Miser Hoadley's Secret - A Detective Story, written by Arthur W. Marchmont . Copyright 1902 by The New Amsterdam Book Co., and published by Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York. Hardcover book, 305 printed pages. 

Condition: The book is in good plus condition. The covers have wear and rubbing on the edges and corners. The page 161 illustration is loose (and it is the only loose page - see photo below). The interior pages are in overall very good condition with some light yellowing due to age (see photos).

Synopsis:  A detective mystery of murder, hidden treasure, and a young woman's search for justice.

Miser Hoadley's Secret by Arthur W. Marchmont is a classic detective mystery centered on Marion Jannaway, a courageous young typist who supports herself and her eccentric elderly father. When her father begins acting as though his life is in danger, he warns her to seek revenge against a man named Linnegan should anything happen to him. After he mysteriously disappears, Marion opens a sealed letter he has left behind and discovers a startling secret: her father is actually Simeon Hoadley, a notorious miser, pawnbroker, and receiver of stolen goods who has amassed a fortune in jewels and money. The letter contains a cipher revealing the locations of his hidden treasures, setting Marion on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth.

As Marion attempts to decipher her father's secret and recover his concealed wealth, she finds herself caught between greed, deception, and the threat of violence. Linnegan, the man once sentenced to twenty years' hard labor for attempting to murder Hoadley, has been released from prison, and his return raises troubling questions about Hoadley's fate. With her fiancé Ralph Gething seemingly connected to Linnegan, Marion must determine whom she can trust while protecting the fortune and uncovering the circumstances surrounding her father's disappearance. Combining an intricate treasure cipher, hidden identities, romantic complications, and an old-fashioned murder mystery, Marchmont's novel offers an intriguing tale of suspense and adventure.