Steele Chester K.
Chester K. Steele was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for a series of mystery books. These were aimed at an older audience than most of the other syndicate books. The first title, The Mansion of Mystery, was written by Edward Stratemeyer and the rest were ghostwritten.
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The Mansion of Mystery
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THE MANSION OF MYSTERYBeing a Certain Case of Importance, Takenfrom the Note-book of Adam Adams,Investigator and DetectiveStart of Chapter 1 THE STORY OF A DOUBLE TRAGEDYThe young man was evidently in a tremendous hurry, and as soon as theferryboat bumped into the slip he was at the gate and was the first oneashore. He beckoned to one of the alert taxicabmen, and withoutwaiting to have the vehicle brought to him, ran to it and leaped inside."Do you know where the Vanderslip Building is?" he questioned abruptly."Yes, sir.""Then take me there with all possible speed.""Yes, sir."The door slammed, the taxi driver mounted to his seat, and off the taxistarted at the best rate of speed the driver could attain. The youngman sank down among the cushions and buried his chin in his hands
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The Diamond Cross Mystery
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Chester K. Steele was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of series for children and adults at the beginning of the twentieth-century, including: The Mansion of Mystery (1911), The Diamond Cross Mystery (1918) and The Golf Course Mystery (1919). These were aimed at an older audience than most of the other syndicate books which pioneered the technique of producing long-running, consistent series of books using a team of freelance authors to write standardised novels. Those novels were published under a pen name owned by his company. The first title, The Mansion of Mystery, was written by Edward Stratemeyer and the rest were ghostwritten. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The Mansion of Mystery
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1.5/5
THE MANSION OF MYSTERYBeing a Certain Case of Importance, Takenfrom the Note-book of Adam Adams,Investigator and DetectiveStart of Chapter 1 THE STORY OF A DOUBLE TRAGEDYThe young man was evidently in a tremendous hurry, and as soon as theferryboat bumped into the slip he was at the gate and was the first oneashore. He beckoned to one of the alert taxicabmen, and withoutwaiting to have the vehicle brought to him, ran to it and leaped inside."Do you know where the Vanderslip Building is?" he questioned abruptly."Yes, sir.""Then take me there with all possible speed.""Yes, sir."The door slammed, the taxi driver mounted to his seat, and off the taxistarted at the best rate of speed the driver could attain. The youngman sank down among the cushions and buried his chin in his hands
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The Diamond Cross Mystery
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3.5/5
Chester K. Steele was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of series for children and adults at the beginning of the twentieth-century, including: The Mansion of Mystery (1911), The Diamond Cross Mystery (1918) and The Golf Course Mystery (1919). These were aimed at an older audience than most of the other syndicate books which pioneered the technique of producing long-running, consistent series of books using a team of freelance authors to write standardised novels. Those novels were published under a pen name owned by his company. The first title, The Mansion of Mystery, was written by Edward Stratemeyer and the rest were ghostwritten. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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