Length9h
About this audiobook
"The Place of Dragons" (1916) is a mystery novel by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux. Published at the height of Le Queux's career as a leading author of popular thrillers, The Place of Dragons is a story of mystery, murder, and suspicion. Using his own research and experience as a journalist and adventurer, Le Queux crafts an accessible, entertaining tale for readers in search of a literary escape. Known for his works of fiction and nonfiction on the possibility of Germany invading Britain-a paranoia common in the early twentieth century-William Le Queux also wrote dozens of thrillers and adventure novels for a dedicated public audience. Although critical acclaim eluded him, popular success made him one of England's bestselling writers. In The Place of Dragons, an old man and his nephew settle in the sleepy seaside village of Cromer, where locals begin to wonder who they could be. While Vernon Gregory spends his days walking along the beautiful North Sea coast, the young Edward Craig frequents the local billiard halls and golf courses. Noted for his philanthropy and plain tastes, Gregory is soon revealed to be a wealthy industrialist whose fortune was made manufacturing steel armor plates for the British military. When the old man is discovered dead on a remote cliffside, and when his nephew goes missing the same day, the normally quiet town becomes the center of a national investigation. As secrets are slowly revealed, the people of Cromer are forced to confront truths about one another they had formerly hoped to ignore-truths detective Herbert Vidal is keen to expose and examine.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.4 (18)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length9 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 7, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I PRESENTS A PROBLEM
2CHAPTER II IS MAINLY ASTONISHING
3CHAPTER III SHOWS LIGHTS FROM THE MIST
4CHAPTER IV OPENS SEVERAL QUESTIONS
5CHAPTER V IN WHICH THE SHADOW FALLS
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6CHAPTER VI MYSTERY INEXPLICABLE
7CHAPTER VII TELLS OF TWO MEN
8CHAPTER VIII REMAINS AN ENIGMA
9CHAPTER IX DESCRIBES A NIGHT-VIGIL
10CHAPTER X CONTAINS A CLUE
11CHAPTER XI THE AFFAIR ON THE SEVENTEENTH
12CHAPTER XII LOLA
13CHAPTER XIII RELATES A STRANGE STORY
14CHAPTER XIV WHEREIN CONFESSION IS MADE
15CHAPTER XV CONFIRMS CERTAIN SUSPICIONS
16CHAPTER XVI "WHERE THE TWO C'S MEET"
17CHAPTER XVII REVEALS ANOTHER PLOT
18CHAPTER XVIII DONE IN THE NIGHT
19CHAPTER XIX RECORDS FURTHER FACTS
20CHAPTER XX ANOTHER DISCOVERY IS MADE
21CHAPTER XXI EXPLAINS LOLA'S FEARS
22CHAPTER XXII THE ROAD OF RICHES
23CHAPTER XXIII FOLLOWS THE ELUSIVE JULES
24CHAPTER XXIV MAKES A STARTLING DISCLOSURE
25CHAPTER XXV IS MORE MYSTERIOUS
26CHAPTER XXVI HOT-FOOT ACROSS EUROPE
27CHAPTER XXVII OPENS A DEATH-TRAP
28CHAPTER XXVIII DESCRIBES A CHASE
29CHAPTER XXIX THE HOUSE IN HAMPSTEAD
30CHAPTER XXX NARRATES A STARTLING AFFAIR
31CHAPTER XXXI "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE"
32CHAPTER XXXII THE TENTS OF UNGODLINESS
33CHAPTER XXXIII DISCLOSES A STRANGE TRUTH
34CHAPTER XXXIV CONCERNS TO-DAY
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