KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO'S THERE? – 5 Detective Hamilton Cleek Riddles in One Premium Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Edwardian Era Mysteries with the Man of Forty FacesBy Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew
Length38h 25m
About this audiobook
KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO'S THERE? gathers five Hamilton Cleek detective riddles into a compact premium edition that showcases the exuberant ingenuity of early twentieth-century mystery fiction. Moving between locked-room puzzles, theatrical disguises, criminal conspiracies, and feats of ratiocination, the collection reflects a moment when detective stories were blending sensation, melodrama, and logical deduction into a popular modern form. Its recurring fascination with hidden identities and moral reversals gives these cases a distinctive energy within the wider tradition of classic crime writing. Thomas W. Hanshew and Mary E. Hanshew helped shape the appeal of the gentleman detective at a time when magazine fiction and serialized mysteries were reaching large transatlantic audiences. Their Cleek stories belong to the lively pre-Golden Age milieu that linked Victorian sensation fiction with the more formal puzzle mysteries to come. Together, their voices contribute a theatrical, fast-paced, and socially observant vision of detection, where intellect, performance, and justice are inseparable. This volume is recommended for readers seeking both entertainment and literary-historical insight. It offers a concentrated opportunity to explore multiple variations on the detective riddle, while observing how style, suspense, and character interact across connected tales. For students, collectors, and enthusiasts of classic crime fiction, it opens a rewarding dialogue between popular storytelling and the evolving art of 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
Length38 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 27, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO'S THERE? – 5 Detective Hamilton Cleek Riddles in One Premium Edition (Annotated)
2The Riddle of the Night (1916)
3CHARACTERS
4CHAPTER ONE A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
5CHAPTER TWO HOW THE CHASE ENDED
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6CHAPTER THREE THE SHADOW THAT LAY BEHIND
7CHAPTER FOUR CLEWS AND SUSPICIONS
8CHAPTER FIVE THE RIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
9CHAPTER SIX A LITTLE DISCREPANCY
10CHAPTER SEVEN "COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE"
11CHAPTER EIGHT AILSA LORNE
12CHAPTER NINE BLIND GROPING
13CHAPTER TEN ANOTHER STRAND IN THE WEB
14CHAPTER ELEVEN THE CLOUDBURST
15CHAPTER TWELVE THE THUNDERBOLT
16CHAPTER THIRTEEN A QUESTION OF VERACITY
17CHAPTER FOURTEEN A CHANGE IN THE PROGRAM
18CHAPTER FIFTEEN A CLEW FROM THE AIR
19CHAPTER SIXTEEN A BOLD STROKE
20CHAPTER SEVENTEEN A BLUNDER AND A DISCOVERY
21CHAPTER EIGHTEEN SPRINGING A SURPRISE
22CHAPTER NINETEEN PICKING UP THREADS
23CHAPTER TWENTY "HOW SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH"
24CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE WHEN TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR
25CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO WHEN FOUR AND FOUR MAKE EIGHT
26CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE THE LADY AT THE GATE
27CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR THE MOUSETRAP
28CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT
29CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX THE OPEN WINDOW
30CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN THE VIEW HALLOO
31CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT LOISETTE IS VINDICATED
32CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE "QUICK! FIRE!"
33CHAPTER THIRTY NEARING THE TRUTH!
34CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE HOW THE TRUTH WAS TOLD
35The Riddle of the Purple Emperor (1918)
36CHARACTERS
37CHAPTER I WHICH INTRODUCES A NEW FRIEND
38CHAPTER II THE HOME-COMING
39CHAPTER III IN THE DARK
40CHAPTER IV THE HOUSE OF SHADOWS
41CHAPTER V THE THREADS OF CHANCE
42CHAPTER VI THE CRY IN THE NIGHT
43CHAPTER VII IN THE TIGER'S CLUTCHES
44CHAPTER VIII COMPLICATIONS AND COMPLEXITIES
45CHAPTER IX THE HOUSE WITH THE SHUTTERED WINDOWS
46CHAPTER X A SHOT IN THE DARK
47CHAPTER XI A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY
48CHAPTER XII THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
49CHAPTER XIII TIGHTENING THE STRANDS
50CHAPTER XIV THE PLOT THICKENS
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