Length9h 9m
About this audiobook
A miserly, calculating bank president in a small New England town enacts a bizarre scheme to bankrupt his own community and secure a young bride. As financial ruin spreads, a resourceful young cashier and the defiant townsfolk must band together to expose the intricate fraud. The ensuing battle of wits tests the resilience of the community against extreme financial manipulation. This satirical and suspenseful story weaves a clever web of romance, deceit, and the ultimate downfall of blinding greed.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length9 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1T. BRITT STARTS TO COLLECT
2CHAPTER II: FIRST COLLECTIONS
3CHAPTER III: MORE COLLECTIONS
4CHAPTER IV: THE ACHE OF RAPPED KNUCKLES
5CHAPTER V: “AND PHARAOH'S HEART WAS HARDENED”
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6CHAPTER VI: “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS
7CHAPTER VII: SQUARED OFF AND ALL SET
8CHAPTER VIII: TWO AGAINST THE FIELD
9CHAPTER IX: THE NIGHT BROUGHT COUNSEL
10CHAPTER X: THE MAN WHO WAS SORRY
11CHAPTER XI: SACKS AND MOUTHS—ALL SEALED
12CHAPTER XII: SOMETHING TO BE EXPLAINED
13CHAPTER XIII: MISFORTUNE MEDDLES
14CHAPTER XIV: A BANK TURNED INSIDE OUT
15CHAPTER XV: VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY
16CHAPTER XVI: LOOKED AT SQUARELY
17CHAPTER XVII: ON THE FACE OF IT
18CHAPTER XVIII: A PERSISTENT BELIEF
19CHAPTER XIX: AND PHARAOH'S HEART WAS HARDENED
20CHAPTER XX: NO STRAW FOR THE BRICKS
21CHAPTER XXI: BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS
22CHAPTER XXII: THE TAUT STRING SNAPS
23CHAPTER XXIII: NO VOICE FROM THE PIT
24CHAPTER XXIV: THE SHADE WHO STALLED
25CHAPTER XXV: THE FIRST PEEP BEHIND THE CURTAIN
26CHAPTER XXVI: THE SHOW-DOWN
27CHAPTER XXVII: THE STIR OF THE YEAST
28CHAPTER XXVIII: THE SHADE WHO MEDDLED
29CHAPTER XXIX: THE FOX WHO WAS RUN TO EARTH
30CHAPTER XXX: THE PROMISED LAND
31CHAPTER XXXI: THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY”
32IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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