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British Murder Mysteries - The Freeman Wills Crofts Collection
By Freeman Wills CroftsLength32h 45m
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The Cask – A suspicious cask arrives in London dock which when unloading slips and cracks open to reveal gold sovereigns. While the bystanders scramble to pick up the gold, the dock inspector finds a hand of a dead woman buried underneath. To his absolute bewilderment, the next day, the cask has disappeared! Now it is up to Inspector Burnley of Scotland Yard to solve the mystery of the cask as well as the murder of the woman. The Ponson Case – When the dead body of Sir William Ponson is found in a nearby river, he is presumed to have died due to drowning. But then the clues start pointing towards a gruesome murder. Now it is up to Inspector Tanner to find the owner of the mysterious footprints and prevent the estate from falling into the hands of Sir William's murderers. The Pit-Prop Syndicate – Seymour Merriman would not have even imagined that a little bit of help from strangers would catapult him into the world of crime syndicate, spanning two continents. He had only followed Lorry Number 3 in the hopes of getting some petrol for his bike. But that ended up with him noticing that the number plates had been changed! Why were the number plates changed? Who were these people whom Seymour had inadvertently met?
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length32 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. A STRANGE CONSIGNMENT
34CHAPTER 4 Inspector Tanner Grows Suspicious
2CHAPTER II. INSPECTOR BURNLEY ON THE TRACK
35CHAPTER 5 Inspector Tanner Becomes Convinced
3CHAPTER III. THE WATCHER ON THE WALL
36CHAPTER 6 What Cosgrove Had To Tell
4CHAPTER IV. A MIDNIGHT INTERVIEW
37CHAPTER 7 Cosgrove’s Trip North
5CHAPTER V. FELIX TELLS A STORY
38CHAPTER 8 Tanner Finds Himself Duped
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6CHAPTER VI. THE ART OF DETECTION
39CHAPTER 9 Lois Drew Takes A Hand
7CHAPTER VII. THE CASK AT LAST
40CHAPTER 10 A Woman’s Wit
8CHAPTER VIII. THE OPENING OF THE CASK
41CHAPTER 11 A Fresh Start
9CHAPTER IX. M. LE CHEF DE LA SÛRETÉ
42CHAPTER 12 A Stern Chase
10CHAPTER X. WHO WROTE THE LETTER?
43CHAPTER 13 Blackmail?
11CHAPTER XI. MM. DUPIERRE ET CIE.
44CHAPTER 14 A Dramatic Discovery
12CHAPTER XII. AT THE GARE ST. LAZARE
45CHAPTER 15 In the Luce Manor Boathouse
13CHAPTER XIII. THE OWNER OF THE DRESS
46CHAPTER 16 Conclusion
14CHAPTER XIV. M. BOIRAC MAKES A STATEMENT
47CHAPTER 1. THE SAWMILL ON THE LESQUE
15CHAPTER XV. THE HOUSE IN THE AVENUE DE L’ALMA
48CHAPTER 2. AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION
16CHAPTER XVI. INSPECTOR BURNLEY UP AGAINST IT
49CHAPTER 3. THE START OF THE CRUISE
17CHAPTER XVII. A COUNCIL OF WAR
50CHAPTER 4. A COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION
18CHAPTER XVIII. LEFARGE HUNTS ALONE
51CHAPTER 5. THE VISIT OF THE “GIRONDIN”
19CHAPTER XIX. THE TESTING OF AN ALIBI
52CHAPTER 6. A CHANGE OF VENUE
20CHAPTER XX. SOME DAMNING EVIDENCE
53CHAPTER 7. THE FERRIBY DEPOT
21CHAPTER XXI. A NEW POINT OF VIEW
54CHAPTER 8. THE UNLOADING OF THE “GIRONDIN”
22CHAPTER XXII. FELIX TELLS A SECOND STORY
55CHAPTER 9. THE SECOND CARGO
23CHAPTER XXIII. CLIFFORD GETS TO WORK
56CHAPTER 10. MERRIMAN BECOMES DESPERATE
24CHAPTER XXIV. MR. GEORGES LA TOUCHE
57CHAPTER 11. AN UNEXPECTED ALLY
25CHAPTER XXV. DISAPPOINTMENT
58CHAPTER 12. MURDER!
26CHAPTER XXVI. A CLUE AT LAST
59CHAPTER 13. A PROMISING CLUE
27CHAPTER XXVII. LA TOUCHE’S DILEMMA
60CHAPTER 14. A MYSTIFYING DISCOVERY
28CHAPTER XXVIII. THE UNRAVELLING OF THE WEB
61CHAPTER 15. INSPECTOR WILLIS LISTENS IN
29CHAPTER XXIX. A DRAMATIC DÉNOUEMENT
62CHAPTER 16. THE SECRET OF THE SYNDICATE
30CHAPTER XXX. CONCLUSION
63CHAPTER 17. “ARCHER PLANTS STUFF”
31CHAPTER 1 Mystery at Luce Manor
64CHAPTER 18. THE BORDEAUX LORRIES
32CHAPTER 2 A Sinister Suggestion
65CHAPTER 19. WILLIS SPREADS HIS NET
33CHAPTER 3 Hoaxed?
66CHAPTER 20. THE DOUBLE CROSS