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That Affair at Portstead Manor

An English country home during a house party becomes the scene of a double mystery. One of the three detectives employed on the case is a woman whose common sense, calm, and plain logic are skillfully employed in straightening the tangle. - NY Times Book Review, Aug 16, 1914. (5 hr 42 min)

Chapters

All on Account of a Necklace

Mr. Clavering Takes the Field

Where Had Meldrum Been?

Mr. Clavering Has a Night of Adventure

Mr. Robert Sylvester

Mr. Clavering Invades the North Wing

Surmises and Suspicions

More Mystery

Accusations

Mavis

The Clue of the Broken Crutch

The Dressing-Table Drawer

The Return of Robert Sylvester

Portstead's Will

Mr. Clavering Muddies His Boots

A Game of Piquet

Mr. Clavering Visits Wild Rose Villa

Cross Purposes

Thrust and Parry

Under Fire

Mary Grey Surprises Mr. Clavering

The Missing Lady's Maid

Mercedes Quero to the Fore

''The Sporting Baronet''

Mr. Clavering Learns More of Detective Methods

The Confession

Off for the Continent