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When he went to see his wealthy client Philip Vantine he did not expect to to witness a gruesome murder that was the beginning of a series of mysterious events. How was the victim killed, all alone in a room with doors and windows closed? Who is the shadowy criminal mastermind?... Read Full Overview

This classic detective novel follows Jim Felton, an amateur sleuth, as he becomes embroiled in a case involving a rare and valuable French cabinet. After a murder is discovered in connection with the cabinet, Felton must unravel the secrets behind this mysterious piece of... Read Full Overview

This is Burton E Stevenson's famous detective novel translated into stylish and idiomatically perfect Latin by Arcadius Avellanus, who was a one-time tutor to John D. Rockefeller's grandchildren and proponent of Latin as a living language. Indeed, a Hungarian by birth, Avellanus... Read Full Overview

Three men are dead. Killed by a very powerful poison. Their deaths seem to be connected to a very old cabinet purchased in France and a notorious French criminal. What is the link? It is up to the lawyer Lester and the newspaperman Godfrey to pool their talents and solve the... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...down at the body, and as I followed his gaze, I noted its attitude more accurately than I had done in the first shock of discovering it.It was lying on its right side, half on its stomach, with its right arm doubled under it, and its left hand clutching at the... Read Full Overview

Burton Egbert Stevenson (1872-1962) is the author of A Guide to Biography--Men of Mind, A Soldier of Virginia, Days and Deeds poetry, and Days and Deeds prose. Godwin is a newspaper reporter who was formerly a police detective. Lester, a lawyer, who follows along and reports... Read Full Overview

""The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet"" is a detective story written by Burton E. Stevenson. The book follows the investigation of a stolen antique cabinet made of Boule, a type of inlaid woodwork. The cabinet was stolen from a wealthy collector's home and the detective, Mr. Paul... Read Full Overview

The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet is a classic detective novel written by Burton Egbert Stevenson. The plot revolves around a crime committed against a wealthy family, and a detective is brought in to solve the case. Along the way, the detective must navigate a web of lies... Read Full Overview

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet" is not a French detective story, insasmuch as the scene is laid right in the heart of New York City; but it is worthy of the best French masters of detective fiction in its audacity of plot, in the logical and at the same time baffling manner... Read Full Overview