The Root of All Evil

Name: The Root of All Evil
Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
ISBN: 9781836104605

Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
Read by: Eloise Fairfax
Language: English
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
ISBN: 9781836104605
Published: 24 July 2026
Imprint: Sovereign

mystery
detective fiction
missing actor
coastal town
ancient castle
hidden identity
murder investigation
suspense
theatrical intrigue
classic crime fiction

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Jeckie Farnish refuses to let her family's once-thriving farm slip into ruin despite crushing debts, an irresponsible father, and the threat of losing everything. Determined to secure a future for herself and her sister, she faces hardship, sacrifice, and hidden motives that complicate her struggle. Joseph Smith Fletcher weaves a compelling tale of resilience, family loyalty, and mystery, where greed and ambition test every character's resolve.

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 · Sovereign9781836104773