Detective Ben. J. Farjeon Jefferson
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J. JEFFERSON FARJEON
Detective Ben
COLLINS CRIME CLUB
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First published in Great Britain for Crime Club by W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1936
Copyright © Estate of J. Jefferson Farjeon 1936
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Source ISBN: 9780008156008
Ebook Edition © August 2016 ISBN: 9780008156015
Version: 2016-06-14
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Happenings on a Bridge
Chapter 3: Questions Without Answers
Chapter 4: The Man in the Next Room
Chapter 5: What the Morning Brought
Chapter 8: Northward Through the Night
Chapter 9: Mr Smith, of Boston
Chapter 10: Exit Mr Smith, of Boston
Chapter 16: Ben Murders Himself
Chapter 17: Consultation in the Mist
Chapter 18: In the Wake of MacTavish
Chapter 20: Someone at the Door
Chapter 21: Development of a Game
Chapter 23: Meanwhile, Outside—
Chapter 26: Back to Muirgissie
Chapter 27: While the Moments Ticked by