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Classic Audiobook Collection - The Pagan’s Cup by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]
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The Pagan’s Cup by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]

Classic Audiobook Collection

12/29/22

420m

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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 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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Next Episode

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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