The Beckoning Hand, and other stories
By Grant Allan
Length11h 56m
About this audiobook
The title story calls on Allan's experience in Jamaica to help create a strong tale of voodoo. "The Third Time" is a dark story about alcoholism. "The Gold Wulfric" is a numismatic mystery. "The Two Carnegies" explores in a tragic mode the uncanny connection between identical twins. "Olga Davidoff's Husband" is set in Siberia and Kent and mixes violence and love. "John Cann's Treasure" concerns a treasure hunt based on a 17th-century manuscript written in cipher; things end badly. "The Search Party's Find" is a criminal horror tale set in the Arctic.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length11 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 24, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
2CONTENTS.
3THE BECKONING HAND.
4LUCRETIA.
5THE THIRD TIME.
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6THE GOLD WULFRIC.
7MY UNCLE'S WILL.
8THE TWO CARNEGIES.
9OLGA DAVIDOFF'S HUSBAND.
10JOHN CANN'S TREASURE.
11ISALINE AND I.
12PROFESSOR MILLITER'S DILEMMA.
13IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
14THE SEARCH PARTY'S FIND.
15HARRY'S INHERITANCE.
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