
audiobook
by Theo von Blankensee, Kurt Matull
In the quiet hush of Battersea Park, just as night settles over the Thames, two sharply dressed detectives wander a winding path beside a mist‑shrouded pond. Their conversation is interrupted by a solitary figure whose desperate attempt to end his life is thwarted by the pair’s quick thinking and a well‑timed rescue. The man, bewildered yet alive, offers only vague answers, hinting at a hidden past and a name that has long been whispered in London’s underworld.
Drawn into a tangled web of secrets, the detectives discover that the stranger’s fate may be tied to a mysterious inheritance known as the Eaglestone legacy. As they follow cryptic clues through fog‑laden streets and smoky cafés, they must balance their own curiosity with the moral weight of a life they have just saved. Listeners are invited to walk alongside the duo, feeling the tension of each revelation while the city’s shadows keep their secrets close.
Language
nl
Duration
~1 hours (107K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Netherlands: Roman- Boek- en Kunsthandel, 1910,pubdate 1923.
Credits
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg
Release date
2023-01-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1881–1928
A prolific German storyteller of popular adventure and crime fiction, he wrote under the pen name Theo von Blankensee as well as his own name, Matthias Blank. His books came from the fast-moving world of early 20th-century entertainment, where suspense and action mattered most.
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1872–1920
A prolific German popular writer and journalist, he moved easily between novels, magazines, and the early film world. His career captures a lively moment when adventure fiction and new screen storytelling were growing side by side.
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