The Greatest Mysteries of Louis Tracy (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Edwardian crime tales of London: detectives, barrister sleuths, political plots, international intrigue, and the uncannyBy Louis Tracy
Length114h 20m
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The Greatest Mysteries of Louis Tracy gathers the author's deft exercises in crime, detection, and adventure, displaying the brisk plotting and atmospheric clarity that made early twentieth-century popular fiction so compelling. Tracy's mysteries often combine ingenious criminal puzzles with romance, imperial intrigue, and melodramatic peril, situating them within the transitional moment between Victorian sensation fiction and the modern detective novel. His prose is lucid, energetic, and carefully paced, privileging narrative momentum while still attending to social setting, motive, and the psychology of suspicion. Louis Tracy was an English journalist and prolific novelist whose professional life sharpened his eye for incident, public drama, and the mechanics of suspense. His background in newspapers helped shape a fiction alert to contemporary anxieties: urban crime, political conspiracy, technological change, and the instability of identity in a rapidly modernizing world. Writing sometimes under pseudonyms and in collaboration, Tracy brought to genre fiction a reporter's discipline and a storyteller's appetite for surprise. This collection is recommended to readers interested in the genealogy of detective fiction and in popular narratives that bridge Victorian and Edwardian tastes. It offers both entertainment and literary-historical value: brisk mysteries, vivid situations, and a revealing portrait of crime fiction before the genre's later formal codification.
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.
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GenreMystery and Thriller
Length114 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 22, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
155CHAPTER IV NO. 61 RALEIGH MANSIONS
2Detectives White & Furneaux Mysteries:
156CHAPTER V AT THE JOLLITY THEATRE
3The Postmaster's Daughter
157CHAPTER VI MISS MARIE LE MARCHANT
4CHAPTER I The Face at the Window
158CHAPTER VII IN THE CITY
5CHAPTER II P. C. Robinson "Takes a Line"
159CHAPTER VIII THE HOTEL DU CERCLE
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6CHAPTER III The Gathering Clouds
160CHAPTER IX BREAKING THE BANK
7CHAPTER IV A Cabal
161CHAPTER X SOME GOOD RESOLUTIONS
8CHAPTER V The Seeds of Mischief
162CHAPTER XI THEORIES
9CHAPTER VI Scotland Yard Takes a Hand
163CHAPTER XII WHO CORBETT WAS
10CHAPTER VII "Alarums and Excursions
164CHAPTER XIII A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
11CHAPTER VIII An Interrupted Symposium
165CHAPTER XIV NO 12 RALEIGH MANSIONS
12CHAPTER IX How Whom the Cap Fits—
166CHAPTER XV MRS. HILLMER HESITATES
13CHAPTER X The Case Against Grant
167CHAPTER XVI FOXEY
14CHAPTER XI P. C. Robinson Takes Another Line
168CHAPTER XVII A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
15CHAPTER XII Wherein Winter Gets to Work
169CHAPTER XVIII WHAT HAPPENED ON THE RIVIERA
16CHAPTER XIII Concerning Theodore Siddle
170CHAPTER XIX WHERE MRS. HILLMER WENT
17CHAPTER XIV On Both Sides of the River
171CHAPTER XX MR. SYDNEY H. CORBETT
18CHAPTER XV A Matter of Heredity
172CHAPTER XXI HOW LADY DYKE LEFT RALEIGH MANSIONS
19CHAPTER XVI Furneaux Makes a Successful Bid
173CHAPTER XXII A WILFUL MURDER
20CHAPTER XVII An Official Housebreaker
174CHAPTER XXIII THE LETTER
21CHAPTER XVIII The Truth at Last
175CHAPTER XXIV THE HANDWRITING
22Number Seventeen
176CHAPTER XXV MISS PHYLLIS BROWNE INTERVENES
23CHAPTER I THE OUTCOME OF ARTISTIC CURIOSITY
177CHAPTER XXVI LADY HELEN MONTGOMERY’S SON
24CHAPTER II THE COMPACT
178CHAPTER XXVII MR. WHITE’S METHOD
25CHAPTER III IN THE TOILS
179CHAPTER XXVIII SIR CHARLES DYKE’S JOURNEY
26CHAPTER IV A TELEPHONIC TALK AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
180CHAPTER XXIX HOW LADY DYKE DISAPPEARED
27CHAPTER V A LEAP IN THE DARK
181CHAPTER XXX SIR CHARLES DYKE ENDS HIS NARRATIVE
28CHAPTER VI CLOSE QUARTERS
182CHAPTER XXXI VALEDICTORY
29CHAPTER VII WHEREIN MR. FORBES EXPLAINS HIMSELF
183Detective-Inspector Clancy:
30CHAPTER VIII THE FIRST COUNTER-STROKE
184The Bartlett Mystery
31CHAPTER IX SHARP WORK
185CHAPTER I A GATHERING AT A CLUB
32CHAPTER X CAPTURES ON BOTH SIDES
186CHAPTER II A DARING CRIME
33CHAPTER XI THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE
187CHAPTER III. WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING
34CHAPTER XII NO SURRENDER
188CHAPTER IV FURTHER SURPRISES
35CHAPTER XIII SOME NEW MOVES IN THE GAME
189CHAPTER V PERSECUTORS
36CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART
190CHAPTER VI BROTHER RALPH.
