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The Last Stroke by Lawrence Lynch published in 1896 is a Detective Fiction story.
The Last Stroke was written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, under the nom de plume of Lawrence L. Lynch. This detective story opens with the mysterious disappearance of schoolmaster, Mr. Brierly. The under-teacher and students set about finding him, but when his body is found, the mystery only deepens. Was it murder? What was the motive? He appeared to have no enemies. – Summary by Lynne Thompson
“The Last Stroke, by Lawrence L. Lynch”
In a fictional town outside Chicago, a popular young teacher is found shot to death, devastating his fiancée and brother. There seems to be no motive for the shocking murder of a man who had no known enemies. The local doctor calls in Chicago detective Francis Ferrars, who gradually pieces together the evidence. It becomes obvious fairly early whom he suspects, and why, but the process is still interesting, and Lynch’s characterizations are excellent. The ending tidies things away rather too neatly, but that’s a minor flaw. It’s a shame so little of Lynch’s work is online. – summary by Leah A. Zeldes
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