Download Vicky Van by Carolyn Wells. A classic 1918 Fleming Stone detective mystery of New York society, murder, disappearance, scandal, and hidden clues. Available in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 formats.
About Vicky Van
Vicky Van by Carolyn Wells is a 1918 Fleming Stone detective mystery set in fashionable New York society. When a man is stabbed during an evening gathering at the home of the charming and elusive Victoria “Vicky” Van Allen, suspicion falls heavily on the hostess, who disappears before the police can question her. Social glamour, hidden identity, circumstantial evidence, and detective reasoning combine in a lively mystery of scandal, pursuit, and revelation.
Why Read Vicky Van?
At a glittering New York gathering, Vicky Van is the centre of charm and attention — until a guest is found murdered and the dazzling hostess vanishes into mystery.
Vicky Van is an excellent choice for readers who enjoy classic detective fiction, society mysteries, disappearing suspects, and early twentieth-century American crime stories. Carolyn Wells builds the novel around Victoria Van Allen, known as Vicky Van, a lively and captivating woman whose social world is full of elegance, wit, flirtation, games, and carefully managed appearances.
The mystery begins when a man named Somers appears at one of Vicky’s gatherings and is soon found murdered. The circumstances are highly suspicious: Vicky is seen near him, blood marks the scene, and before the police can make sense of the case, she disappears. Her flight seems to confirm guilt, yet the novel steadily complicates that assumption through hidden motives, uncertain testimony, and the difficulty of knowing who Vicky really is.
Wells uses the contrast between fashionable society and violent crime to strong effect. Drawing rooms, card parties, servants, gossip, romantic interest, and social reputation all become part of the investigation. The case is not only about who killed Somers, but also about how appearance, charm, and secrecy can distort the truth.
Fleming Stone’s presence gives the story its detective structure. His task is to look past panic, scandal, and circumstantial evidence to discover what really happened. As clues emerge and Vicky’s disappearance deepens the puzzle, the investigation becomes a test of interpretation: what seems obvious may be misleading, and what appears theatrical may conceal a serious truth.
Readers who enjoyed Carolyn Wells’s A Chain of Evidence, The Curved Blades, The Diamond Pin, or The Gold Bag will find Vicky Van a satisfying Fleming Stone mystery, full of society intrigue, murder suspicion, hidden identity, and old-fashioned detective suspense.
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