37CHAPTER XV FORCEFUL TACTICS
191CHAPTER VII STILL MERE MYSTERY
38CHAPTER XVI WHEREIN UNEXPECTED ALLIES APPEAR
192CHAPTER VIII THE DREAM FACE
39CHAPTER XVII THE SETTLEMENT
193CHAPTER IX THE FLIGHT
40The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
194CHAPTER X CARSHAW TAKES UP THE CHASE
41CHAPTER I The Water Nymphs
195CHAPTER XI THE TWO CARS
42CHAPTER II "Who Hath Done This Thing?"
196CHAPTER XII THE PURSUIT
43CHAPTER III THE HOUNDS
197CHAPTER XIII THE NEW LINK
44CHAPTER IV Breaking Cover
198CHAPTER XIV A SUBTLE ATTACK
45CHAPTER V A Family Gathering
199CHAPTER XV THE VISITOR
46CHAPTER VI Wherein Furneaux Seeks Inspiration From Literature and Art
200CHAPTER XVI WINIFRED DRIFTS
47CHAPTER VII Some Side Issues
201CHAPTER XVII ALL ROADS LEAD TO EAST ORANGE
48CHAPTER VIII Coincidences
202CHAPTER XVIII THE CRASH
49CHAPTER IX Wherein an Artist Becomes a Man of Action
203CHAPTER XIX CLANCY EXPLAINS
50CHAPTER X Furneaux States Some Facts and Certain Fancies
204CHAPTER XX IN THE TOILS
51CHAPTER XI Some Preliminary Skirmishing
205CHAPTER XXI MOTHER AND SON
52CHAPTER XII Wherein Scotland Yard is Dined and Wined
206CHAPTER XXII THE HUNT
53CHAPTER XIII Close Quarters
207CHAPTER XXIII “HE WHO FIGHTS AND RUNS AWAY—”
54CHAPTER XIV The Spreading of the Net
208CHAPTER XXIV IN FULL CRY
55CHAPTER XV Some Stage Effects
209CHAPTER XXV FLANK ATTACKS
56CHAPTER XVI The Close of a Tragedy
210CHAPTER XXVI THE BITER BIT
57CHAPTER XVII The Settlement
211CHAPTER XXVII THE SETTLEMENT
58The De Bercy Affair
212Supernatural Mystery:
59CHAPTER I SOME PHASES OF THE PROBLEM
213The Late Tenant
60CHAPTER II DARKNESS
214CHAPTER I A WHIFF OF VIOLETS
61CHAPTER III A CHANGE OF ADDRESS
215CHAPTER II A SIGNATURE WITH A FLOURISH
62CHAPTER IV THE NEW LIFE
216CHAPTER III VIOLET
63CHAPTER V THE MISSING BLADE
217CHAPTER IV “JOHANN STRAUSS”
64CHAPTER VI TO TORMOUTH
218CHAPTER V VON OR VAN?
65CHAPTER VII AT TORMOUTH
219CHAPTER VI THE WORD OF JOY
66CHAPTER VIII AT THE SUN-DIAL
220CHAPTER VII VIOLET’S CONDITIONS
67CHAPTER IX THE LETTER
221CHAPTER VIII AT DEAD OF NIGHT
68CHAPTER X THE DIARY, AND ROSALIND
222CHAPTER IX COMING NEAR
69CHAPTER XI ENTRAPPED!
