# Ashton-Kirk, Investigator — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John T. McIntyre.

- [Ashton-Kirk, Investigator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/ashton-kirk-investigator.md): The chapter introduces Ashton-Kirk, a renowned investigator, and his assistant Pendleton. It sets the stage for the investigation into the murder of David Purtell Hume, with Miss Edyth Vale seeking Ashton-Kirk's help.
- [Pendleton Calls Upon Ashton-Kirk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/i-pendleton-calls-upon-ashton-kirk.md): Pendleton visits his friend Ashton-Kirk at his old family home in a now-deteriorating neighborhood. They discuss literature, crime, and murder as a subject of fascination. Pendleton reveals that he has arranged for Miss 
- [Miss Edyth Vale States Her Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/ii-miss-edyth-vale-states-her-case.md): Miss Edyth Vale visits Ashton-Kirk to seek his help regarding a mysterious and threatening situation involving her fiancé, Allan Morris. She describes a mocking shopkeeper, Hume, who seems to have a hold over Morris, and
- [III: The Portraits of General Wayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/iii-the-portraits-of-general-wayne.md): Ashton-Kirk reflects on the evening's drama and the parallels to Miss Edyth Vale's own hesitancy. He reviews reports on Allan Morris and David Purtell Hume, while Pendleton recounts Miss Vale's mysterious disappearance a
- [IV: Stillman's Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/iv-stillman-s-theory.md): Ashton-Kirk and Pendleton observe the crime scene and the body of Hume, noting a bayonet wound and a bruise on the forehead. Coroner Stillman arrives with his assistant and begins his investigation, questioning the polic

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- [Stillman Asks Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/v-stillman-asks-questions.md)
- [VI: Ashton-Kirk Looks About](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/vi-ashton-kirk-looks-about.md)
- [VII: The Schwartz-Michael Bayonet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/vii-the-schwartz-michael-bayonet.md)
- [IX: Miss Vale Tells What She Knows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/ix-miss-vale-tells-what-she-knows.md)
- [X: Ashton-Kirk Asks Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/x-ashton-kirk-asks-questions.md)
- [XI: Pendleton Is Vastly Enlightened](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xi-pendleton-is-vastly-enlightened.md)
- [XII: Antonio Spatola Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xii-antonio-spatola-appears.md)
- [A New Light on Allan Morris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xiii-a-new-light-on-allan-morris.md)
- [Miss Vale Unexpectedly Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xiv-miss-vale-unexpectedly-appears.md)
- [Miss Vale Departs Suddenly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xv-miss-vale-departs-suddenly.md)
- [Steel Against Steel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xvi-steel-against-steel.md)
- [XVII: What Happened on the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xvii-what-happened-on-the-road.md)
- [XVIII: Ashton-Kirk Tells Why](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xviii-ashton-kirk-tells-why.md)
- [XIX: The Two Reports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xix-the-two-reports.md)
- [XX: One of the Old Sort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xx-one-of-the-old-sort.md)
- [Ashton-Kirk Begins to Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxi-ashton-kirk-begins-to-plan.md)
- [XXII: Ashton-Kirk Is Annoyed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxii-ashton-kirk-is-annoyed.md)
- [The Secret of the Portrait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxiii-the-secret-of-the-portrait.md)
- [The Second Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxiv-the-second-night.md)
- [XXV: Approaching the Finish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxv-approaching-the-finish.md)
- [The Finish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/xxvi-the-finish.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashton_kirk_investigator_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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