The La Chance Mine Mystery (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Romance, Murder and SuspenseBy Susan Morrow Jones
Length7h 15m
About this audiobook
The La Chance Mine Mystery is a spirited work of popular mystery fiction that draws its suspense from the suggestive darkness of the mining frontier: hidden passages, contested claims, local rumor, and the moral pressure of buried wealth. Written in a clear, energetic narrative style, the book belongs to a tradition of adventure-inflected detective stories in which landscape is not mere backdrop but an active force shaping danger, secrecy, and revelation. Susan Morrow Jones writes with a practical interest in character, setting, and the social tensions that gather around remote communities. Her choice of a mine as the center of intrigue suggests an author alert to the dramatic possibilities of industrial expansion, speculative greed, and frontier isolation. The novel's atmosphere reflects a mind attentive to both human motive and the symbolic power of place. Readers who enjoy classic mysteries with a strong sense of setting will find this book rewarding. It is especially recommended to those interested in early popular detective fiction, adventure narratives, and stories where investigation becomes a means of uncovering not only crime, but the anxieties of a changing society.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Romance
Length7 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 12, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER I. I COME HOME: AND THE WOLVES HOWL
3CHAPTER II. MY DREAM: AND DUDLEY'S GIRL
4CHAPTER III. DUDLEY'S MINE: AND DUDLEY'S GOLD
5CHAPTER IV. THE MAN IN THE DARK
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6CHAPTER V. THE CARAQUET ROAD: AND THE WOLVES HOWL ONCE MORE
7CHAPTER VI. MOSTLY WOLVES: AND A GIRL
8CHAPTER VII. I FIND LITTLE ENOUGH ON THE CORDUROY ROAD, AND LESS AT SKUNK'S MISERY
9CHAPTER VIII. THOMPSON!
10CHAPTER IX. TATIANA PAULINA VALENKA!
11CHAPTER X. I INTERFERE FOR THE LAST TIME
12CHAPTER XI. MACARTNEY HEARS A NOISE: AND I FIND FOUR DEAD MEN
13CHAPTER XII. THOMPSON'S CARDS: AND SKUNK'S MISERY
14CHAPTER XIII. A DEAD MAN'S MESSENGER
15CHAPTER XIV. WOLVES—AND DUDLEY
16CHAPTER XV. THE PLACE OF DEPARTED SPIRITS
17CHAPTER XVI. IN COLLINS'S CARE
18CHAPTER XVII. HIGH EXPLOSIVE
19CHAPTER XVIII. LAC TREMBLANT
20CHAPTER XIX. SKUNK'S MISERY
21CHAPTER XX. THE END
22Memorable Quotes
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