
audiobook
The Bradys’ Race for Life; OR, ROUNDING UP A TOUGH TRIO.
CHAPTER I. A MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
CHAPTER II. FOLLOWING THE CLEWS.
CHAPTER III. IN SLY JIMMIE’S PLACE.
CHAPTER IV. THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
CHAPTER V. OUTWITTING THE CROOKS.
CHAPTER VI. SHADOWED.
CHAPTER VII. THE RACE BEGINS.
CHAPTER VIII. AT THE ASYLUM.
CHAPTER IX. A CLEVER GAME.
In a rain‑slick New York street a desperate cry shatters the night, drawing two ordinary citizens to a tenement awash in blood. When the police arrive, the door is locked and flames erupt, threatening to erase any trace of the crime. Into this chaos stride Old King Brady, the city’s most seasoned detective, and his eager partner Harry, ready to risk everything for the truth.
The Bradys plunge through smoke‑filled hallways while officers and firemen scramble, their daring move setting the stage for a tense hunt for clues. As they navigate the burning building, the detectives’ sharp instincts and uneasy partnership hint at deeper mysteries waiting to be uncovered. Listeners are invited to follow their gritty pursuit of justice, feeling the chill of the city’s underbelly and the pulse of a classic whodunit.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (152K characters)
Series
Secret service, Old and Young King Brady, detectives, no. 84.
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Stanford University, SUL Books in the Public Domain)
Release date
2019-12-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1850–1917
A prolific American writer of dime novels, he helped shape the fast-paced popular fiction that entertained readers in the late nineteenth century. His stories ranged from frontier adventures to detective tales, showing a knack for suspense and vivid action.
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