Maxwell Mystery

An early murder mystery by the prolific American author Carolyn Wells, and the first one to feature her famous detective, Fleming Stone. A group of people, including an English earl, have been invited to a house party at Maxwell Chimneys, where spoilt society heir Philip Maxwell lives with his uncle and aunt. Everyone expects a few days of entertainment and flirtation, but on the first evening, Philip is found dead in the library, alongside an unconscious woman who has the murder weapon in her h