Length6h 6m
About this audiobook
A prosperous life is built on a foundation of sand as a suppressed history claws its way to the surface. The duality of the protagonist creates a suspenseful fracture in reality. Secrets fester until they explode in a climax of revelation.
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GenreMystery and Thriller
Length6 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1M. Théophraste Longuet Wishes to Inform Him-self and Visits Historical Monuments
2CHAPTER II: An Explanation from Théophraste
3CHAPTER III: A Search and a Discovery
4CHAPTER IV: Some Philosophy and a Song
5CHAPTER V: Théophraste Remembers Himself
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6CHAPTER VI: M. Lecamus Expresses His Views.
7CHAPTER VII: Théophraste and His Black Plume
8CHAPTER VIII: An Appeal for Help
9CHAPTER IX: The Portrait
10CHAPTER X: Cartouche’s Past
11CHAPTER XI: Signor Petito Appears
12CHAPTER XII: Théophraste’s Memory Is Refreshed
13CHAPTER XIII: The Cat
14CHAPTER XIV: Petito Loses His Ears
15CHAPTER XV: Adolphe Consulted
16CHAPTER XVI: On Private Ground
17CHAPTER XVII: They Decide to Kill
18CHAPTER XVIII: The Operation
19CHAPTER XIX: The Torture Chamber
20CHAPTER XX: In the Charnel House
21CHAPTER XXI: The Result of the Operation
22CHAPTER XXII: Visits to a Butcher’s Shop
23CHAPTER XXIII: A Newspaper Report
24CHAPTER XXIV: The Murder in the Rue Guenegaud
25CHAPTER XXV: The Calf’s Revenge
26CHAPTER XXVI: Théophraste Again Hears of His Treasures
27CHAPTER XXVII: The Express Train’s Disappearance
28CHAPTER XXVIII: Not To Be Explained!
29CHAPTER XXIX: M. Milford Recognizes Cartouche
30CHAPTER XXX: M. Mifroid’s Theory
31CHAPTER XXXI: Lost in the Catacombs
32CHAPTER XXXII: A Dissertation on Fish
33CHAPTER XXXIII: The Meeting of the Talfa
34CHAPTER XXXIV: M. Mifroid Performs on the Stage
35CHAPTER XXXVI: A New Trade
36CHAPTER XXXVI: A Robber is Caught
37CHAPTER XXXVII: The Escape from the Catacombs
38CHAPTER XXXVII
39CHAPTER XXXIX: The Final Tragedy
40IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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