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Shadow of the Rope (Version 2)

Public domain audiobook

Shadow of the Rope (Version 2)

by E. W. Hornung

English· 07:53:54· 28 chapters
Unhappy Rachel Minchin is planning to return to her native Australia. The morning of her departure, she finds herself a widow, and embroiled with a police investigation.
More famous for his Raffles stories, E.W. Hornung was also infamous for his casual racism, which some readers and listeners may find offensive. (Summary by LynneT)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    The End of Their Life

    20:47
  2. Chapter 2

    The Case for the Crown

    13:58
  3. Chapter 3

    Name and Nature

    17:10
  4. Chapter 4

    The Man in the Train

    20:48
  5. Chapter 5

    The Man in the Street

    23:21
  6. Chapter 6

    A Peripatetic Providence

    13:56
  7. Chapter 7

    A Morning Call

    12:43
  8. Chapter 8

    The Dove and the Serpent

    24:10
  9. Chapter 9

    A Change of Scene

    12:28
  10. Chapter 10

    A Slight Discrepancy

    17:34
  11. Chapter 11

    Another New Friend

    18:34
  12. Chapter 12

    Episode of the Invisible Visitor

    24:24
  13. Chapter 13

    The Australian Room

    10:17
  14. Chapter 14

    Battle Royal

    14:00
  15. Chapter 15

    A Chance Encounter

    14:42
  16. Chapter 16

    A Match for Mrs. Venables

    17:18
  17. Chapter 17

    Friends in Need

    12:56
  18. Chapter 18

    "They Which Were Bidden"

    17:16
  19. Chapter 19

    Rachel's Champion

    16:35
  20. Chapter 20

    More Haste

    12:09
  21. Chapter 21

    Worse Speed

    14:37
  22. Chapter 22

    The Darkest Hour

    15:24
  23. Chapter 23

    Dawn

    16:33
  24. Chapter 24

    One Who Was Not Bidden

    16:53
  25. Chapter 25

    A Point to Langholm

    17:05
  26. Chapter 26

    A Cardinal Point

    21:47
  27. Chapter 27

    The Whole Truth

    17:42
  28. Chapter 28

    In the Matter of a Motive

    18:47