Cask
Freeman Wills Crofts
30 chapters · 11 h 41 min · English
Read by Kirsten Wever, Nancy Gorgen, Vinny Lerin, Tim Rowe, Kimberley Stephenson, Yoganandh T and others
Detective Fiction
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Though he went on to write dozens of other novels over an almost 40-year career, his debut work--this 1920 detective mystery--is considered by many to be Crofts’ masterpiece. A cask supposedly containing statuary is accidentally damaged when it’s being unloaded in London. Its contents are a surprise, and a mystery! Will Inspector Burnley be able to solve it? (Summary by Verla Viera)
Chapters
1 Chapter I: A Strange Consignment 42 min 2 Chapter II: Inspector Burnley on the Track 25 min 3 Chapter III: The Watcher on the Wall 17 min 4 Chapter IV: A Midnight Interview 16 min 5 Chapter V: Felix Tells a Story 23 min 6 Chapter VI: The Art of Detection 27 min 7 Chapter VII: The Cask at Last 23 min 8 Chapter VIII: The Opening of the Cask 15 min 9 Chapter IX: M. Le Chef de la Sûreté 21 min 10 Chapter X: Who Wrote the Letter? 23 min 11 Chapter XI: MM. Dupierre et Cie 13 min 12 Chapter XII: At the Gare St. Lazare 23 min 13 Chapter XIII: The Owner of the Dress 15 min 14 Chapter XIV: M. Boirac Makes a Statement 14 min 15 Chapter XV: The Avenue de L'Alma 19 min 16 Chapter XVI: Inspector Burnley Up Against It 26 min 17 Chapter XVII: A Council of War 26 min 18 Chapter XVIII: Lefarge Hunts Alone 25 min 19 Chapter XIX: The Testing of an Alibi 31 min 20 Chapter XX: Some Damning Evidence 27 min 21 Chapter XXI: A New Point of View 19 min 22 Chapter XXII: Felix Tells a Second Story 37 min 23 Chapter XXIII: Clifford Gets to Work 19 min 24 Chapter XXIV: Mr. Georges La Touche 18 min 25 Chapter XXV: Disappointment 16 min 26 Chapter XXVI: A Clue at Last 33 min 27 Chapter XXVII: La Touche's Dilemma 31 min 28 Chapter XXVIII: The Unravelling of the Web 25 min 29 Chapter XXIX: A Dramatic Dénouement 45 min 30 Chapter XXX: Conclusion 6 min
