"No Clue!": A Mystery Story

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"No Clue!": A Mystery Story

by James Hay

EN·~5 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

"NO CLUE!" - A Mystery Story

0:50

"NO CLUE!" - I - THE GREY ENVELOPE

7:17

II. THE WOMAN ON THE LAWN

13:57

III. THE UNEXPECTED WITNESS

16:35

IV. HASTINGS IS RETAINED

15:01

V. THE INTERVIEW WITH MRS. BRACE

15:03

VI. ACTION BY THE SHERIFF

15:23

VII. THE HOSTILITY OF MR. SLOANE

19:11

VIII. THE MAN WHO RAN AWAY

13:58

IX. THE BREAKING DOWN OF WEBSTER

22:13

Description

The opening scene drops listeners into a tense domestic setting, where Mrs. Brace stares intently at a plain grey envelope that seems to hold more than a simple message. Her daughter Mildred, equally sharp‑eyed but softer in demeanor, joins the silent confrontation, each word measured to keep a hidden man from overhearing. Their exchange crackles with veiled contempt and a shared, stubborn resolve that hints at a secret that could change everything.

That envelope triggers a chain of questions—who sent it, what it contains, and why the Brace women guard it so fiercely? As the story unfolds, a cast of curious neighbors, a determined sheriff, and a reluctant witness each surface, pulling the listeners deeper into a web of suspicion and family rivalry. The early chapters promise a classic whodunit atmosphere, where every glance and whispered reply may be the next clue, or a deliberate misdirection, keeping the audience guessing until the mystery truly tightens.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (316K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by D Alexander, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Aug 23, 2008

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

James Hay

James Hay

1881–1936

An American journalist-turned-novelist, he brought newsroom speed and political know-how to popular mystery and adventure fiction in the early 1900s. His books mix brisk plotting with a reporter’s eye for tension, clues, and public scandal.

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