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About this audiobook
"The Man With the Twisted Thumb" is an elegant detective short story by Anthony Berkeley, first published in 1933. The narrative begins on a bench at the Monte Carlo casino, where an incredible similarity leads to the accidental swap of two small black handbags. One belongs to Veronica Steyning, a young English governess, and the other to a mysterious woman of Spanish appearance. Inside the mistakenly taken reticule, Veronica discovers a coded message, setting off a chain of unpredictable events.
What seems to be a minor everyday mishap becomes the starting point of a spy quest and an investigation, where the key guide to uncovering a criminal conspiracy and real identities is a single physical trait—a man with a deformed thumb. The author masterfully combines his signature irony, psychological intrigue, and the classic canons of Golden Age detective fiction, demonstrating how easily the most deceptive facades can crumble.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length1 hr 11 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 15, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Man With the Twisted Thumb - Intro
2Chapter 1-6
3Chapter 7-12
4The Man With the Twisted Thumb - Outro
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