Chief Inspector Pointer's Cases - 12 Golden Age Murder Mysteries (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Eames-Erskine Case, The Charteris Mystery, The Footsteps That Stopped, The Clifford Affair…By Dorothy Fielding
Length105h 22m
About this audiobook
Chief Inspector Pointer's Cases gathers twelve Golden Age murder mysteries built around the patient intelligence of Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Pointer. These tales emphasize clue, motive, and procedure rather than sensational violence, placing them firmly within the interwar tradition of fair-play detection. Fielding's prose is brisk, observant, and socially alert, moving through drawing rooms, country houses, professional circles, and uneasy domestic interiors where respectable surfaces conceal calculation and fear. Dorothy Fielding was among the many accomplished women who helped define British detective fiction between the wars, a period in which the puzzle mystery became both popular entertainment and a subtle anatomy of class, gender, and modern anxiety. Her repeated use of Pointer suggests an interest in disciplined reasoning set against human irrationality: jealousy, greed, vanity, and secrecy. Like her contemporaries, she turns murder into a test of interpretation, asking how truth may be recovered from performance and misdirection. This collection is recommended for readers who enjoy classic crime fiction in the manner of Christie, Sayers, and Crofts, but wish to explore a less frequently discussed voice. It offers elegant plotting, period atmosphere, and the pleasures of deduction in compact, satisfying form.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length105 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 7, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26CHAPTER ELEVEN
2Chief Inspector Pointer’s Cases - 12 Golden Age Murder Mysteries
27The Footsteps That Stopped
3The Eames-Erskine Case
28CHAPTER 1
4CHAPTER I
29CHAPTER 2
5CHAPTER II
30CHAPTER 3
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6CHAPTER III
31CHAPTER 4
7CHAPTER IV
32CHAPTER 5
8CHAPTER V
33CHAPTER 6
9CHAPTER VI
34CHAPTER 7
10CHAPTER VII
35CHAPTER 8
11CHAPTER VIII
36CHAPTER 9
12CHAPTER IX
37CHAPTER 10
13CHAPTER X
38CHAPTER 11
14CHAPTER XI
39CHAPTER 12
15The Charteris Mystery
40CHAPTER 13
16CHAPTER ONE
41CHAPTER 14
17CHAPTER TWO
42CHAPTER 15
18CHAPTER THREE
43CHAPTER 16
19CHAPTER FOUR
44CHAPTER 17
20CHAPTER FIVE
45The Clifford Affair
21CHAPTER SIX
46CHAPTER 1
22CHAPTER SEVEN
47CHAPTER 2
23CHAPTER EIGHT
48CHAPTER 3
24CHAPTER NINE
49CHAPTER 4
25CHAPTER TEN
50CHAPTER 5
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