
audiobook
Agent Nine Solves His First Case
Chapter I A SURPRISE CALL★
Chapter II AN EMPTY ROOM★
Chapter III BOB HAS A VISITOR★
Chapter IV THE DOOR MOVES★
Chapter V A SLIVER OF STEEL★
Chapter VI IN THE DARKENED ROOM★
Chapter VII SIRENS IN THE NIGHT★
Chapter VIII THE PAPER VANISHES★
Chapter IX SUSPICIONS★
On a cold, rain‑slick evening in Washington, a young archives clerk named Bob hurries through the deserted streets to his night‑shift at the War Department. Inside the massive steel building he bumps into his uncle, Merrick Hughes, a seasoned G‑Man who slips a covert invitation into the mundane routine. Their whispered conversation in an empty elevator hints at a brewing crisis within the Justice Department and a chance for Bob to step beyond paperwork and into peril.
Drawn into a web of secrecy, Bob is offered a place on the inside, a role that could make him the key to stopping an imminent threat. As he weighs his college studies against the pull of adventure, the story launches his first case—filled with hidden motives, narrow corridors, and the gritty bravado of early federal agents. Listeners are taken through the tense early hours of a daring investigation that will test his resolve and set the tone for the daring exploits of the “G” Men.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (221K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2013-12-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1904–1974
An American writer and newspaper man, he turned his firsthand feel for reporting, aviation, ranch life, and adventure into fast-moving fiction for young readers. He is best remembered for creating the flying reporter Tim Murphy and the Agent Nine series.
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