The Window at the White Cat
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The White Cat, Rinehart's mystery in which Mr. Jack Knox, attorney-at-law, has to figure out who murdered his client Margery's father, where her aunt disappeared, and why valuables were stolen-- all before he disappears next. Oh, and did we mention the young lady's fiance is a suspect and that The White Cat is a clandestine political club, known for serving beer, illegal favors, along with an occasional murder. Our favorite Jack Knox quote: "In my criminal work anything that wears skirts is a lady, until the law proves her otherwise." Enjoy Ms. Rinehart's who-done-it, first published in 1910.
Photo by Tomas Castelazo, Broken window, 2009
Chapter I - Sentiment and Clues
Chapter II - Uneasy Apprehensions
Chapter III - Ninety-Eight Pearls
Chapter IV - A Thief in the Night
Chapter VII - Concerning Margery
Chapter IX - Only One Eye Closed
Chapter XI - A Night in the Fleming Home
Chapter XIV - A Walk in the Park
Chapter XVI - Eleven Twenty-Two Again
Chapter XVII - His Second Wife
Chapter XVIII - Edith's Cousin
Chapter XIX - Back to Bellwood
Chapter XX - Association of Ideas
Chapter XXI - A Proscenium Box
Chapter XXII - In the Room Over the Way
Chapter XXIII - A Box of Crown Derby
Chapter XXIV - Wardrop's Story
Chapter XXV - Measure for Measure
Chapter XXVI - Lovers and a Letter