The Black Star

About this eBook

Author

McCulley, Johnston, 1883-1958

Title

The Black Star: A Detective Story

Credits

Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

American fiction -- 20th century

Category

Text

eBook-No.

35833

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35833

Release Date

April 12, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BLACK STAR
2. 2.CHAPTER I—AN AIDED ESCAPE
3. 3.CHAPTER II—THE BLACK STAR
4. 4.CHAPTER III—INTO THE PIT
5. 5.CHAPTER IV—ROGUE FOR A DAY
6. 6.CHAPTER V—MUGGS ON GUARD
7. 7.CHAPTER VI—AN UNPROFITABLE AFTERNOON
8. 8.CHAPTER VII—IDENTICAL ORDERS
9. 9.CHAPTER VIII—THE POLICE GET A TIP
10. 10.CHAPTER IX—“CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST”
11. 11.CHAPTER X—CAUGHT IN A NET
12. 12.CHAPTER XI—CLOSE QUARTERS
13. 13.CHAPTER XII—AT THE CHARITY BALL
14. 14.CHAPTER XIII—MUGGS—GREAT LITTLE MAN
15. 15.CHAPTER XIV—UNEXPECTED NEWS
16. 16.CHAPTER XV—THE CHALLENGE
17. 17.CHAPTER XVI—A NOCTURNAL VISIT
18. 18.CHAPTER XVII—INTERRUPTED CONVERSATION
19. 19.CHAPTER XVIII—MYSTERIES
20. 20.CHAPTER XIX—SUSPICION
21. 21.CHAPTER XX—THE VOICE ON THE WIRE
22. 22.CHAPTER XXI—THE END OF THE WIRE
23. 23.CHAPTER XXII—ON THE SCENT
24. 24.CHAPTER XXXII.—INTO THE VAULT
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIV—HOW IT ENDED
26. 26.CHAPTER XXV—SHADOWED BY THREE
27. 27.CHAPTER XXVI—A MAN OF MYSTERY
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVII—IN BLACK STAR’S HANDS
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVIII—THE POLICE LAUNCH
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIX—BLACK STAR TAKES A TRICK
31. 31.CHAPTER XXX—MUGGS IN ACTION
32. 32.CHAPTER XXXI—IN THE BANK
33. 33.CHAPTER XXXII—A NARROW ESCAPE
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXIII—PUZZLED POLICE
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIV—WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHIEF
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXV—AN UNEXPECTED BLOW
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXVI—IN CUSTODY

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