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The Turnpike House by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 29, 2022

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The Turnpike House by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

On a mist-choked November evening at a lonely crossroads, the decaying Turnpike House shelters a frightened woman and her young son, Gilbert, both dreading the return of the boy's brutal father - a recently released convict named Jenner. When violence erupts and Jenner is found dead, the scandal hardens into legend, and the ruined house becomes synonymous with murder, misery, and a silence that will not speak. Years later, the past resurfaces at Hollyoaks, the country home of prosperous merchant Sebastian Cass. His daughter Ruth is impulsive, curious, and dangerously compassionate - and she has given her heart to Neil Webster, a gifted violinist with a fragile constitution and a secret connection to the long-ago crime. As Ruth's family pushes her toward the safer match of Geoffrey Heron, Neil's haunted reticence and Cass's anxious interference hint that the Turnpike House still holds power over their lives. Drawn by love and troubled by unanswered questions, Geoffrey begins to follow a trail of vanished evidence, whispered motives, and uneasy witnesses - from a missing pocket-book to incriminating trinkets and the shadow of blackmail. Each step toward the truth threatens to destroy reputations, shatter loyalties, and decide who deserves freedom - and who will pay for the sins of the past.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:33:24) Chapter 02

(01:03:09) Chapter 03

(01:37:01) Chapter 04

(02:09:30) Chapter 05

(02:36:00) Chapter 06

(03:11:09) Chapter 07

(03:42:27) Chapter 08

(04:15:53) Chapter 09

(04:45:04) Chapter 10

(05:13:42) Chapter 11

(05:40:12) Chapter 12

(06:06:36) Chapter 13

(06:34:20) Chapter 14

(07:03:27) Chapter 15

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The Spider by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 29, 2022

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The Spider by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Arthur Vernon, member of the Athenian club and member of “society,” has a secret. His father has died and left him destitute, so he has begun a private investigation agency under the name “Nemo.” It would be disastrous if this were known among his associates at the club, and especially if his intended in-laws found out. But he is quite sure no one else knows, that is until his old college classmate, Constantine Maunders, visits him with a proposition he can’t refuse. Maunders knows all, and he wants to be made a partner in the agency, providing “Nemo” with black-mail worthy information on other people in society in return for a share of the financial rewards for their silence. Vernon is appalled, particularly as “Nemo” is engaged in solving a high profile blackmail case. These are the beginning of Vernons conundrums as the clues unfold.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:23) Chapter 02

(00:56:11) Chapter 03

(01:26:50) Chapter 04

(02:01:47) Chapter 05

(02:23:42) Chapter 06

(02:55:34) Chapter 07

(03:21:58) Chapter 08

(03:51:27) Chapter 09

(04:19:12) Chapter 10

(04:41:37) Chapter 11

(05:07:09) Chapter 12

(05:34:10) Chapter 13

(05:58:57) Chapter 14

(06:29:40) Chapter 15

(06:55:02) Chapter 16

(07:19:26) Chapter 17

(07:42:14) Chapter 18

(08:13:36) Chapter 19

(08:41:52) Chapter 20

(09:14:13) Chapter 21

(09:43:16) Chapter 22

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The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 29, 2022

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The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

On a walking tour across the lonely English moors, Dr. Jim Herrick and his friend Robin Joyce stumble on an eerie sight: a great house blazing with light, its doors standing wide as if inviting anyone in. Inside the silent rooms they find not a host, but a corpse - Colonel Carr, shot and left in the middle of his strange, deserted grandeur. The discovery pulls the two friends into a case where every detail feels deliberately staged, and one small piece of evidence, a particular silver bullet, hints at a carefully hidden story behind the killing. When the authorities begin their routine inquiries, Jim cannot let the matter rest. He digs into Carr's past, his secretive household, and the knot of resentments surrounding a man many seemed to fear or despise. As suspicions spread through the countryside and polite conversations turn sharp with implication, Jim and Robin must decide whom to trust, what to reveal, and how far to press for the truth. Fergus Hume delivers a classic whodunit packed with atmosphere, shifting motives, and the unsettling sense that the most dangerous person may be the one who looks least capable of violence.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:49) Chapter 02

