British Murder Mysteries - The Louis Tracy Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Edwardian Detective Mysteries, Classic Whodunits, and British Crime Fiction PrecursorsBy Louis Tracy
Length114h 22m
About this audiobook
British Murder Mysteries - The Louis Tracy Edition gathers the ingenious crime fiction of a writer who helped shape the Edwardian detective tradition. These stories and novels typically combine sensational crimes, brisk investigation, romance, imperial adventure, and the reassuring logic of detection. Tracy's prose is energetic and lucid, favouring swift plotting, dramatic reversals, and urbane dialogue over psychological darkness. Set within the literary context between Victorian sensation fiction and the Golden Age of detective writing, the collection reveals a popular form in transition. Louis Tracy (1863–1928) was an English journalist and prolific novelist whose professional familiarity with public affairs, travel, and metropolitan life sharpened his eye for plot and social detail. Writing also under pseudonyms such as Gordon Holmes and Robert Fraser, he produced mysteries, thrillers, and adventure tales for a rapidly expanding reading public. His background in journalism helps explain the narrative momentum, topical references, and practical intelligence that animate his fiction. This edition is recommended for readers interested in the roots of British crime writing, especially those who enjoy elegant puzzles enlivened by action and atmosphere. Scholars and enthusiasts alike will find in Tracy a revealing bridge between nineteenth-century melodrama and later detective classicism.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length114 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Detectives White & Furneaux Mysteries:
3The Postmaster's Daughter
4CHAPTER I The Face at the Window
5CHAPTER II P. C. Robinson "Takes a Line"
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6CHAPTER III The Gathering Clouds
7CHAPTER IV A Cabal
8CHAPTER V The Seeds of Mischief
9CHAPTER VI Scotland Yard Takes a Hand
10CHAPTER VII "Alarums and Excursions
11CHAPTER VIII An Interrupted Symposium
12CHAPTER IX How Whom the Cap Fits—
13CHAPTER X The Case Against Grant
14CHAPTER XI P. C. Robinson Takes Another Line
15CHAPTER XII Wherein Winter Gets to Work
16CHAPTER XIII Concerning Theodore Siddle
17CHAPTER XIV On Both Sides of the River
18CHAPTER XV A Matter of Heredity
19CHAPTER XVI Furneaux Makes a Successful Bid
20CHAPTER XVII An Official Housebreaker
21CHAPTER XVIII The Truth at Last
22Number Seventeen
23CHAPTER I THE OUTCOME OF ARTISTIC CURIOSITY
24CHAPTER II THE COMPACT
25CHAPTER III IN THE TOILS
26CHAPTER IV A TELEPHONIC TALK AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
27CHAPTER V A LEAP IN THE DARK
28CHAPTER VI CLOSE QUARTERS
29CHAPTER VII WHEREIN MR. FORBES EXPLAINS HIMSELF
30CHAPTER VIII THE FIRST COUNTER-STROKE
31CHAPTER IX SHARP WORK
32CHAPTER X CAPTURES ON BOTH SIDES
33CHAPTER XI THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE
34CHAPTER XII NO SURRENDER
35CHAPTER XIII SOME NEW MOVES IN THE GAME
36CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART
37CHAPTER XV FORCEFUL TACTICS
38CHAPTER XVI WHEREIN UNEXPECTED ALLIES APPEAR
39CHAPTER XVII THE SETTLEMENT
40The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
41CHAPTER I The Water Nymphs
42CHAPTER II "Who Hath Done This Thing?"
43CHAPTER III THE HOUNDS
44CHAPTER IV Breaking Cover
45CHAPTER V A Family Gathering
46CHAPTER VI Wherein Furneaux Seeks Inspiration From Literature and Art
47CHAPTER VII Some Side Issues
48CHAPTER VIII Coincidences
49CHAPTER IX Wherein an Artist Becomes a Man of Action
50CHAPTER X Furneaux States Some Facts and Certain Fancies
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