# The Paradise Mystery — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Paradise Mystery by J. S. Fletcher.

- [Only the Guardian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/i-only-the-guardian.md): The chapter opens with a vivid description of Wrychester Cathedral Close, an idyllic and ancient setting. Dr. Mark Ransford, a prosperous medical practitioner, is at breakfast with his two wards: Mary Bewery, a young wom
- [II: Making an Enemy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/ii-making-an-enemy.md): Dr. Ransford confronts his assistant Pemberton Bryce about his persistent and unwelcome attentions toward Mary Bewery. Despite Ransford's clear dismissal of Bryce's suit, Bryce refuses to back down, leading Ransford to t
- [St. Wrytha’s Stair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/iii-st-wrytha-s-stair.md): After being dismissed by Dr. Ransford, Bryce prepares to leave the surgery but is interrupted by a well-dressed, nervous stranger asking for Ransford. Bryce directs him through Paradise, a secluded enclosure near the Cat
- [The Room at the Mitre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/iv-the-room-at-the-mitre.md): Bryce observes Ransford's agitated state before informing him of a stranger's death in Paradise. Ransford's reaction suggests concealed knowledge. At the scene, Varner reports seeing the victim thrown from a doorway by a
- [V: The Scrap of Paper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/v-the-scrap-of-paper.md): Bryce examines a cryptic scrap of paper found on the dead man, which appears to be a Latin direction to a location in Paradise near Richard Jenkins's tomb. He considers theories about the stranger's death, including Arch

> 22 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_paradise_mystery_se_673kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [By Misadventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/vi-by-misadventure.md)
- [The Double Trail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/vii-the-double-trail.md)
- [The Best Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/viii-the-best-man.md)
- [The House of His Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/ix-the-house-of-his-friend.md)
- [X: Diplomacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/x-diplomacy.md)
- [XI: The Back Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xi-the-back-room.md)
- [XII: Murder of the Mason’s Labourer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xii-murder-of-the-mason-s-labourer.md)
- [XIII: Bryce Is Asked a Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xiii-bryce-is-asked-a-question.md)
- [From the Past](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xiv-from-the-past.md)
- [The Double Offer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xv-the-double-offer.md)
- [Beforehand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-beforehand.md)
- [XVII: To Be Shadowed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xvii-to-be-shadowed.md)
- [Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xviii-surprise.md)
- [XIX: The Subtlety of the Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xix-the-subtlety-of-the-devil.md)
- [XX: Jettison Takes a Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xx-jettison-takes-a-hand.md)
- [The Saxonsteade Arms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxi-the-saxonsteade-arms.md)
- [Other People's Notions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxii-other-people-s-notions.md)
- [The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxiii-the-unexpected.md)
- [Finesse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxiv-finesse.md)
- [The Old Well House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxv-the-old-well-house.md)
- [The Other Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxvi-the-other-man.md)
- [The Guarded Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_paradise_mystery_se/chapters/xxvii-the-guarded-secret.md)

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