The porcelain mask
Joan Sheridan comes home to Greenacres, her family's modernized old house in the country, full of eagerness, and finds a beautiful stranger asleep in the porch hammock. Before long there is a murder, a painter named Victor Sarbella, a squalid house, four clews, two brands of cigarettes and a police sergeant named Tish working through what Joan knows and what she will not say. John Jay Chichester wrote detective fiction for the American pulps and for Chelsea House in the 1920s, and The Porcelain Mask is a representative example of the period's domestic mystery: a wealthy family, a closed circle of suspects and a heroine with something to hide. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about The porcelain mask
The porcelain mask by John Jay Chichester can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read The porcelain mask online?
Yes. The porcelain mask opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is The porcelain mask free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of The porcelain mask is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is The porcelain mask in the public domain?
Yes. The porcelain mask by John Jay Chichester is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The porcelain mask?
About 5 h 12 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The porcelain mask?
The porcelain mask by John Jay Chichester is filed under "Mystery" in the Vinteuil library.
