Number Nineteen: Ben’s Last Case. J. Farjeon Jefferson

      J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

       Number Nineteen

       Copyright

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      First published in Great Britain for Crime Club by W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1952

      Copyright © Estate of J. Jefferson Farjeon 1952

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      Source ISBN: 9780008156060

      Ebook Edition © August 2016 ISBN: 9780008156077

      Version: 2016-06-28

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Chapter 1: Trouble on a Seat

       Chapter 2: More Trouble on a Bed

       Chapter 3: Mr Smith v. Mr Jones

       Chapter 4: Transformation Scene

       Chapter 5: Behind the Locked Door

       Chapter 6: Very Brief Respite

       Chapter 7: Conversation on a Doorstep

      

       Chapter 8: The Thing

      

       Chapter 9: Caller No. Two

      

       Chapter 10: Conference on the Stairs

      

       Chapter 11: Discoveries in the Dawn

      

       Chapter 12: Ben Receives Instructions

      

       Chapter 13: Cobwebs

      

       Chapter 14: Overture to 10.30

      

       Chapter 15: 10.30

      

       Chapter 16: Where’s Mr Black?

      

       Chapter 17: Lady No. Two

      

       Chapter 18: Oasis

      

       Chapter 19: Exchange of Information

      

       Chapter 20: The Enemy Closes in

      

       Chapter 21: The Locked Door

      

       Chapter 22: Beyond the Cellar

      

       Chapter 23: Who’s the Lady?

      

       Chapter 24: Ben Bounces

      

       Chapter 25: The Owl

      

       Chapter 26: Conference at Top Level

      

       Chapter 27: Topsy-Turvy

      

       Chapter 28: The Nightmare Chimes Out

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