Lord Lister No. 0398: Duister New-York

In the bustling streets of 1920s New York, a wealthy yet eccentric securities trader vanishes without a trace, sending the city’s newspapers into a frenzy. The mystery deepens as a wave of daring robberies, increasingly bold and involving stolen automobiles, leaves the police baffled and the public on edge. Amid the chaos, a shadowy figure known only as the “Great Unknown” appears—a legendary London gentleman‑thief whose reputation precedes him.

Rumors swirl that this elusive intruder, accompanied by a few trusted allies, has taken it upon himself to confront the criminal underworld threatening the metropolis. When a grisly scene is discovered in the missing trader’s opulent home—bound men, shattered porcelain, and a trail of blood—but no sign of the owner, the stakes rise dramatically. Listeners are drawn into a tense cat‑and‑mouse chase, wondering whether this enigmatic rogue will outwit both the police and the city's most ruthless gangs.