The case with nine solutions by J. J. Connington

"The Case with Nine Solutions" by J. J. Connington is a detective novel published in 1928. When a doctor arrives at the wrong house on a foggy evening, he discovers a dying gunshot victim. Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield begins investigating, but before he can solve the first murder, a second killing occurs next door. Two more deaths follow as Driffield methodically works through nine possible solutions to unravel the connected murders plaguing a small town. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Connington, J. J., 1880-1947
Title The case with nine solutions
Alternate Title The case with 9 solutions
Original Publication London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1928.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_with_Nine_Solutions
Credits Brian Raiter
Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 72816
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 30, 2026
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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