The Middle Temple Murder

Name: The Middle Temple Murder
Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
ISBN: 9781836104544

Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
Read by: Eloise Fairfax
Language: English
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes
ISBN: 9781836104544
Published: 24 July 2026
Imprint: Sovereign

murder investigation
journalist
London
legal profession
hidden identity
detective fiction
courtroom intrigue
newspaper reporter
deception
classic crime fiction

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The Middle Temple Murder follows newspaper sub-editor Frank Spargo after he becomes fascinated by the mysterious death of an elderly man in London's legal district. As his investigation deepens, hidden identities, long-buried secrets, and unexpected links to the legal profession emerge. Joseph Smith Fletcher crafts a compelling detective mystery filled with deception, suspense, and ingenious twists that keep readers guessing.

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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Ebook · English · Sovereign9781836104711