Tales of Terror and Mystery

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Tales of Terror and Mystery

by Arthur Conan Doyle

EN·~7 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total

The Horror of the Heights

37:37

The Leather Funnel

26:13

The New Catacomb

30:32

The Case of Lady Sannox

21:03

The Terror of Blue John Gap

39:59

The Brazilian Cat

44:32

The Lost Special

40:45

The Beetle-Hunter

34:47

The Man with the Watches

39:06

The Japanned Box

27:10

Description

A chilling discovery in the English countryside sets the stage for a puzzling mystery. An agricultural labourer stumbles upon a fragmented notebook, broken binoculars and a blood‑stained canvas cover, all linked to the enigmatic aeronaut Joyce‑Armstrong—a celebrated pilot, inventor, and secretive poet whose daring feats have long captivated the flying community.

The notebook, now examined by experts, hints at a terrifying accident high above the clouds, where Lieutenant Myrtle’s body was found shattered yet oddly preserved. As investigators piece together the missing pages and the ragged final notes scrawled from a moving aircraft, they confront unsettling clues—a strange parasite in the blood, a shotgun carried aloft, and the unsettling mood of a man obsessed with the limits of height.

Through meticulous reconstruction of the fragment’s contents, the narrative invites listeners to follow the early clues, the eerie atmosphere of early aviation, and the unsettling question of what truly lies beyond the thin margin of safety that separates ordinary flight from unspeakable danger.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (408K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

May 1, 1996

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

1859–1930

The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle brought together medical knowledge, keen observation, and a gift for suspense. Beyond detective fiction, he wrote historical novels, adventure stories, and works inspired by his experiences as a physician and public figure.

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