The White Moll

audiobook

The White Moll

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

EN·~8 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

By Frank Packard

1:30

I. NIGHT IN THE UNDERWORLD

22:00

II. SEVEN—THREE—NINE

25:18

III. ALIAS GYPSY NAN

25:48

IV. THE ADVENTURER

17:09

V. A SECOND VISITOR

23:44

VI. THE RENDEZVOUS

21:17

VII. FELLOW THIEVES

27:40

VIII. THE CODE MESSAGE

26:59

IX. ROOM NUMBER ELEVEN

19:34

Description

In the neon‑tinged shadows of late‑night New York, a fierce and cunning figure known only as the White Moll moves with a confidence that belies the danger surrounding her. After a daring purse snatch turns into an oddly polite exchange, she reflects on how the moniker has eclipsed her true name, Rhoda Gray, and cemented her reputation among the city’s crooks and gamblers. The opening streets pulse with the clatter of an elevated train, the glow of a saloon doorway, and the distant wail of a piano, all framing her solitary walk through a world that both respects and fears her.

As she drifts deeper into the underworld’s maze of tenements and secret alleys, the White Moll is drawn into a web of rival thieves, coded messages, and clandestine meetings that hint at a larger game afoot. Yet even in this treacherous night, she remains defiantly in control, her sharp eyes scanning each corner for the next challenge that could either cement her legend or test the limits of her daring.

Collections

Browse all

Details

Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (478K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Polly Stratton, and David Widger

Release date

1999-05-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

1877–1942

Best known for creating the gentleman-thief Jimmie Dale, this Canadian novelist mixed high-society mystery with fast-moving adventure. His stories also drew on years spent as a civil engineer, giving many of them a practical, lived-in sense of place.

View all books

You may also like

The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale

The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

Doors of the Night

Doors of the Night

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

From Now On

From Now On

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

On the Iron at Big Cloud

On the Iron at Big Cloud

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

The Night Operator

The Night Operator

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

The Sin That Was His

The Sin That Was His

by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard