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The Middle of Things

Author
Joseph Smith Fletcher
Language
English
Length
202 pages
ISBN
9781836104810
Published
24 July 2026
Imprint
Sovereign
  • murder mystery
  • amateur sleuth
  • hidden secrets
  • London crime
  • wealthy stranger
  • police investigation
  • conspiracy
  • suspense
  • classic detective fiction
  • family intrigue

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Richard Viner’s quiet life is shattered when he witnesses the aftermath of a brutal murder in a dark London passage. As the victim’s mysterious past and hidden fortune come to light, Viner is drawn into an investigation involving influential families, dangerous secrets and unexpected betrayals. Joseph Smith Fletcher delivers a suspenseful mystery where every discovery deepens the intrigue and every clue brings fresh danger.

Author

J. S. Fletcher (1863–1935) treated the detective story as a trade, and honoured it. He produced at a Victorian-Edwardian pace that later Golden Age writers would recognise: wills, country houses, city chambers, and the long English suspicion that respectability is a costume. Fletcher is not flashy. He is reliable — which, in crime fiction, is a kind of style.

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