The Black Bag
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ISBN10: 1162767243
ISBN13: 9781162767246
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.33
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781162767246
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.33
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Black Bag is a thrilling mystery novel written by Louis Joseph Vance. The story revolves around a young lawyer named Lawrence Lonsdale, who is hired to defend a man accused of murder. The man claims to be innocent, but all the evidence points to his guilt. As Lonsdale delves deeper into the case, he discovers a mysterious black bag that contains a clue to the real killer's identity. However, the bag is stolen, and Lonsdale must race against time to find it before the killer strikes again. Along the way, he encounters a cast of intriguing characters, including a beautiful woman who may hold the key to the mystery. The Black Bag is a classic whodunit that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1908. Vance, American screenwriter, short story writer and novelist, begins The Black Bag begins: Upon a certain dreary April afternoon in the year of grace, 1906, the apprehensions of Philip Kirkwood, Esquire, Artist-peintre, were enlivened by the discovery that he was occupying that singularly distressing social position, which may be summed up succinctly in a phrase through long usage grown proverbial: Alone in London. These three words have come to connote in our understanding so much of human misery, to Mr. Kirkwood they seemed to epitomize absolutely, if not happily, the various circumstances attendant upon the predicament wherein he found himself. Inevitably an extremist, because of his youth, (he had just turned twenty-five), he took, no count of mitigating matters, and would hotly have resented the suggestion that his case was anything but altogether deplorable and forlorn. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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