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The narrative follows two boys who visit relatives and become embroiled in a crime: a brazen theft leads to a violent death and a tangled set of suspicions among neighbors and kin. One boy adopts amateur-detective methods—stakeouts, witness interviews, and careful deduction—encountering a supposed ghost, secret motives, and misleading alibis. As clues accumulate and social pressures mount, clever observation and persistence unmask the perpetrators and secure arrests, blending regional humor and vernacular narration with a puzzle-driven plot that restores order.

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Title: Tom Sawyer, Detective

Author: Mark Twain

Release date: September 14, 2004 [eBook #93]
Most recently updated: February 21, 2024

Language: English

Credits: An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger

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Tom Sawyer, Detective

By Mark Twain


Contents

CHAPTER I. AN INVITATION FOR TOM AND HUCK
CHAPTER II. JAKE DUNLAP
CHAPTER III. A DIAMOND ROBBERY
CHAPTER IV. THE THREE SLEEPERS
CHAPTER V. A TRAGEDY IN THE WOODS
CHAPTER VI. PLANS TO SECURE THE DIAMONDS
CHAPTER VII. A NIGHT’S VIGIL
CHAPTER VIII. TALKING WITH THE GHOST
CHAPTER IX. FINDING OF JUBITER DUNLAP
CHAPTER X. THE ARREST OF UNCLE SILAS
CHAPTER XI. TOM SAWYER DISCOVERS THE MURDERERS