223CHAPTER X THE MARRIAGE-LINES
70CHAPTER XII THE SARACEN DAGGER
224CHAPTER XI SWORDS DRAWN
71CHAPTER XIII OSBORNE MAKES A VOW
225CHAPTER XII THE NIGHT-WATCHES
72CHAPTER XIV THE ARRESTS
226CHAPTER XIII NO MORE VIOLET
73CHAPTER XV CLEARING THE AIR
227CHAPTER XIV THE DIARY
74CHAPTER XVI WHEREIN TWO WOMEN TAKE THE FIELD
228CHAPTER XV IN PAIN
75CHAPTER XVII THE CLOSING SCENE
229CHAPTER XVI HAND TO HAND
76What Would You Have Done?
230CHAPTER XVII DAVID MORE THAN REGAINS LOST GROUND
77CHAPTER I WHY THE GIRL IN THE CAR TURNED BACK
231CHAPTER XVIII FROM THE DEPTHS
78CHAPTER II THE ONLY WITNESS
232CHAPTER XIX VIOLET DECIDES
79CHAPTER IV WHAT BETTY DISCOVERED
233CHAPTER XX DAVID HAS ONE VISITOR, AND EXPECTS OTHERS
80CHAPTER V THE C.I.D. IN ACTION
234CHAPTER XXI THE MIDNIGHT GATHERING
81CHAPTER VI MANNERING IS ENLISTED
235CHAPTER XXII VAN HUPFELDT MAKES AMENDS
82CHAPTER VII THE CURTAINED WINDOW
236International Intrigue & Murder Mystery:
83CHAPTER VIII A FOUR-FOOTED DETECTIVE
237One Wonderful Night
84CHAPTER IX SOME DISTURBING THEORIES
238CHAPTER I DUSK
85CHAPTER X CLOSE QUARTERS
239CHAPTER II EIGHT O'CLOCK
86CHAPTER XI FOXTON WAKES UP
240CHAPTER III EIGHT-THIRTY
87CHAPTER XII DRAWING THE COVERTS
241CHAPTER IV AN INTERLUDE
88CHAPTER XIII THE PACK IN FULL CRY
242CHAPTER V NINE O'CLOCK
89CHAPTER XIV THE CHASE HEADS FOR THE SOUTH
243CHAPTER VI NINE-THIRTY
90CHAPTER XV WHEREIN THE STORM BLOWS ITSELF OUT
244CHAPTER VII TEN O'CLOCK
91CHAPTER XVI WHEREIN REALITY SUPPLANTS ROMANCE
245CHAPTER VIII TEN-THIRTY
92Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective:
246CHAPTER IX ELEVEN O'CLOCK
93The Albert Gate Mystery
247CHAPTER X MIDNIGHT
94CHAPTER I A MYSTERIOUS CRIME
248CHAPTER XI ONE O'CLOCK
95CHAPTER II MEHEMET ALI'S NOTE
249CHAPTER XII TWO-THIRTY A. M.
96CHAPTER III WHAT THE POLICE SAW
250CHAPTER XIII WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST"
97CHAPTER IV THE MURDERS
251CHAPTER XIV THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
98CHAPTER V A STARTLING CLUE
252CHAPTER XV WHEREIN THE PACE SLACKENS—BUT ONLY FOR A FEW HOURS
99CHAPTER VI A JOURNEY TO PARIS
253CHAPTER XVI A PARLEY
100CHAPTER VII THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE
254CHAPTER XVII WHEREIN JOHN AND HERMIONE BECOME ORDINARY MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
101CHAPTER VIII WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RUE BARBETTE
255Political Mysteries:
102CHAPTER IX A MONTMARTRE ROMANCE
256His Unknown Wife
103CHAPTER X. ON GUARD
257CHAPTER I SHARP WORK
104CHAPTER XI A DISCONCERTED COMMISSARY
258CHAPTER II TIME VERSUS ETERNITY
105CHAPTER XII THE INNKEEPER
259CHAPTER III ADIOS, SAN JUAN
106CHAPTER XIII THE RELEASE
260CHAPTER IV “FIND THE LADY”
107CHAPTER XIV "TOUT VA BIEN"
261CHAPTER V ROMANCE RECEIVES A COLD DOUCHE
108CHAPTER XV "MARIE"
262CHAPTER VI AN UNFORESEEN DISASTER
109CHAPTER XVI THE HALL-PORTER'S DOUBTS
263CHAPTER VII THE WRECK
110CHAPTER XVII THE YACHT "BLUE-BELL"
264CHAPTER VIII ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION
111CHAPTER XVIII TALBOT'S ADVENTURES
