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by Old Sleuth
Two Wonderful Detectives; OR JACK AND GIL'S MARVELOUS SKILL. - By OLD SLEUTH.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
Jack and Gil Alvarez are twin brothers whose circus‑born upbringing turned them into agile, keen‑eyed detectives. Known for their straightforward honor and athletic flair, they are summoned by a retired banker who insists on absolute secrecy about a matter that may involve his own past misdeeds. The meeting is tense yet courteous, as the old man hints that the case is less a crime than a buried regret demanding restitution.
The banker begins a story from forty years earlier, describing a rain‑soaked day when a mysterious stranger arrived with a stack of London drafts, securities, and a cryptic instruction to deposit them with him. The documents hint at a hidden fortune or a forgotten obligation that could unravel the banker’s quiet later years. Intrigued, Jack vows to untangle the tangled financial thread, promising to keep the confidences while testing the brothers’ legendary skill.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (115K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-07-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1837–1898
A key early voice in American detective fiction, this prolific dime novelist helped popularize mystery stories for mass audiences in the late 1800s. Writing as “Old Sleuth,” he created fast-moving adventures that introduced generations of readers to a master detective in disguise.
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