(00:53:30) Chapter 03

(01:18:57) Chapter 04

(01:45:45) Chapter 05

(02:12:24) Chapter 06

(02:38:15) Chapter 07

(03:06:01) Chapter 08

(03:31:53) Chapter 09

(04:03:05) Chapter 10

(04:32:35) Chapter 11

(05:02:01) Chapter 12

(05:33:59) Chapter 13

(06:00:46) Chapter 14

(06:23:15) Chapter 15

(06:49:52) Chapter 16

(07:16:02) Chapter 17

(07:45:11) Chapter 18

(08:11:09) Chapter 19

(08:36:53) Chapter 20

(09:07:08) Chapter 21

(09:33:34) Chapter 22

(10:01:19) Chapter 23

(10:27:04) Chapter 24

(10:56:31) Chapter 25

(11:24:40) Chapter 26

(11:52:27) Chapter 27

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The Sacred Herb by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 29, 2022

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The Sacred Herb by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Bored with the easy privileges of his title and fortune, Lord Prelice is goaded into action by his formidable aunt and sent to the Old Bailey to witness a sensational murder trial. The accused is Mona Chent, a poised young woman charged with killing her wealthy uncle, Sir Oliver Lanwin, at his country house, Lanwin Grange. Her only champion is Edward Shepworth, a struggling barrister and Mona's fiance, who must fight not only the prosecution's evidence but the hungry certainty of London gossip. As Prelice listens, a baffling detail keeps returning: Mona insists that, before the death, the library filled with a strange white smoke and a heavy, sickly perfume that left her helpless. That story seems absurd until Prelice begins to uncover Sir Oliver's fascination with South Seas relics, forbidden ceremonies, and a rare plant said to grow only on distant Easter Island. With the gruff, brilliant Dr. Horace drawn reluctantly into the fray, Prelice finds himself moving from courtroom drama to clandestine dinners, masked revels, and perilous journeys to the Kentish coast, where greed, jealousy, and old secrets converge. Part mystery, part occult-tinged thriller, The Sacred Herb probes how easily appearances can condemn, and how hard the truth is to burn clear.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:15) Chapter 02

(00:41:24) Chapter 03

(01:04:26) Chapter 04

(01:24:59) Chapter 05

(01:49:26) Chapter 06

(02:10:34) Chapter 07

(02:31:51) Chapter 08

(02:55:14) Chapter 09

(03:18:53) Chapter 10

(03:41:25) Chapter 11

(04:02:18) Chapter 12

(04:24:05) Chapter 13

(04:49:45) Chapter 14

(05:10:22) Chapter 15

(05:33:46) Chapter 16

(05:56:35) Chapter 17

(06:21:27) Chapter 18

(06:47:33) Chapter 19

(07:12:45) Chapter 20

(07:34:38) Chapter 21

(07:58:43) Chapter 22

(08:22:57) Chapter 23

(08:44:42) Chapter 24

(09:06:01) Chapter 25

(09:27:46) Chapter 26

(09:45:32) Chapter 27

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The Pagan’s Cup by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 29, 2022

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The Pagan’s Cup by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In the sleepy English seaside village of Colester, where an ancient chapel and older families still govern daily life, newcomer Richard Pratt arrives with money, charm, and a disconcerting talent for winning his way into closed doors. To ingratiate himself with the locals, Pratt offers an extravagant gift to the church: a remarkable antique cup to serve as an altar chalice. But the village peace cannot survive the cup's arrival. Whispers spread about its origins and ownership, and when the prized object disappears, suspicion swiftly settles on Leo Haverleigh, the anxious adopted son of the formidable Mrs. Gabriel, whose iron will controls his future and threatens his budding romance with Sybil Tempest, the vicar's bright, idealistic daughter. As reputations fray and old grudges surface, a London detective is drawn into the case, and Pratt's polished facade begins to look less like generosity and more like design. Moving between village gossip, private bargains, and hidden histories, Fergus Hume builds a tense web of motive and misdirection around a single, dangerous treasure - and the lengths people will go to possess it, or to bury the truth about it.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:35) Chapter 02

(00:38:45) Chapter 03

(00:57:29) Chapter 04

(01:20:23) Chapter 05

(01:38:27) Chapter 06

(02:01:04) Chapter 07

(02:20:31) Chapter 08

(02:37:46) Chapter 09

(02:57:08) Chapter 10

(03:16:09) Chapter 11

(03:36:08) Chapter 12

(03:55:43) Chapter 13

(04:16:36) Chapter 14

(04:37:31) Chapter 15

(04:59:15) Chapter 16

(05:17:53) Chapter 17

(05:38:26) Chapter 18

(05:59:05) Chapter 19

(06:26:04) Chapter 20

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The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 29, 2022

