
In a moonlit country house, the night is shattered by the crack of a pistol as Jasper Benham leaps from his bed, thrust into a sudden raid on the stables. With a blunderbuss in hand and a loyal, trembling groom at his side, he races through dark corridors and shadowed passageways, confronting a gang of horse‑thieves led by the notorious Dan Stunt. The frantic chase across the yard, the flash of gunpowder, and the desperate scramble for lantern light thrust the young lieutenant into a perilous test of courage.
As the thieves vanish into the night, Jasper is left with more questions than answers—who sent them, and why target his family's estate now? The uneasy calm that follows hints at a deeper network of intrigue lurking beyond the immediate danger. Listeners will be drawn into a tense, fast‑moving mystery where loyalty, bravery, and hidden motives collide.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (445K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
Release date
2021-07-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1877–1950
A hugely popular English novelist of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 60 books and reached an international audience with the bestselling novel Sorrell and Son. Trained in medicine but drawn to fiction, he became known for heartfelt, accessible stories about ordinary lives under pressure.
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