitt had, however, full credit and reward for his exploit from his firm and from their client, and more than one other firm of lawyers engaged in contentious work made good offers to entice Hewitt to change his employers. Instead of this, however, he determined to work independently for the future, having conceived the idea of making a regular business of doing, on behalf of such clients as might retain him, similar work to that he had just done with such conspicuous success for Messrs. Crellan, Hunt & Crellan. This was the beginning of the private detective business of Martin Hewitt, and his action at that time has been completely justified by the brilliant professional successes he has since achieved.

      His business has always been conducted in the most private manner, and he has always declined the help of professional assistants, preferring to carry out himself such of the many investigations offered him as he could manage. He has always maintained that he has never lost by this policy, since the chance of his refusing a case begets competition for his services, and his fees rise by a natural process. At the same time, no man could know better how to employ casual assistance at the right time.

      Some curiosity has been expressed as to Mr. Martin Hewitt’s system, and, as he himself always consistently maintains that he has no system beyond a judicious use of ordinary faculties, I intend setting