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by Ernest M. Poate · 1884–1935
The Trouble at Pinelands by Ernest M. Poate is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a small North Carolina town, it follows elderly bachelor George Uhlman as he keeps watch over Dorothy McGregor, her exacting invalid aunt Mary, and their sleepy nurse in a gloomy, possibly haunted house. Rumors of a mischievous “poltergeist,” simmering feuds, and town rivalries quickly give way to a sudden death that throws suspicion on Dorothy’s fiancé, young Dr. Lewis Parker. The mystery promises a blend of ghostly mischief, family tensions, and a hard-nosed investigation. The opening of the novel finds George sleepless in Fort House, unnerved by eerie clanks, crashes, and a terrible scream that Dorothy and Aunt Mary attribute to a “poltergeist” that breaks dishes and steals food. By morning, Aunt Mary—who prides herself on saintly patience—rails at the piercing bobwhite calls; Lewis vows to shoot the quail, even as a flippant telegram from his best man arrives. After Aunt Mary suffers a dramatic “spell,” Lewis summons the senior physician, Dr. Gaskell, who brusquely calls it hysteria, sparking a bitter quarrel. Meanwhile, Lewis also learns Gaskell has taken one of his cases, and a hulking mountaineer, Lafe Rutledge, publicly threatens Gaskell before sunrise; the family’s nurse, Miss Christie, panics at Rutledge’s name and refuses to explain. That night the shotgun is set by the door for Lewis’s dawn errand. At daybreak a single blast rings out: Gaskell lies dead in the scrub oaks, and the constable arrests Lewis as a hostile crowd gathers. Sheriff Redden arrives, scatters the would-be mob, and begins the investigation into whether a tragic accident or something darker has occurred.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 337 min
- Words
- 74,171
- Chapters
- 70
- Paragraphs
- 1,899
- Price
- Free
- Detective and mystery stories
- Distilling, Illicit -- Fiction
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- North Carolina -- Fiction
It was a very shaky, frightened little voice.
Es war eine sehr zitternde, ängstliche kleine Stimme.
Dorothy, swathed in a blue woolen robe, looking like a sleepy schoolgirl, with her black hair in braids, clutched at my arm.
Dorothy, in einen blauen Wollbademantel gehüllt, wie eine schläfrige Schulmädchen aussehend, mit ihren schwarzen Zöpfen, klammerte sich an meinen Arm.
“Uncle George, what is it?
„Onkel George, was ist los?
What’s happened?
Was ist passiert?
You can’t go out like that--you’ll catch your death!”
Du kannst nicht so hinausgehen – du wirst dir den Tod holen!“
I must have presented an odd figure: bare-ankled, suspenders hanging about my hips, a lavender pajama coat much in evidence.
Ich muss ein seltsames Bild abgegeben haben: mit nackten Knöcheln, Hosenträgern, die um meine Hüften hingen, einem lavendelfarbenen Pyjamajacke, die stark ins Auge fiel.
But I was too upset to laugh at myself.
Aber ich war zu aufgewühlt, um über mich selbst zu lachen.
About the author
Ernest M. Poate1884–1935
Ernest M. Poate was a British author whose life spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #78103
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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