DETECTIVE HAMILTON CLEEK MYSTERIES – 8 Thriller Classics in One Premium Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Man of Forty Faces and England's Most Puzzling Crime RiddlesBy Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew
Length70h 56m
About this audiobook
Gathering eight classic adventures of Detective Hamilton Cleek, this premium edition showcases the exuberant ingenuity of early twentieth-century crime fiction. The collection moves between puzzle mystery, melodrama, espionage-tinged thriller, and Gothic sensation, reflecting a period when detective narratives were still refining their conventions. Across intricate disguises, startling reversals, and theatrical crimes, the volume highlights the enduring appeal of the "master detective" figure while preserving the brisk suspense and moral clarity of popular Edwardian storytelling. Thomas W. Hanshew and Mary E. Hanshew contributed to a vibrant transatlantic culture of serialized mystery and adventure, writing for readers fascinated by science, criminal psychology, hidden identities, and imperial intrigue. Their Cleek stories participate in the lineage shaped by Sherlock Holmes yet distinguish themselves through heightened emotional drama and an unusually mutable protagonist. Together, these works illuminate the tastes of a mass readership eager for clever deduction, exotic settings, and the restoration of order amid modern uncertainty. Readers interested in the history of detective fiction will find this collection a valuable and entertaining archive of genre formation. Its range of cases offers a compact opportunity to study recurring motifs, narrative strategies, and popular anxieties within a single volume. Both scholars and general readers are invited to explore its lively dialogue between sensation and detection.
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
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (50)
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GenreMystery and Thriller
Length70 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 27, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1DETECTIVE HAMILTON CLEEK MYSTERIES – 8 Thriller Classics in One Premium Edition (Annotated)
2Cleek, the Master Detective; or The Man of the Forty Faces (1910)
3CHAPTER I THE AFFAIR OF THE MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF HAMILTON CLEEK
4I
5II
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7CHAPTER II THE PROBLEM OF THE RED CRAWL
8I
9II
10III
11CHAPTER III THE RIDDLE OF THE SACRED SON
12I
13II
14III
15IV
16CHAPTER IV THE CALIPH'S DAUGHTER
17I
18II
19III
20CHAPTER V THE RIDDLE OF THE NINTH FINGER
21I
22II
23III
24CHAPTER VI THE WIZARD'S BELT
25I
26II
27III
28CHAPTER VII THE RIDDLE OF THE 5.28
29I
30II
31III
32CHAPTER VIII THE LION'S SMILE
33I
34II
35III
36CHAPTER IX THE MYSTERY OF THE STEEL ROOM
37I
38II
39III
40CHAPTER X THE RIDDLE OF THE SIVA STONES
41I
42II
43III
44CHAPTER XI THE DIVIDED HOUSE
45I
46II
47III
48CHAPTER XII THE RIDDLE OF THE RAINBOW PEARL
49I
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