The Brooklyn murdersFront matterReading editionChapter navigation39 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · A Family CelebrationChapter II · Sir Vernon’s WillChapter III · MurderChapter IV · What Joan Found in the GardenChapter V · Plain as a PikestaffChapter VI · A Pause for ReflectionChapter VII · The Case Against Walter BrooklynChapter VIII · A Review of the CaseChapter IX · Walter Brooklyn’s ExplanationChapter X · Charis LangChapter XI · Joan Takes Up the CaseChapter XII · Robert ElleryChapter XIII · An ArrestChapter XIV · Mainly a Love SceneChapter XV · To and FroChapter XVI · A Link in the ChainChapter XVII · The Lovely LadyChapter XVIII · The Case for the DefenceChapter XIX · The Police Have Their DoubtsChapter XX · Superintendent Wilson Thinks It OutChapter XXI · Don QuixoteChapter XXII · “The Spaniard” Does His BitChapter XXIII · Walter Brooklyn Goes FreeChapter XXIV · A Fresh StartChapter XXV · Raising the WindChapter XXVI · Two Men Strike a BargainChapter XXVII · Robert Ellery’s IdeaChapter XXVIII · The Superintendent’s TheoryChapter XXIX · The Lie of the LandChapter XXX · A Letter and Its ConsequencesChapter XXXI · A Button in a BagChapter XXXII · Sir John BunneryChapter XXXIII · On the TilesChapter XXXIV · The Stable-YardChapter XXXV · An Order for BulbsChapter XXXVI · An Afternoon CallChapter XXXVII · A Happy EndingTranscriber’s NoteBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · A Family CelebrationAll chapters and sections (39)Opening pagesFront matterChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637Other sectionsTranscriber’s NoteBook coverThe Brooklyn Murdersby◇G. D. H. Cole◇New York◇Thomas Seltzer◇1924◇Chapter I. A Family Celebration →
