The Barrel Mystery
by William J. Flynn
Publisher: The James A. McCann Co. 1919
ISBN/ASIN: B005GAHYCG
Number of pages: 266
Description:
... Mrs. Conners raised the coat. Quickly she let it drop and screamed. There was a man's body crushed into the barrel. The body was in a doubled-up position, both feet and one hand sticking over the rim of the barrel ...
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