The Seventh Man

The Seventh Man is a mystery novel written by Max Brand. The story is set in the small town of San Francisco where a group of seven men are involved in a game of poker. The game is interrupted when one of the players, a wealthy businessman named John Armitage, is found dead in his office. The police suspect foul play and begin to investigate the case. The remaining six men are all suspects and each one has a motive for the murder.The protagonist of the story is Dan Barry, a young man who is not a part of the poker game but is drawn into the investigation. Dan is a former criminal who has turned his life around and is now working as a private detective. He is hired by one of the suspects, a man named Howard Milmarsh, to clear his name.As Dan delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of deceit and betrayal. He discovers that each of the suspects has a secret that they are trying to hide. Dan must use all of his skills as a detective to solve the case and bring the killer to justice.The Seventh Man is a classic mystery novel that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. Max Brand's writing is suspenseful and engaging, and the characters are well-developed and memorable. This book is a must-read for fans of the mystery genre.To be sure, there would be danger in it, but as Barry himself had said, if the way was closed to him he could surrender to them, and they could not harm him. Vic tried in vain to understand this overmastering terror in the girl, for she seemed more afraid of what Dan might do to the posse than what the posse might do to Dan.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.