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A hand reaches through broken glass, and a powerful shipowner suddenly has something worse than thieves to fear.
Beatrice Galloway loves the orchids at Maldon Grange, her wealthy uncle’s grand home. But on a dim December afternoon, she thinks someone slips into the indoor garden. Later, a hand pushes through a broken pane, using a string loop to reach the door catch. Her scream brings Samuel Flower running—and his reaction gives her fresh reason to be afraid.
Flower has money, influence, and a shipping business shadowed by ugly suspicions. He dismisses the intruder, yet returns from the terrace breathless, with a bleeding hand. A doctor must come before his dinner guests arrive. Meanwhile, in nearby Oldborough, physician Wilfrid Mercer struggles to establish his practice. Fred M. White’s The Five Knots sets private fear against a polished public face.
What you’ll discover
- Beauty under threat Orchids, marble, and stained glass surround Beatrice as danger enters her favorite retreat.
- A small disturbing object A dropped string loop gives you something concrete to watch amid the alarm.
- Wealth with a shadow Flower’s splendid house contrasts with the troubling rumors that surround his ships.
- An explanation worth questioning Listen to Flower’s account of his injury, and weigh it against Beatrice’s experience.
- A doctor under pressure Meet Wilfrid Mercer, whose costly start in Oldborough leaves little room for failure.
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For readers who enjoy Victorian and Edwardian suspense, with secrets, danger and hidden motives, and anyone who loves atmospheric mysteries where a hidden wrong from the past reaches into the present.
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A hidden wrong reaches from the past into the present, and a few people must face it amid secrets and danger.
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The Five Knots is a mystery novel by Fred M. White, a British writer who published many popular stories in magazines and books around the turn of the twentieth century.
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A tale built on a buried secret
Fred M. White wrote in an age when magazines hungered for serial fiction. Readers wanted stories that hooked them early and rewarded them chapter by chapter. A mystery of this period usually starts with something hidden, and the plot is the slow work of bringing it to light.
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Who wrote The Five Knots?
The Five Knots was written by Fred M. White, a British author of popular fiction who published many mystery and adventure stories in magazines and books around the turn of the twentieth century.
What kind of book is The Five Knots?
It is a Victorian style mystery novel. Expect secrets, danger and a hidden wrong from the past, told in the clear, quick manner.
Is The Five Knots hard to read?
Not usually. Stories of this period use direct sentences and lively plots. The style is made for easy reading.
The author
Fred M. White
1859–1935 · British novelist
Fred M. White was a British writer born in West Bromwich, England, in 1859. He died in 1935. He wrote novels and short stories in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including crime and mystery fiction. His novels include The Yellow Face and The Mystery of the Ravenspurs.
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