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The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In Edwardian London, young Paul Beecot breaks away from a stifling life in the country to chase a writing career and a chance at independence. His new start takes an ominous turn when he crosses paths with the guarded pawnbroker Aaron Norman and Norman's captivating daughter, Sylvia, whose loyalty to her father is matched only by her fear of a peculiar piece of jewelry: an opal brooch shaped like a coiled serpent. When the old man is found murdered in a scene as theatrical as it is brutal, the serpent brooch becomes the story's chilling signature and its most valuable clue. Rumors of superstition swirl, but the real menace lies in greed, hidden relationships, and the sudden appearance of competing claims over Norman's fortune and Sylvia's very identity. As Detective Hurd and other investigators push through contradictory testimony and carefully staged alibis, Paul finds himself pulled deeper into the case, torn between ambition, conscience, and his growing attachment to Sylvia. Blending street-level London atmosphere with twists of inheritance, disguise, and motive, The Opal Serpent is a classic puzzle mystery where every secret has a price.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:12) Chapter 02

(00:50:10) Chapter 03

(01:13:52) Chapter 04

(01:36:44) Chapter 05

(01:59:51) Chapter 06

(02:23:13) Chapter 07

(02:43:55) Chapter 08

(03:05:56) Chapter 09

(03:27:40) Chapter 10

(03:48:38) Chapter 11

(04:09:24) Chapter 12

(04:30:41) Chapter 13

(04:55:34) Chapter 14

(05:16:29) Chapter 15

(05:39:23) Chapter 16

(05:59:31) Chapter 17

(06:21:06) Chapter 18

(06:41:21) Chapter 19

(06:57:57) Chapter 20

(07:21:39) Chapter 21

(07:45:00) Chapter 22

(08:07:30) Chapter 23

(08:29:22) Chapter 24

(08:53:53) Chapter 25

(09:24:47) Chapter 26

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The Mikado Jewel by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 28, 2022

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The Mikado Jewel by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In fog-bound Edwardian London, Patricia Carrol, an out-of-work Irish governess, is scraping by at a shabby Bayswater boarding house optimistically nicknamed The Home of Art. When the lodgers troop off to celebrate a play premiere, Patricia stays behind to tend Mrs. Pentreddle, the landlady's grim, secretive sister. The old woman offers Patricia five pounds for a simple errand: meet a stranger by the Serpentine and collect a small box. But the favor turns into a nightmare when Patricia returns to find Mrs. Pentreddle brutally murdered and the quiet house suddenly crawling with suspicion. With the police asking hard questions and the other boarders whispering, Patricia must piece together what really happened during that empty, silent night. The mysterious box points to a much larger story: a legendary jewel linked to hidden motives, dangerous passions, and a Japanese connection that draws in outsiders far beyond Crook Street. Moving from theatrical boarding-house gossip to family secrets and diplomatic intrigue, Fergus Hume spins a classic puzzle where innocence is fragile, alibis are slippery, and the truth has a long shadow.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:40) Chapter 02

(00:46:20) Chapter 03

(01:09:48) Chapter 04

(01:32:33) Chapter 05

(01:54:15) Chapter 06

(02:16:22) Chapter 07

(02:39:39) Chapter 08

(03:04:52) Chapter 09

(03:27:22) Chapter 10

(03:49:01) Chapter 11

(04:12:38) Chapter 12

(04:34:58) Chapter 13

(04:56:44) Chapter 14

(05:18:46) Chapter 15

(05:43:43) Chapter 16

(06:09:39) Chapter 17

(06:33:53) Chapter 18

(07:01:11) Chapter 19

(07:33:13) Chapter 20

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The Lady From Nowhere by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 28, 2022

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The Lady From Nowhere by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

On a warm July night in 1896, the quiet London suburb of Grangebury is jolted awake by a single cry: murder. Maria Presk, a hard pressed landlady in Paradise Row, has found her newest lodger, the reclusive Miss Ligram, strangled inside a lavish chamber drenched in yellow silk and candlelight. Called in to assist the plodding local inspector, Scotland Yard detective Absolom Gebb arrives to face a puzzle that is equal parts crime scene and theatrical tableau: an eerie 'death-card' left as if to taunt the law, a locked house full of frightened witnesses, and a victim who seems to have stepped into town without history, friends, or even a true name. As newspapers swarm and rumors multiply, Gebb follows the few tangible clues outward from the Yellow Room into a trail of vanished addresses, cautious solicitors, disputed inheritances, and whispers from an old country estate where money and respectability hide dangerous secrets. To solve the killing, he must first discover who Miss Ligram really was, and why someone wanted the lady from nowhere erased before her past could be found.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:46) Chapter 02

