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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Middle Temple Murder (1919) is a thirty-six-chapter classic detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher. One June night in London, Frank Spargo — a young reporter on the Watchman — is drawn into the murder of an elderly stranger...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Paradise Mystery is a twenty-seven-chapter detective novel by J. S. Fletcher, set in the old cathedral city of Wrychester. One morning a visitor to the town, a man who has registered at the Mitre Hotel under the name of John Braden, is found dead at...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Borough Treasurer is a thirty-one-chapter mystery by J. S. Fletcher, first published in 1907, set in the Yorkshire manufacturing town of Highmarket. One dark winter night, when the town's business is winding down, an elderly man named Kitely is...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Orange-Yellow Diamond is a thirty-nine-chapter detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, set in the London of 1912 and opening in the pawnshop of Daniel Multenius in Praed Street, Paddington. Andrew Lauriston, a poor young literary...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Scarhaven Keep is a thirty-one-chapter mystery by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, opening in the North Sea town of Norcaster during the rehearsals of Richard Copplestone's new play, when the famous actor Bassett Oliver walks out of his hotel...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Middle of Things is a twenty-nine-chapter London mystery by J. S. Fletcher, published in 1922. On a fine, frosty November night, Richard Viner — thirty, comfortably off, a collector of books rather than a frequenter of the world — takes his...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Ravensdene Court is a twenty-five-chapter mystery by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, published in 1912 and set on the Northumberland coast between Alnwick and the sea. Leonard Middlebrook, a young Lincoln's Inn barrister, is invited by letter...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Talleyrand Maxim is a twenty-eight-chapter mystery by J. S. Fletcher, published in 1920, set in the Yorkshire manufacturing town of Barford and in the valley country around Normandale Grange. Its engine is a single piece of paper. Linford Pratt...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation (1922) is a thirty-five-chapter classic detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher. When James Allerdyke — a Bradford business man travelling home from Christiania in charge of a fortune in jewels...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Dead Men's Money is a thirty-seven-chapter detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher, told in the first person by Hugh Moneylaws, a young Berwick-upon-Tweed man who keeps house with his widowed mother and works as a clerk to Mr Lindsey...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Chestermarke Instinct (1921) is a thirty-one-chapter classic detective novel by the British crime writer J. S. Fletcher. When John Horbury, manager of the old-established Chestermarke & Company bank in the Yorkshire town of Scarnham, disappears...

Delve into the intricate world of diplomacy, intrigue, and the art of manipulation as we explore the themes suggested by the title "Talleyrand Maxim." This podcast offers a rotating collection of complete audiobooks that examine the complex interplay between power and personal ambition, often set against the backdrop of historical events where the stakes are high and the consequences profound. Each episode invites listeners to uncover the hidden motivations and strategic maneuverings of characters navigating through a labyrinth of social and political landscapes. From cunning diplomats to ...

Step into a world of shadowed lanes, ancient houses, curious documents, sudden deaths, and secrets long thought buried. The J. S. Fletcher Library presents the works of one of Britain’s most prolific masters of mystery, read in full. Tales in which a chance discovery may open the door to an old crime, a respectable stranger may conceal an extraordinary past, and the truth is rarely found where one first expects it.For those who relish ingenious mysteries, atmospheric English settings, and the slow, satisfying unravelling of a secret, the way lies open. Come through the arch, and see where ...

On the southern edge of the populous parish of Paddington, England, in a parallelogram bounded by Oxford and Cambridge Terrace on the south, Praed Street on the north, and by Edgware Road on the east and Spring Street on the west, lies an assemblage of mean streets, the drab dullness of which forms a remarkable contrast to the pretentious architectural grandeurs of Sussex Square and Lancaster Gate, close by. In these streets the observant will always find all those evidences of depressing semi-poverty which are more evident in London than in any other English city.

Hathelsborough marketplace lies in the middle of the town—a long, somewhat narrow parallelogram, enclosed on its longer side by old gabled houses; shut in on its western end by the massive bulk of the great parish church of St. Hathelswide, Virgin and Martyr, and at its eastern by the ancient walls and high roofs of its medieval Moot Hall. The inner surface of this space is paved with cobble-stones, worn smooth by centuries of usage.

It seems very unreal but the author is not only top-notch with his plot handling but he never strays from the bounds of reason. It isn’t easy to fool someone like detective sergeant Blick of Scotland Yard, but he does it. Blick is called in by an archeologist named Mr. Fransenmery to help solve the killing of Guy Markenmore, who had been away from the area for seven years and had returned because of the expected death of his father.

When a famous actor goes missing, the search leads playwright Richard Copplestone to the seaside town of Scarhaven. Every clue seems to bring about more questions as the intrigue goes much deeper than anyone suspects. Copplestone uncovers layer after layer of dark secrets, many of them involving the attractive Audrey Greyle and her family. If Copplestone does not discover the truth soon, he risks endangering the lives of the friends he has made in Scarhaven, including Audrey.

In the whole history of the English people there is no period so absolutely heroic, so full of enthralling interest, as that in which the might of England made itself apparent by land and sea—the period which saw good Queen Bess mistress of English hearts and Englishmen and sovereign of the great beginnings which came to such a magnificent fruition under Victoria. That was indeed a golden time—an age of great venture and enterprise—a period wherein men’s hearts were set on personal valor and bravery—the day of great deeds and of courage most marvelous.

Richard Viner is basically an average young man on the street who, more or less accidentally, finds a dead body in a dimly lit alley while he’s taking his usual nightly stroll. He calls police and when they arrive they figure it’s likely a robbery gone wrong because the dead man’s valuables are missing. However, a prime suspect is arrested trying to pawn some jewelry belonging to the victim. He happens to be an old school-mate of Viner. Viner discovers the old chum is down and out and needs the money, so he decides to investigate and try get his pal vindicated. 

It was a lonely English courtyard where attorneys received traditional apprenticeship … one of the ancient Inns of Court. The bludgeoned body of a well-dressed elderly man was found there at midnight, an apparent murder victim. Investigative newspaper reporter Frank Spargo was one of the first to arrive at the crime scene and he was puzzled about why such a prosperous looking man had been wandering there at that time of night. The only item found on the body was a small paper with a young barrister’s address.