The Shadow of the Rope
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Unhappy Rachel Minchin is planning to return to her native Australia. The morning of her departure, she finds herself a widow, and embroiled with a police investigation.
More famous for his Raffles stories, E.W. Hornung was also infamous for his casual racism, which some readers and listeners may find offensive. (Summary by LynneT)
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| The End of Their Life | 20:47 | Read by Tim Rowe | |
| The Case for the Crown | 13:58 | Read by Tim Rowe | |
| Name and Nature | 17:10 | Read by Tim Rowe | |
| The Man in the Train | 20:48 | Read by Tim Rowe | |
| The Man in the Street | 23:21 | Read by Belinda Mc | |
| A Peripatetic Providence | 13:56 | Read by Belinda Mc | |
| A Morning Call | 12:43 | Read by bilwelvox | |
| The Dove and the Serpent | 24:10 | Read by bilwelvox | |
| A Change of Scene | 12:28 | Read by Yoganandh T | |
| A Slight Discrepancy | 17:34 | Read by Yoganandh T | |
| Another New Friend | 18:34 | Read by Yoganandh T | |
| Episode of the Invisible Visitor | 24:24 | Read by Aidan Iams | |
| The Australian Room | 10:17 | Read by NeilAucoin | |
| Battle Royal | 14:00 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg | |
| A Chance Encounter | 14:42 | Read by Tim Rowe | |
| A Match for Mrs. Venables | 17:18 | Read by Tim Rowe | |
| Friends in Need | 12:56 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg | |
| "They Which Were Bidden" | 17:16 | Read by AJ Somerville | |
| Rachel's Champion | 16:35 | Read by AJ Somerville | |
| More Haste | 12:09 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg | |
| Worse Speed | 14:37 | Read by Kyle Donelan | |
| The Darkest Hour | 15:24 | Read by Krista Zaleski | |
| Dawn | 16:33 | Read by Rohit Gokhale | |
| One Who Was Not Bidden | 16:53 | Read by DizeyDo | |
| A Point to Langholm | 17:05 | Read by Christine Bowden | |
| A Cardinal Point | 21:47 | Read by JackFriesian | |
| The Whole Truth | 17:42 | Read by Cbteddy | |
| In the Matter of a Motive | 18:47 | Read by Belinda Mc |