The Paradise Mystery

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Paradise is a piece of land near a thirteenth-century Cathedral in England and a quiet small town nearby is a hotbed of local gossip. Mark Ransford is a local doctor and a guardian of Mary and Dick Bewery. His assistant Pemberton Bryce is in love with Mary, but Dr. Ransford doesn't approve it. One day, after a visit to the doctor's house, a certain man finds death as he falls from the Cathedral. Bryce is convinced that Dr. Ransford is involved in the death and starts an investigation. Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1933) was an English author and journalist, one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age. After his journalist career Fletcher first started writing poems, then historical fiction, and finally moved on to write detective mysteries.

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Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863–1935), commonly known by his initials J.S. Fletcher, was a prolific English journalist and author, with more than 200 books to his name. His literary career spanned various genres, including poetry, essays, and history, but he is predominantly celebrated for his contributions to detective fiction. One of his notable works includes 'The Paradise Mystery', a captivating whodunit that encapsulates Fletcher's deft plotting and attention to intricate details, elements that have garnered the admiration of crime fiction enthusiasts. Fletcher's narrative style often involves a keen observation of rural English life, intertwined with mystery and suspense, which has become a hallmark of his work. Posthumously, his novels have continued to attract readers, and scholars have noted his influence on the development of the English detective novel. Although Fletcher's work has been overshadowed by that of his contemporaries like Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, modern reassessments of genre history frequently acknowledge his contributions. Fletcher's literary style, characterized by tightly woven storylines and well-developed characters, has earned him a respectable place in the annals of classic mystery and crime literature.

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