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A retired rubber manufacturer is possessed by the spirit of a notorious 18th-century highwayman, Cartouche. As the criminal personality takes over, a horrifying duality emerges, leading to a spree of crime that baffles the police. The psychological horror of losing one's soul to a villain of the past drives this supernatural thriller.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length7 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I M. THEOPHRASTUS LONGUET DESIRES TO IMPROVE HIS MIND AND VISITS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS
14CHAPTER XVII THEOPHRASTUS BEGINS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN THINGS
2CHAPTER II THE SCRAP OF PAPER
15CHAPTER XVIII THE EVENING PAPER
3CHAPTER III THEOPHRASTUS LONGUET BURSTS INTO SONG
16CHAPTER XIX THE STORY OF THE CALF
4CHAPTER IV ADOLPHE LECAMUS IS FLABBERGASTED BUT FRANK
17CHAPTER XX THE STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF AN EXPRESS TRAIN
5CHAPTER V THEOPHRASTUS SHOWS THE BLACK FEATHER
18CHAPTER XXI THE EARLESS MAN WITH HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW
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6CHAPTER VII THE YOUNG CARTOUCHE
19CHAPTER XXII IN WHICH THE CATASTROPHE WHICH APPEARS ON THE POINT OF BEING EXPLAINED, GROWS YET MORE INEXPLICABLE
7CHAPTER IX STRANGE POSITION OF A LITTLE VIOLET CAT
20CHAPTER XXIII THE MELODIOUS BRICKLAYER
8CHAPTER X THE EXPLANATION OF THE STRANGE ATTITUDE OF A LITTLE VIOLET CAT
21CHAPTER XXIV THE SOLUTION IN THE CATACOMBS
9CHAPTER XI THEOPHRASTUS MAINTAINS THAT HE DID NOT DIE ON THE PLACE DE GRÈVE
22CHAPTER XXV M. MIFROID TAKES THE LEAD
10CHAPTER XII THE HOUSE OF STRANGE WORDS
23CHAPTER XXVI M. LONGUET FISHES IN THE CATACOMBS
11CHAPTER XIII THE CURE THAT MISSED
24CHAPTER XXVII M. MIFROID PARTS FROM THEOPHRASTUS
12CHAPTER XIV THE OPERATION BEGINS
25CHAPTER XXVIII THEOPHRASTUS GOES INTO ETERNAL EXILE
13CHAPTER XVI THE DRAWBACKS OF PSYCHIC SURGERY
26IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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