The House of Spies

An old-fashioned classic spy thrillerBen Westerham

Length4h 54m

About this audiobook

Before the Great War, Britain fought its first secret battle. In the spring of 1912, Alexander Templeman boards a night train expecting nothing more than a quiet journey north. Instead, he is drawn into a hidden world of spies, secrets, and pursuit — a world in which a single mistake can be fatal. Untrained and unprepared, Templeman finds himself trapped in the Scottish Lowlands by a brilliant and merciless enemy. With time running out and no one he can fully trust, he must rely on judgement, courage, and quick thinking to survive. As Europe edges toward catastrophe, the information he carries becomes ever more dangerous, and the consequences of failure ever more profound. Atmospheric, tense, and rich in period detail, The House of Spies is a classic espionage thriller in the tradition of The Thirty-Nine Steps — a gripping listen for anyone who enjoys intelligent suspense, strong characters, and stories that reward close attention.

Audiobook details

GenreAction and Adventure

Length4 hrs 54 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateNov 6, 2025

LanguageEnglish

1Opening Credits

13Chapter 11 No Hope for the Future

2Front Matter

14Chapter 12 An Unexpected Visitor

3Chapter 1 A Journey North

15Chapter 13 A Change of Heart

4Chapter 2 Lost in a Great Fog

16Chapter 14 A Plan of Action

5Chapter 3 A Foreign Doctor

17Chapter 15 No Smoke Without Fire

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6Chapter 4 A Surprising Report

18Chapter 16 The Return of a Stranger

7Chapter 5 A Guest for Dinner

19Chapter 17 The Lock Breaker Confesses

8Chapter 6 A Beautiful Patient

20Chapter 18 The Late Arrival

9Chapter 7 Suspicions Aroused

21Chapter 19 London

10Chapter 8 A Man of Honour

22An Excerpt from The Meyer-Hoffman Affair

11Chapter 9 A Bid for Freedom

23Closing Credits

12Chapter 10 A Cell of My Own

About the author

Ben Westerham

Ben writes crime, mystery and thriller stories, where the emphasis is on strongly developed characters. Since Ben has a pretty decent sense of humour, this often finds its way into his writing. Ben also writes an on-going series of short stories that venture into the darker recesses of the human mind. Born in London, brought up in Kent in the south-east of England, Ben now lives in rural Northamptonshire in the English Midlands, with his family and a heavily over-worked computer. Oh, and he loves a bit of plain chocolate.View all by Ben Westerham