265CHAPTER IX THE LOTTERY
112CHAPTER XIX THE RACE
266CHAPTER X THE VIGIL
113CHAPTER XX CLOSE QUARTERS
267CHAPTER XI PROGRESS
114CHAPTER XXI THE FIGHT
268CHAPTER XII A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE
115CHAPTER XXII PIECING THE PUZZLE
269CHAPTER XIII THE SECOND SHIPWRECK
116The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
270CHAPTER XIV THE TURN OF THE TIDE
117CHAPTER I “The Stowmarket Mystery”
271CHAPTER XV THE SIMPLE LIFE
118CHAPTER II David Hume’s Story
272CHAPTER XVI THE DOWRY
119CHAPTER III The Dream
273CHAPTER XVII RUNNING THE GANTLET
120CHAPTER IV Through the Library Window
274CHAPTER XVIII THE SETTLEMENT
121CHAPTER V From Behind the Hedge
275The Day of Wrath: A Story of 1914
122CHAPTER VI An Old Acquaintance
276CHAPTER I THE LAVA-STREAM
123CHAPTER VII Husband and Wife
277CHAPTER II IN THE VORTEX
124CHAPTER VIII Revelations
278CHAPTER III FIRST BLOOD
125CHAPTER IX The Ko-Katana
279CHAPTER IV THE TRAGEDY OF VISÉ
126CHAPTER X The Black Museum
280CHAPTER V BILLETS
127CHAPTER XI Mr. “Okasaki”
281CHAPTER VI THE FIGHT IN THE MILL
128CHAPTER XII What the Stationmaster Saw
282CHAPTER VII THE WOODMAN’S HUT
129CHAPTER XIII Two Women
283CHAPTER VIII A RESPITE
130CHAPTER XIV Margaret Speaks Out
284CHAPTER IX AN EXPOSITION OF GERMAN METHODS
131CHAPTER XV An Unexpected Visitor
285CHAPTER X ANDENNE
132CHAPTER XVI The Cousins
286CHAPTER XI A TRAMP ACROSS BELGIUM
133CHAPTER XVII “Cherchez La Femme”
287CHAPTER XII AT THE GATES OF DEATH
134CHAPTER XVIII Further Complications
288CHAPTER XIII THE WOODEN HORSE OF TROY
135CHAPTER XIX The Third Man Appears
289CHAPTER XIV THE MARNE—AND AFTER
136CHAPTER XX The Trail
290CHAPTER XV “CARRY ON!”
137CHAPTER XXI Concerning Chickens, and Motives
291The Stowaway Girl
138CHAPTER XXII The Second Attack
292CHAPTER I THE "ANDROMEDA"
139CHAPTER XXIII Margaret’s Secret
293CHAPTER II WHEREIN THE "ANDROMEDA" BEGINS HER VOYAGE
140CHAPTER XXIV The Meeting
294CHAPTER III WHEREIN THE "ANDROMEDA" NEARS THE END OF HER VOYAGE
141CHAPTER XXV Where Did Margaret Go?
295CHAPTER IV SHOWING WHAT BECAME OF THE "ANDROMEDA"
142CHAPTER XXVI Mr. Ooma
296CHAPTER V THE REFUGEES
143CHAPTER XXVII Holden’s Story
297CHAPTER VI BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN DEVIL AND THE DEEP ATLANTIC
144CHAPTER XXVIII Mr. and Mrs. Jiro
298CHAPTER VII CROSS PURPOSES
145CHAPTER XXIX Margaret’s Secret
299CHAPTER VIII THE RIGOR OF THE GAME
146CHAPTER XXX Husband and Wife
300CHAPTER IX WHEREIN CERTAIN PEOPLE MEET UNEXPECTEDLY
147CHAPTER XXXI To Beechcroft
301CHAPTER X ON THE HIGH SEAS
148CHAPTER XXXII The Fight
302CHAPTER XI A LIVELY MORNING IN EXCHANGE BUILDINGS
149CHAPTER XXXIII The Last Note in Brett’s Diary
303CHAPTER XII THE LURE OF GOLD
150Inspector White:
304CHAPTER XIII THE NEW ERA
151A Mysterious Disappearance
305CHAPTER XIV CARMELA
152CHAPTER I “LAST SEEN AT VICTORIA!”
306CHAPTER XV SHOWING HOW BRAZIL CHOSE HER PRESIDENT
153CHAPTER II INSPECTOR WHITE
307CHAPTER XVI WHEREIN THE PRESIDENT PRESIDES
154CHAPTER III THE LADY’S MAID
308Memorable Quotes
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