The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery

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The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery

by William Augustine Leahy

EN·~12 hours·60 chapters

Chapters

60 total
1

THE INCENDIARY - A Story of Mystery. - BY W. A. LEAHY.

0:23
2

THE INCENDIARY.

0:01
3

CHAPTER I. - FANFARE: THE PLAY BEGINS.

13:21
4

CHAPTER II. - MIDNIGHT—ALL'S WELL.

15:59
5

CHAPTER III. - SEQUELAE.

13:11
6

CHAPTER IV. - THE INDEX FINGER POINTS.

16:22
7

CHAPTER V. - HE IS TRIED IN THE BALANCE.

11:37
8

CHAPTER VI. - AND IS FOUND WANTING.

14:18
9

CHAPTER VII. - THE CLOUDS THICKEN.

11:28
10

CHAPTER VIII. - ENTER SHAGARACH.

16:59

Description

A sudden blaze erupts in a quiet neighborhood, sending a chorus of panicked cries through the streets. As fire‑fighters battle the roaring flames, a curious mix of bystanders—including a nervous housemaid, a quick‑thinking bake‑shop girl, and a loyal St. Bernard—find themselves tangled in the chaos. When the smoke clears, the house stands empty, yet the fire leaves behind puzzling clues that hint something more deliberate than an accident.

Amid the smoldering wreckage, an investigator arrives, drawn by the odd behavior of the dog and the inexplicable timing of the explosion that halted the water’s flow. With the community buzzing and rumors spreading, each new detail feels like a piece of a larger, hidden puzzle. Listeners are invited to follow the early twists, feeling the urgency of the scene while wondering what secret motives lie beneath the ash.

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Language

en

Duration

~12 hours (727K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Darleen Dove, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2012-04-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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William Augustine Leahy

b. 1867

A Boston-born writer, poet, and dramatist whose work moved between mystery, verse, and Catholic history. Best known today for The Incendiary, he left behind a small but varied body of late 19th- and early 20th-century writing.

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