(00:31:43) Chapter 03

(00:46:20) Chapter 04

(01:00:45) Chapter 05

(01:13:31) Chapter 06

(01:28:09) Chapter 07

(01:41:38) Chapter 08

(01:55:42) Chapter 09

(02:09:13) Chapter 10

(02:22:00) Chapter 11

(02:37:02) Chapter 12

(02:51:45) Chapter 13

(03:05:43) Chapter 14

(03:18:43) Chapter 15

(03:33:13) Chapter 16

(03:46:50) Chapter 17

(04:00:15) Chapter 18

(04:14:39) Chapter 19

(04:28:41) Chapter 20

(04:42:15) Chapter 21

(04:56:02) Chapter 22

(05:08:09) Chapter 23

(05:23:07) Chapter 24

(05:37:32) Chapter 25

(05:55:01) Chapter 26

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The Girl From Malta by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 28, 2022

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The Girl From Malta by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

One evening as the P. and O.'s vessel 'Neptune' steams away from Australia to Britain, Ronald Monteith, a young, wealthy Australian is taken into the confidence of a fellow-passenger Lionel Ventin who relates the story of his rather tragic life. When Ventin is found stabbed to death in his cabin the next morning Monteith vows to find the murderer, thinking it must surely be the vengeful wife of whom he spoke who is responsible. When arriving in London he immediately seeks the help of a barrister and a detective. However, as he delves deeper into the mystery, he is mortified to find the evidence begins to point to the girl he has fallen in love with - the girl from Malta..

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:36:23) Chapter 02

(01:06:41) Chapter 03

(01:38:50) Chapter 04

(02:03:44) Chapter 05

(02:30:03) Chapter 06

(02:59:24) Chapter 07

(03:27:44) Chapter 08

(03:52:07) Chapter 09

(04:13:41) Chapter 10

(04:36:53) Chapter 11

(05:02:35) Chapter 12

(05:26:37) Chapter 13

(05:44:52) Chapter 14

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The Crimson Cryptogram by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Dec 28, 2022

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The Crimson Cryptogram by Fergus Hume audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In late-Victorian England, young Dr. Robert Ellis is running out of money, patience, and hope. Night after night, he and his journalist friend, Harry Cass, talk in their shabby rooms about a future that never seems to arrive - until a frantic neighbor, the young and shaken Mrs. Moxton, bursts in with a nightmare announcement: her husband has been found dead, murdered in the garden. Ellis and Cass rush to the scene and discover a chilling detail the police cannot ignore - a strange set of marks, scrawled in blood on the victim's sleeve, like a message meant to survive its writer. With no clear suspect and motives buried beneath respectable appearances, the pair are pulled into an investigation that tests Ellis's nerve and Cass's instincts for hidden stories. As they follow a trail of coded clues, uneasy friendships, and carefully guarded secrets, the crimson cryptogram becomes both a puzzle and a warning, hinting at a larger design behind a single violent act. Fergus Hume blends brisk detective work with social tension and mounting suspense, inviting you to solve the code before it is too late.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:24) Chapter 02

(00:26:51) Chapter 03

(00:41:13) Chapter 04

(00:57:25) Chapter 05

(01:12:47) Chapter 06

(01:28:29) Chapter 07

(01:42:23) Chapter 08

(01:57:59) Chapter 09

(02:13:01) Chapter 10

(02:26:56) Chapter 11

(02:39:52) Chapter 12

(02:53:08) Chapter 13

(03:07:05) Chapter 14

(03:21:29) Chapter 15

(03:34:39) Chapter 16

(03:49:22) Chapter 17

(04:03:35) Chapter 18

(04:18:16) Chapter 19

(04:33:48) Chapter 20

(04:46:03) Chapter 21

(04:59:48) Chapter 22

(05:13:46) Chapter 23

(05:26:56) Chapter 24

(05:39:44) Chapter 25

(05:52:55) Chapter 26

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