Death in the dusk

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Death in the dusk

by Virgil Markham

EN·~11 hours·34 chapters

Chapters

34 total

Prefatory Words

9:00

Death in the Dusk

0:24

Persons in this Chronicle

1:08

I. The Obtrusion of Parson Lolly

40:13

II. The Bull

15:41

III. The House

27:01

IV. The Bidding Feast

30:31

V. Kingmaker

22:42

VI. Strain

29:15

VII. Court of Inquiry

28:39

Description

A recently unearthed journal, penned by the reclusive Alfred Bannerlee, throws its reader into the strange, fog‑cloaked hills of Wales in the autumn of 1925. The manuscript arrives with a reluctant foreword from the enigmatic Lord Ludlow, whose bitter farewell hints at a world where terror has become routine. As the pages turn, Bannerlee’s meticulous observations reveal a string of uncanny crimes that blur the line between superstition and reality.

Within the diary, a bewildering cast emerges—an errant parson haunted by unseen forces, a milkman whose nightly visits grow increasingly menacing, and the ghostly presence of Sir Brooke Mortimer stalking the countryside. Coupled with legend‑born riddles like the “mystic bone” and the tale of an indestructible arm, the narrative weaves a tapestry of dread that feels both Victorian and freshly unsettling. Listeners will find a compelling mix of historical atmosphere and eerie intrigue, inviting them to question how far the ordinary can slip into the extraordinary.

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Language

en

Duration

~11 hours (670K characters)

Release date

2025-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Virgil Markham

1899–1973

A stylish and now largely overlooked crime writer, he brought wit, atmosphere, and a distinctly transatlantic perspective to detective fiction between the wars. Best known for classic mysteries like Death in the Dusk, he also spent much of his life connected to the literary world through his father, poet Edwin Markham.

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