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The body of an ex-governor of Southmoore prison and archaeologist is found lying on the outskirts of a little Yorkshire town. Who has murdered him and with what motive? Is it revenge, robbery or fear? To protect the guilty person another mysterious murder is committed. The plot thickens as two innocent men are arrested for the crime . . . Only thanks to the persistence of a young London barrister and his clerk, the killer is discovered and hunted down to a terrible end. J. S. Fletcher, one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age, grants us another compelling mystery, rich in plot twists. The story plunges readers into a world of intrigue, murder, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Fans of classic detective fiction will be captivated by Fletcher's intricate plot, rich character development, and the relentless pace of a narrative that keeps readers guessing until the very end. The Wrist Mark is a testament to Fletcher's prowess as a master storyteller in the genre of crime and mystery.

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"Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.Fletcher's first books published were poetry. In 1914, Fletcher wrote his first detective novel and went on to write over a hundred more, many featuring the private investigator Ronald Camberwell.Fletcher published multiple crime fiction novels during the ""Golden Age of Detective Fiction,"" namely his The Middle Temple Murder (1919) which served as the basic formulaic template for writing detective fiction novels; though, this particular novel (in addition to many of his others) did not share many general traits with those that characterize this particular literary era."

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