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Hand and Ring
Chapitres (45)
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo: I: A Startling Coincidence 0:00
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — II: An Appeal to Heaven 24:28
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — III: The Unfinished Letter 45:54
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — IV: Imogene 1:13:41
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — V: Horace Byrd 1:42:06
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — VI: The Skill of an Artist 2:10:16
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — VII: Miss Firman 2:27:11
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — VIII: The Thickset Man 2:58:09
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — IX: Close Calculations 3:16:40
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — X: The Final Test 3:43:37
- Book I: The Gentleman from Toledo — XI: Decision 4:08:16
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web: XII: The Spider 4:17:26
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XIII: The Fly 4:27:06
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XIV: A Last Attempt 4:48:31
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XV: The End of a Tortuous Path 5:04:23
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XVI: Storm 5:13:04
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XVII: A Surprise 5:25:24
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XVIII: A Brace of Detectives 5:26:04
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XIX: Mr. Ferris 5:55:12
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XX: A Crisis 6:13:58
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XXI: Heart’s Martyrdom 6:34:55
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XXII: Craik Mansell 6:43:41
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XXIII: Mr. Orcutt 7:03:48
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XXIV: A True Bill 7:37:43
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XXV: Among Telescopes and Charts 7:47:22
- Book II: The Weaving of a Web — XXVI: “He Shall Hear Me!” 7:58:05
- Book III: The Scales of Justice: XXVII: The Great Trial 8:00:12
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXVIII: The Chief Witness for the Prosecution 8:10:18
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXIX: The Opening of the Defence 8:48:59
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXX: Byrd Uses His Pencil Again 8:58:58
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXI: The Chief Witness for the Defence 9:17:02
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXII: Hickory 9:36:48
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXIII: A Late Discovery 9:47:56
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXIV: What Was Hid Behind Imogene’s Veil 10:17:56
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXV: Pro and Con 10:56:51
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXVI: A Mistake Rectified 11:43:02
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXVII: Under the Great Tree 11:58:09
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXVIII: Unexpected Words 12:41:06
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XXXIX: Mr. Gryce 13:03:15
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XL: In the Prison 13:22:18
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XLI: A Link Supplied 13:59:23
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XLII: Consultations 14:19:43
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XLIII: Mrs. Firman 14:26:37
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XLIV: The Widow Clemmens 14:46:05
- Book III: The Scales of Justice — XLV: Mr. Gryce Says Goodbye 15:10:39
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A conversation on the steps of a quiet courthouse in Sibley, New York turns to a chilling topic: how to commit the perfect murder. A mysterious stranger declares that the secret lies in striking a blow in a busy thoroughfare using a weapon found on the spot, allowing the tracks of innocent passersby to naturally erase those of the killer.
Then, minutes later and just yards away from where the conversation took place, a deaf widow is found brutally struck down in her dining room in the exact fashion the stranger had just described. The dying woman’s last words, “Hand! Ring! Ring! Hand!”, only confuse and misdirect the young detectives until Detective Gryce arrives.
This is the fourth novel to feature Detective Gryce, though in this one, Gryce doesn’t come into the picture until the end, where he plays a critical role in uncovering the true perpetrator.