The Clevedon Case

audiobook

The Clevedon Case

by Nancy (Novelist) Oakley, John Oakley

EN·~5 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total
1

THE CLEVEDON : : CASE : :

0:10
2

CHAPTER I A MIDNIGHT VISITOR

16:38
3

CHAPTER II THE TRAGEDY AT WHITE TOWERS

12:36
4

CHAPTER III A MEETING IN THE DARK

12:27
5

CHAPTER IV THE SILVER-HEADED HATPIN

15:39
6

CHAPTER V KITTY CLEVEDON AND RONALD THOYNE

12:17
7

CHAPTER VI A NEW SENSATION

10:32
8

CHAPTER VII EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST

13:18
9

CHAPTER VIII THE STORY OF A QUARREL

10:50
10

CHAPTER IX WHAT KITTY CLEVEDON SAID

12:32

Description

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.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (313K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2022-05-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

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Nancy (Novelist) Oakley

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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John Oakley

1868–1945

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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