That Affair at Portstead Manor

An English country home during a house party becomes the scene of a double mystery. One of the three detectives employed on the case is a woman whose common sense, calm, and plain logic are skillfully employed in straightening the tangle.


By: Gladys Edson Locke (1887 - )

01 - All on Account of a Necklace



02 - Mr. Clavering Takes the Field



03 - Where Had Meldrum Been?



04 - Mr. Clavering Has a Night of Adventure



05 - Mr. Robert Sylvester



06 - Mr. Clavering Invades the North Wing



07 - Surmises and Suspicions



08 - More Mystery



09 - Accusations



10 - Mavis



11 - The Clue of the Broken Crutch



12 - The Dressing-Table Drawer



13 - The Return of Robert Sylvester



14 - Portstead's Will



15 - Mr. Clavering Muddies His Boots



16 - A Game of Piquet



17 - Mr. Clavering Visits Wild Rose Villa



18 - Cross Purposes



19 - Thrust and Parry



20 - Under Fire



21 - Mary Grey Surprises Mr. Clavering



22 - The Missing Lady's Maid



23 - Mercedes Quero to the Fore



24 - ''The Sporting Baronet''



25 - Mr. Clavering Learns More of Detective Methods



26 - The Confession



27 - Off for the Continent

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