The Secret of Lonesome Cove

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The Secret of Lonesome Cove

by Samuel Hopkins Adams

EN·~5 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total

CHAPTER I—THE BODY ON THE BEACH

17:19

CHAPTER II—PROFESSOR KENT MAKES A CALL

36:45

CHAPTER III—MY LADY OF MYSTERY

11:16

CHAPTER IV—AN INQUIRY

21:05

CHAPTER V—ONE USE FOR A MONOCLE

7:48

CHAPTER VI—THE RETREAT IN ORDER

5:04

CHAPTER VII—SIMON P. GROOT DOES BUSINESS

9:22

CHAPTER VIII—RECKONINGS

9:51

CHAPTER IX—CHESTER KENT DECLINES A JOB

15:37

CHAPTER X—THE INVASION

10:12

Description

In a rugged stretch of New England shoreline where sheer cliffs and treacherous currents keep most visitors at bay, a small, unexpected crowd gathers on the sand of Lonesge Cove. Their attention centers on a dark shape half‑submerged in the tide, drawing the curious eyes of a visiting professor of oceanography and a local liveryman who knows the waters all too well. The remote setting, with its windswept ash thickets and lone sheep, feels both beautiful and ominous, setting the stage for a mystery that refuses to stay hidden.

When the professor finally approaches, he discovers a body dressed in fine silk, bound to a wooden grate and bearing a fresh, gruesome wound. The contrast between the victim’s apparent wealth and the wild, isolated cove sparks a clash of theories about the area’s deadly eddies and long‑standing superstitions. As the locals argue and the professor’s own research is challenged, listeners are pulled into a tense investigation that promises to uncover hidden currents—both in the sea and among the people who haunt its shores.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (324K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2011-06-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Samuel Hopkins Adams

Samuel Hopkins Adams

1871–1958

An energetic muckraking journalist turned bestselling novelist, he wrote with a reporter’s eye for scandal, public health, and the quirks of American life. His work ranged from hard-hitting magazine exposés to popular fiction that inspired major films, including the story behind It Happened One Night.

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