{"product_id":"2940013081406","title":"THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY","description":"TABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. MRS. STEVENS IS FRIGHTENED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII. MR. GILLINGHAM GETS OUT AT THE WRONG STATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. TWO MEN AND A BODY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. THE BROTHER FROM AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. MR. GILLINGHAM CHOOSES A NEW PROFESSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI. OUTSIDE OR INSIDE?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. \"DO YOU FOLLOW ME, WATSON?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX. POSSIBILITIES OF A CROQUET SET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX. MR. GILLINGHAM TALKS NONSENSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXI. THE REVEREND THEODORE USSHER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXII. A SHADOW ON THE WALL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIII. THE OPEN WINDOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIV. MR. BEVERLEY QUALIFIES FOR THE STAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXV. MRS. NORBURY CONFIDES IN DEAR MR. GILLINGHAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVI. GETTING READY FOR THE NIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVII. MR. BEVERLEY TAKES THE WATER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. GUESS-WORK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIX. THE INQUEST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXX. MR. BEVERLEY IS TACTFUL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXI. CAYLEY'S APOLOGY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXII. MR. BEVERLEY MOVES ON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. Mrs. Stevens is Frightened\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the drowsy heat of the summer afternoon the Red House was taking its\u003cbr\u003esiesta. There was a lazy murmur of bees in the flower-borders, a gentle\u003cbr\u003ecooing of pigeons in the tops of the elms. From distant lawns came\u003cbr\u003ethe whir of a mowing-machine, that most restful of all country sounds;\u003cbr\u003emaking ease the sweeter in that it is taken while others are working.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the hour when even those whose business it is to attend to\u003cbr\u003ethe wants of others have a moment or two for themselves. In the\u003cbr\u003ehousekeeper's room Audrey Stevens, the pretty parlour-maid, re-trimmed\u003cbr\u003eher best hat, and talked idly to her aunt, the cook-housekeeper of Mr.\u003cbr\u003eMark Ablett's bachelor home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For Joe?\" said Mrs. Stevens placidly, her eye on the hat. Audrey\u003cbr\u003enodded. She took a pin from her mouth, found a place in the hat for it,\u003cbr\u003eand said, \"He likes a bit of pink.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't say I mind a bit of pink myself,\" said her aunt. \"Joe Turner\u003cbr\u003eisn't the only one.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It isn't everybody's colour,\" said Audrey, holding the hat out at arm's\u003cbr\u003elength, and regarding it thoughtfully. \"Stylish, isn't it?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, it'll suit you all right, and it would have suited me at your\u003cbr\u003eage. A bit too dressy for me now, though wearing better than some other\u003cbr\u003epeople, I daresay. I was never the one to pretend to be what I wasn't.\u003cbr\u003eIf I'm fifty-five, I'm fifty-five--that's what I say.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069750690032,"sku":"2940013081406","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013081406_p0.jpg?v=1763576631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013081406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}