The Secret of the Sandhills
An Australian Mystery of Concealment, Suspicion, and Methodical DetectionBy Arthur Gask
Length6h 46m
About this audiobook
Arthur Gask's *The Secret of the Sandhills* is a classic mystery novel shaped by the conventions of interwar sensation fiction: an apparently isolated landscape, a concealed history, and a crime whose implications extend beyond the immediate victims. The sandhills function not merely as picturesque scenery but as a symbolic and practical space, concealing evidence, memories, and motives beneath their unstable surface. Gask combines atmospheric description with steadily unfolding detection, balancing suspense, investigative reasoning, and the melodramatic revelations characteristic of the period's popular crime literature. The result is a narrative interested in both the mechanics of a mystery and the psychological pressures produced when the past refuses to remain buried. Gask was born in England and spent much of his professional life as a dentist in Australia, experiences that contributed to his distinctive position within crime fiction. His medical training encouraged close observation and an interest in concealed causes, while his Australian setting and independence from the metropolitan literary establishment gave his work an unusual regional texture. Writing during the golden age of detective fiction, he adapted its interest in clues and rational explanation to darker, more emotionally charged plots. This book will appeal to readers who enjoy atmospheric mysteries, buried secrets, and detective narratives with a strong sense of place. It is especially rewarding for those interested in Australian crime writing and the lesser-known traditions of twentieth-century popular fiction.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length6 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 6, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Secret of the Garden (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I.—THE TURNING OF THE TIDE
3CHAPTER II.—BETWEEN HENLEY AND GLENELG
4CHAPTER III.—THE DRAG-NET OF THE POLICE
5CHAPTER IV.—BEFORE THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER
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6CHAPTER V.—THE ARREST AT GAWLER
7CHAPTER VI.—UP PIMBA WAY
8CHAPTER VII.—THE NEW MASTER OF VELVET HILLS
9CHAPTER VIII.—THE GREAT RATAPLAN
10CHAPTER IX.—"THE RED, RED WINE OF YOUTH"
11CHAPTER X.—THE MAGIC OF LOVE
12CHAPTER XI.—"AN EARTHLY PARADISE"
13CHAPTER XII.—TOD MCSWINEY SLEEPS IN PEACE
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