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The Sacred Herb by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]
Classic Audiobook Collection
12/29/22
•615m
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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]
December 29, 2022
•420m
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 Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]
December 29, 2022
•748m
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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