The Owl Taxi by Hulbert Footner
"The Owl Taxi" by Hulbert Footner is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the main character, Greg Parr, a young man facing a major life transition as he contemplates leaving New York for London after a recent personal crisis. However, his plans take an unexpected turn when he finds himself posing as a taxi driver in the streets of New York, entering a world filled with surprises,
intrigue, and possibly danger. At the start of the novel, Greg is on his way to catch passage on the Savoia, harboring a growing nostalgia for his familiar city. Delaying his departure, he befriends a taxi driver named Hickey Meech, who instead proposes a life swap, offering his taxi in exchange for Greg's better clothes. As Greg begins to embrace this new identity, he picks up a fare that leads to a shocking discovery—a dead body in his taxi—which complicates his situation significantly. As he navigates the aftermath, the tension ramps up with the arrival of mysterious characters, setting the stage for a suspenseful exploration of crime, deception, and identity in the bustling city. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Footner, Hulbert, 1879-1944 |
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| Title | The Owl Taxi |
| Credits | Produced by Al Haines |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Canadian fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57088 |
| Release Date | May 4, 2018 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 6, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 329 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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