The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers ~ Full Audiobook [thriller]

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10/17/22

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The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers audiobook.

Genre: thriller

Containing many realistic details based on Childers' own sailing trips along the German North Sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy story.

It was one of the early invasion novels which predicted war with Germany and called for British preparedness. The plot involves the uncovering of secret German preparations for an invasion of the United Kingdom. It is often called the first modern spy novel, although others are as well, it was certainly very influential in the genre and for its time.

The book enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it as a major reason that the Admiralty decided to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:05:53) Chapter 01

(00:24:05) Chapter 02

(00:57:06) Chapter 03

(01:22:11) Chapter 04

(01:41:33) Chapter 05

(02:02:37) Chapter 06

(02:20:28) Chapter 07

(02:50:04) Chapter 08

(03:18:12) Chapter 09

(03:38:52) Chapter 10

(03:57:54) Chapter 11

(04:18:32) Chapter 12

(04:43:29) Chapter 13

(04:56:42) Chapter 14

(05:16:38) Chapter 15

(05:34:13) Chapter 16

(06:06:40) Chapter 17

(06:34:21) Chapter 18

(06:48:48) Chapter 19

(07:21:37) Chapter 20

(07:48:35) Chapter 21

(08:23:52) Chapter 22

(08:53:48) Chapter 23

(09:25:36) Chapter 24

(10:02:08) Chapter 25

(10:31:47) Chapter 26

(11:03:08) Chapter 27

(11:39:59) Chapter 28

(12:00:59) Chapter 29

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The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ~ Full Audiobook [thriller]

October 13, 2022

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139m

The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell audiobook.

Genre: thriller

Presented as a found manuscript passed from hand to hand, The Grey Woman draws you into a hushed confession of fear, courage, and reinvention. In a small German town, the gentle Anna Scherer is courted into an elegant marriage that promises security and sophistication. But behind the fine house, the polished manners, and the glitter of high society, Anna begins to sense a deeper menace in her husband and the circle that surrounds him. When scattered clues harden into certainty, Anna finds an unexpected ally in Amante, a sharp-eyed servant whose loyalty is matched only by her practical daring. Together they attempt what seems impossible: to break free from a powerful man who does not intend to be refused, and from a past that can track them across borders. As Anna is forced into secrecy and disguise, every knock at the door becomes a test of nerve, and every new refuge carries the question of who can be trusted. Elizabeth Gaskell blends Gothic atmosphere with psychological realism, exploring coercion, survival, and the price of reclaiming your own name.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:37:49) Chapter 02

(01:25:42) Chapter 03

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The White Moll by Frank L. Packard ~ Full Audiobook [thriller]

October 17, 2022

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538m

The White Moll by Frank L. Packard audiobook.

Genre: thriller

Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) born in Montreal, Quebec, was a Canadian novelist. Packard is credited with bridging the gap from the “cozy” style mysteries to the more gritty, hard-boiled style of such writers as Dashiell Hammet and Raymond Chandler. Packard also wrote a series of novels, beginning in 1917, featuring Jimmie Dale. A wealthy playboy by day, at night, Jimmie becomes a crimefighter “The Gray Seal” complete with mask and secret hide-out, “The Sanctuary”. This character certainly influenced later crime-fighting characters such as Batman and The Shadow.

In The White Moll (1920) Rhoda Gray, “The White Moll”, an angel of mercy who spends her time helping the poor in the slums of New York City, is drawn into the criminal world when she attempts to help Gypsy Nan, who is not what she seems. Accused of a crime and on the run from the police, she must battle the most nefarious criminal gang in the New York underworld to prove her innocence. Populated by such characters as Pierre Dangler, the Pug, Pinkie Bonn, Skeeny, the Sparrow and above all “the Adventurer”, this story contains shoot-outs, car chases, adventure and enough suspense and deception to satisfy the most avid mystery lover.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:24:55) Chapter 2

(00:53:55) Chapter 3

(01:22:05) Chapter 4

(01:40:28) Chapter 5

(02:05:26) Chapter 6

(02:27:49) Chapter 7

(02:58:33) Chapter 8

(03:27:26) Chapter 9

(03:48:38) Chapter 10