
THE SECRET PASSAGE
THE YELLOW HOLLY
A COIN OF EDWARD VII.
THE PAGAN'S CUP
THE MANDARIN'S FAN
CONTENTS
Jim Kaimes, a lanky man with more talk than sense, spends his evenings arguing with his sharp‑tongued wife, Leah, over debts and divorce papers. Their banter, full of crooked metaphors and lingering resentment, hints at a marriage teetering on the brink of ruin. Yet beneath the squabbles lies a restless curiosity that drives Jim to chase a hidden solution to their financial woes.
When a sudden, inexplicable murder rattles their genteel London neighborhood, the couple is drawn into a labyrinth of secret passages and whispered rumors. As they sift through clues, old grudges and new alliances emerge, and a tentative romance flickers amid the danger. The story weaves clever misdirection with vivid period details, promising listeners a tightly plotted mystery that keeps the outcome tantalizingly out of reach.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (771K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard University)
Release date
Sep 8, 2017
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1859–1932
A pioneer of detective fiction, he won a huge Victorian audience with twisty plots and a sharp feel for suspense. His best-known novel, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, helped shape the early mystery story and still stands as his signature work.
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