The Footsteps That Stopped (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Murder MysteryBy Dorothy Fielding
Length11h 19m
About this audiobook
The Footsteps That Stopped is a finely wrought work of early twentieth-century detective fiction, built around the sinister suggestiveness of an interrupted sound and the moral unease that follows it. Dorothy Fielding writes with the disciplined clarity associated with the Golden Age mystery, favoring atmosphere, observation, and carefully staged revelation over melodrama. The novel belongs to a literary moment when crime fiction was refining its rules: the puzzle must be fair, the setting socially legible, and every apparently minor detail potentially decisive. Dorothy Fielding was among the women writers who helped shape interwar British crime writing, bringing to the genre a sharp awareness of domestic spaces, class codes, and the hidden tensions beneath respectable surfaces. Her fiction suggests a writer attentive not merely to detection as procedure, but to the psychological pressure created when ordinary life is invaded by suspicion, fear, and scrutiny. This book is recommended for readers who value classic mysteries of inference and atmosphere. Admirers of Agatha Christie, Freeman Wills Crofts, and the wider Golden Age tradition will find in Fielding a poised, intelligent novelist whose work rewards close reading.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (48)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing
GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length11 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 7, 2020
LanguageEnglish
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