Length10h 40m
About this audiobook
Following a lorry to find fuel, he discovers that it belongs to an English company making timber pit-props for coal mines back home. His suspicions of illegal activity are aroused when he sees the exact same lorry with a different number plate - and confirmed later with the shocking discovery of a body.
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length10 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 3, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART ONE. THE AMATEURS
2CHAPTER I. THE SAWMILL ON THE LESQUE
3CHAPTER II. AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION
4CHAPTER III. THE START OF THE CRUISE
5CHAPTER IV. A COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION
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6CHAPTER V. THE VISIT OF THE “GIRONDIN”
7CHAPTER VI. A CHANGE OF VENUE
8CHAPTER VII. THE FERRIBY DEPOT
9CHAPTER VIII. THE UNLOADING OF THE “GIRONDIN”
10CHAPTER IX. THE SECOND CARGO
11CHAPTER X. MERRIMAN BECOMES DESPERATE
12CHAPTER XI. AN UNEXPECTED ALLY
13PART TWO. THE PROFESSIONALS
14CHAPTER XII. MURDER!
15CHAPTER XIII. A PROMISING CLUE
16CHAPTER XIV. A MYSTIFYING DISCOVERY
17CHAPTER XV. INSPECTOR WILLIS LISTENS IN
18CHAPTER XVI. THE SECRET OF THE SYNDICATE
19CHAPTER XVII. “ARCHER PLANTS STUFF”
20CHAPTER XVIII. THE BORDEAUX LORRIES
21CHAPTER XIX. WILLIS SPREADS HIS NET
22CHAPTER XX. THE DOUBLE CROSS
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