
THE CLEVEDON : : CASE : :
CHAPTER I A MIDNIGHT VISITOR
CHAPTER II THE TRAGEDY AT WHITE TOWERS
CHAPTER III A MEETING IN THE DARK
CHAPTER IV THE SILVER-HEADED HATPIN
CHAPTER V KITTY CLEVEDON AND RONALD THOYNE
CHAPTER VI A NEW SENSATION
CHAPTER VII EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST
CHAPTER VIII THE STORY OF A QUARREL
CHAPTER IX WHAT KITTY CLEVEDON SAID
A seasoned writer of criminology, the narrator treats each puzzle as a laboratory experiment. He doesn’t chase fame; he simply records the facts, follows the trail of evidence, and hands the solution over to the police—whether they can use it or not. When a strange midnight visitor appears at his newly inherited country house, his analytical instincts are pulled into what will become known as the Cartordale Mystery.
Set against the bleak beauty of Peakshire, the story unfolds from the gloomy stone mansion perched above the valley, its walls echoing the remnants of an old quarry. Surrounded by heather‑clad moorland and the imposing White Towers of Sir Philip Clevedon, the narrator’s boredom quickly turns into fascination. Listeners will accompany him as he pieces together clues, illuminating a tangled skein of motives and secrets that lie just beneath the quiet countryside surface.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (313K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2022-05-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
An English mystery writer active in the early 1920s, she is best known for co-writing a classic detective novel with her husband, John Oakley. Though little is recorded about her life, her work still appeals to listeners who enjoy brisk, old-fashioned whodunits.
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Best known today for co-writing the mystery novel The Clevedon Case with his wife Nancy, this English novelist also published earlier fiction in the 1890s. His work sits at an interesting crossroads between late-Victorian popular fiction and early detective storytelling.
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