
At the sprawling Glenlean estate, a sense of unease spreads like a sudden chill. The elderly lord, normally composed, discovers that a private letter—one meant for no one’s eyes—has vanished from his desk, and the mystery quickly summons the renowned detective Count August Campnell from London. As Campnell steps into the grand drawing‑room, his keen gaze immediately begins to untangle the tangled web of servants, secret passages, and aristocratic pride.
The investigation unfolds amid the stately corridors and whispered rumors of the household, where every footstep could conceal a clue. Campnell’s methodical questioning reveals hidden motives, from jealous relatives to discreet servants, each with a reason to guard—or betray—their secrets. Listeners will be drawn into a classic whodunit, rich with atmospheric detail and the clever deductions that make early twentieth‑century mysteries so compelling.
Language
da
Duration
~2 hours (118K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Tor Martin Kristiansen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-06-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1857–1915
Best known for the eerie bestseller The Beetle, this prolific late-Victorian writer mixed suspense, horror, and crime in stories that helped shape popular fiction at the turn of the 20th century. Writing under the name Richard Marsh, he reached a wide audience with fast-moving tales full of menace, mystery, and strange twists.
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