Length22h 3m
About this audiobook
A sudden, massive inheritance transforms the lives of a modest family, but the windfall comes with a ticking clock and a dark secret. The patriarch lives in constant dread, knowing that a hidden heir could legally claim the fortune at any moment, plunging them back into obscurity. This creeping paranoia poisons his relationships and corrupts his moral compass as he resorts to desperate measures to protect his children's new status. Suspense mounts as the past inches closer to an inevitable, devastating collision with the present. Dive into a gripping psychological thriller wrapped in a sophisticated Victorian family saga.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length22 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. MR. BROWNLOW’S MONEY.
2CHAPTER III. A SUDDEN ALARM.
3CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE DINNER.
4CHAPTER V. SARA’S SPECULATIONS.
5CHAPTER VII. THE FATHER’S DAY AT THE OFFICE.
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6CHAPTER IX. NEW NEIGHBORS.
7CHAPTER XI. THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
8CHAPTER XII. NEWS OF FRIENDS.
9CHAPTER XIII
10CHAPTER XIV
11CHAPTER XV
12CHAPTER XVI
13CHAPTER XVII
14CHAPTER XVIII. TREATING HIS OWN CASE.
15CHAPTER XX. POWYS’S BITS OF PAPER.
16CHAPTER XXI. HOW A MAN CAN DO WHAT HE LIKES WITH HIS OWN.
17CHAPTER XXII. THE DOWNFALL OF PHILOSOPHY.
18CHAPTER XXIV. A NEW CONSPIRATOR.
19CHAPTER XXV. HOW SARA REGARDED THE MOTE IN HER BROTHER’S EYE.
20CHAPTER XXVI. A DOUBLE HUMILIATION.
21CHAPTER XXVII. SARA’S OWN AFFAIRS.
22CHAPTER XXVIII
23CHAPTER XXIX
24CHAPTER XXX
25CHAPTER XXXI
26CHAPTER XXXII. THE REAL TRAITOR.
27CHAPTER XXXIII. ONLY MR. BROWNLOW’S CLERK.
28CHAPTER XXXV. AN UNLOOKED-FOR VISITOR.
29CHAPTER XXXVI. MOMENTARY MADNESS.
30CHAPTER XXXVII. THE MORNING LIGHT.
31CHAPTER XXXIX. COMPOUND INTEREST.
32CHAPTER XL. JACK’S LAST TRIAL.
33CHAPTER XLI. SIR CHARLES MOTHERWELL.
34CHAPTER XLIII. THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
35IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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