The Master of Mysteries
Frank Gelett Burgess
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Subtitled, "Being an account of the problems solved by Astro, seer of secrets, and his love affair with Valeska Wynne, his assistant." Classic detective stories, with an atypical solver of them. Note, the book itself is published with no author name, which explains the introduction. Don't understand what I mean? Listen and find out! - Summary by TriciaG (13 hr 36 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 5:10 | Read by ToddHW |
Missing John Hudson | 34:05 | Read by Matthew Boff |
The Stolen Shakespeare | 36:13 | Read by ToddHW |
The Macdougal Street Affair | 34:00 | Read by NeoAnglo |
The Fanshawe Ghost | 28:26 | Read by NeoAnglo |
The Denton Boudoir Mystery | 35:18 | Read by NeoAnglo |
The Lorsson Elopement | 46:38 | Read by TriciaG |
The Calendon Kidnapping Case | 36:33 | Read by TriciaG |
Miss Dalrymple's Locket | 26:39 | Read by ToddHW |
Number Thirteen | 36:43 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
The Trouble with Tulliver | 30:42 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Why Mrs. Burbank Ran Away | 37:35 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Mrs. Selwyn's Emerald | 35:51 | Read by ToddHW |
The Assassins' Club | 39:10 | Read by Dan Gurzynski |
The Luck of the Merringtons | 26:03 | Read by Beth Blakely |
The Count's Comedy | 33:47 | Read by ToddHW |
Priscilla's Presents | 25:36 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
The Heir to Soothoid | 30:00 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
The Two Miss Mannings | 37:20 | Read by Mark Nelson |
Van Asten's Visitor | 31:47 | Read by ToddHW |
The Middlebury Murder | 39:39 | Read by Tomas Dorrington-Hardin |
Vengeance of the Pi Rho Nu | 36:36 | Read by Mark Nelson |
The Lady in Taupe | 25:18 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Mrs. Stellery's Letters | 37:25 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Black Light | 29:34 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Reviews
Fun and Entertaining
Elf Brown
An excellent book, to have in the background, while working. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Surprising delight
Martha Mydear
This is a collection of individual cases of the mysterious Astro, a celebrated psychic who uses his unusual intellect and powers of observation to solve problems that his clients want to keep out of the public eye. Aided by his beautiful and bright protege, Valeska, they make a compelling pair of detectives as they move through gilded New York society of 1908. The stories are clever and highly original, so much so that I am amazed they were never adapted for radio or the screen. I also enjoyed the images of New York City in an age when horse drawn carriages and automobiles shared the streets.
Fun Stories
Himmer
I was sad to get to the end of these stories even though the ending was great!
The Master of Mysteries
Joachim Stephens
If you want a detective series like Sherlock Holmes then this is for you.