The Double


Read by Atul Sharma

(4.6 stars; 33 reviews)

When Dick Staines graduated the University of Cambridge without family connections or inherited wealth, he decides to put his honours science degree in the service of Scotland Yard, where he is marked for rapid promotion. Ten years later, and Detective Inspector Richard Staines is confronted by a murder from his past, involving a doppelgänger and a mysterious thumbprint.

From the golden age of detective fiction, Edgar Wallace was a prolific author with over 170 novels to his credit, including King Kong. More than 160 films have been made of his works, and a publisher once claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. - Summary by ASharma (7 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Chapter I 19:16 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter II 12:58 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter III 22:20 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter IV 19:15 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter V 26:07 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter VI 16:53 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter VII 20:03 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter VIII 15:40 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter IX 7:10 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter X 9:09 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XI 13:44 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XII 12:56 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XIII 22:18 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XIV 10:13 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XV 22:46 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XVI 14:27 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XVII 20:58 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XVIII 25:22 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XIX 11:28 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XX 14:39 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXI 15:33 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXII 16:39 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXIII 12:33 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXIV 13:21 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXV 10:18 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXVI 22:25 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXVII 11:15 Read by Atul Sharma
Chapter XXVIII 13:29 Read by Atul Sharma

Reviews

Great reader, complicated story


(4 stars)

The reader did an amazing job, thank you. I found this story a bit hard to follow with many characters. Had I listened to it in one or two sessions, it would have been better. The ending was great and nicely explained the mystery.


(5 stars)

Eliz Audio Reader. Thank you Atul Sharma, for your excellent reading of a new Edgar Wallace book for the LibriVox archives. I hope you will continue reading for this great service. Thanks again.

fun story, clear reading


(5 stars)

this was a fun, clean, detective mystery. otherwise still don't know which girl was which

excellent story, good reader


(5 stars)

Intriguing plot. I got so interested that it was hard to concentrate on my driving.

Incredible story of intrigue! I was confused but loved it!


(5 stars)

Well Read


(5 stars)

Thanks to Mr Sharma. Enjoyable classic detective/murder mystery.

ahhh yeah


(2.5 stars)

A detective whodunit , sort meandering one