DETECTIVE HAMILTON CLEEK TRILOGY (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Cleek, the Master Detective + Cleek of Scotland Yard + Cleek's Government Cases (Mystery & Crime Series)By Thomas W. Hanshew
Length32h 42m
About this audiobook
The Detective Hamilton Cleek Trilogy gathers the exploits of one of Edwardian detective fiction's most theatrical sleuths: Hamilton Cleek, the reformed master criminal known as "the Man of the Forty Faces." Moving through ingenious crimes, aristocratic scandals, exotic intrigues, and Scotland Yard investigations, the books combine puzzle mystery with melodrama, sensation fiction, and the brisk episodic structure of magazine storytelling. Their style is ornate, energetic, and unabashedly dramatic, reflecting a period when detective fiction was expanding beyond Holmesian deduction into disguise, performance, and moral transformation. Thomas W. Hanshew, an American-born writer and former actor who made his career largely in Britain, brought to Cleek a distinctly theatrical imagination. His experience on the stage is evident in the character's masks, sudden revelations, and flair for role-playing. Writing at the turn of the twentieth century, Hanshew helped shape popular detective entertainment for a readership fascinated by crime, empire, class mobility, and the ambiguous glamour of the criminal genius redeemed. This trilogy is recommended for readers interested in the development of classic detective fiction, especially those who enjoy flamboyant characterization, improbable but captivating plots, and the historical bridge between Victorian sensation and Golden Age mystery.
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
Length32 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 27, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1DETECTIVE HAMILTON CLEEK TRILOGY (Annotated)
2DETECTIVE HAMILTON CLEEK TRILOGY – Cleek, the Master Detective + Cleek of Scotland Yard + Cleek’s Government Cases (Mystery & Crime Series)
3Cleek, the Master Detective; or The Man of the Forty Faces (1910)
4CHAPTER I THE AFFAIR OF THE MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF HAMILTON CLEEK
5I
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6II
7III
8CHAPTER II THE PROBLEM OF THE RED CRAWL
9I
10II
11III
12CHAPTER III THE RIDDLE OF THE SACRED SON
13I
14II
15III
16IV
17CHAPTER IV THE CALIPH'S DAUGHTER
18I
19II
20III
21CHAPTER V THE RIDDLE OF THE NINTH FINGER
22I
23II
24III
25CHAPTER VI THE WIZARD'S BELT
26I
27II
28III
29CHAPTER VII THE RIDDLE OF THE 5.28
30I
31II
32III
33CHAPTER VIII THE LION'S SMILE
34I
35II
36III
37CHAPTER IX THE MYSTERY OF THE STEEL ROOM
38I
39II
40III
41CHAPTER X THE RIDDLE OF THE SIVA STONES
42I
43II
44III
45CHAPTER XI THE DIVIDED HOUSE
46I
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49CHAPTER XII THE RIDDLE OF THE RAINBOW PEARL
50I
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