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Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and writer. He wrote about 200 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the "Golden Age". An early book was the 1909 collection, The Adventures of Archer Dawe. His other works include: Andrewlina (1889), The Winding Way (1890), The Wonderful City (1894), In the Days of Drake (1897), At the Blue Bell Inn (1898), The Fear of the Night (1903) and Paradise Court (1908).
The Orange-Yellow Diamond, by J. S. Fletcher- Published on: 2015-11-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .55" w x 8.50" l, 1.26 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
About the Author Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a journalist and the author of over 200 books. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, he studied law before turning to journalism. His earlier works were either histories or historical fiction, and he was made a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He didn’t start writing mysteries until 1914, though before he died he had written over 100 in the genre.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Murder in an ethnic London neighborhood By Patto This novel, which appeared in 1921, has a fascinating setting - South Paddington, home to working people and shopkeepers of various cultures and languages. Struggling writers also like the neighborhood for its cheap lodgings and eating places. The Jewish community dominates the novel. But while contemporary authors were indulging in scornful Jewish stereotypes and Jewish villains, Fletcher gives us warm-hearted, personable, attractive Jewish characters. (His Asian characters, by contrast, are stereotypes.)The story opens with the murder of an old Jewish pawnbroker. Our Scottish hero, Andrew Lauriston, a penniless aspiring writer, has the misfortune of finding the body, and is accused of killing and robbing the old man. The plot evolves around the efforts of his friends and supporters to find the real murderer.Among Lauriston's Jewish friends are Melchor (Melky) Rubinstein and Zillah Wildrose. Melky is a thoroughly engaging young man, a small-time entrepreneur who buys and sells jewelry in the neighborhood, uneducated but smart and deeply loyal to his friends. Zillah is granddaughter to the murdered man - pretty, college educated and an excellent businesswoman. She provides a romantic interest. In fact, romance is in the air throughout this adventure. Several characters find love in the process of finding the murderer.We know from the title that there's a fabulous diamond involved in the mystery. But it's personalities not diamonds that make this book so much fun. And plot twists, of course.J. S. Fletcher is one of my favorite Golden Age mystery writers. I can recommend most of his books. I especially like the Resurrected Press editions, which are well produced and have nice little introductions. He did write a few less wonderful books, but the Resurrected Press editions are all well worth reading.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An interesting read from J. S. Fletcher By Fantasyman I rate this one four stars, mostly due to exceptional character development. Not sure how to describe this book, there is mystery, murder, and, lots of carefully drawn characters. There isn't a single protagonist driving this story, instead, the focus falls upon one character after another as they work to unravel the mystery. I'd say there is a surprise ending, but, to me, the story has no real denouement, it just sort of runs out of angles and ends. Not a bad read though, along the way it takes some incredible twists and turns, with surprises at every turn, and more characters than you can keep track of. And, as each character in turn seems to drive the story for a while, you see characters that were prominent early on fade to mere mention towards the end. Much of the mystery, and a lot of the plot, never seem to be completely resolved, you never know who really done it. Rather strange for a mystery tale not to have a comprehensive wrap at the end, a summation of events with the guilty party found and justice dealt,. You never really find out who done it. You're left with a pretty good idea of who it is, but, not really wrapped up in a basket as you normally expect from a mystery novel. There is a wrap up of sorts, but, for the most part this story just winds down and comes to an end.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Another good read, with caveats By Amazon Customer Set in London in the early 1900's, a good mystery with likable characters. A caution however, there is stereotyping of multiple ethnic groups.
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