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CLEEK OF SCOTLAND YARD
Cleek of Scotland Yard - PROLOGUEThe Affair of the Man Who Vanished
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
In the fog‑laden streets of Edwardian London, a series of inexplicable collapses has the nation buzzing. Superintendent Maverick Narkom of Scotland Yard wrestles with a hostile press and a baffling case that defies medical science, each victim dying in an instant with no trace of cause. His patience wears thin as the newspapers cry for answers, and even his trusted sergeant Petrie hints at a possible savior.
Enter Cleek, the celebrated private sleuth whose reputation for solving the unsolvable precedes him. Though his relationship with the Yard is strained, Narkom grudgingly summons him to untangle the mystery that has plagued the capital. Listeners will be drawn into Cleek’s methodical mind, the rivalry between official police work and singular genius, and the tense chase for a hidden killer before the city’s confidence crumbles.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (611K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2010-05-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1857–1914
A prolific American storyteller and actor, he is best remembered for creating the gentleman-detective Hamilton Cleek. His fast-moving mysteries and thrillers helped shape early popular crime fiction on both sides of the Atlantic.
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