A Master Hand
Richard Dallas
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
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This murder mystery, written in 1903 by Richard Dallas (pseudonym), describes a fictional crime that took place in the New York City of 1883. A fine period piece as well as a clever detective story. (Introduction by Delmar H. Dolbier) (4 hr 55 min)
Chapters
Introductory | 2:19 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
A Soliliquy | 11:48 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
A Game of Cards | 13:42 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
A Tragedy | 14:00 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Suspect | 11:21 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Inquest | 20:02 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Inquest Concluded | 23:47 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
An Evening at the Club | 26:29 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Prosecution and the Prisioner | 28:48 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
A Clue and a Conference | 23:08 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Trial | 23:58 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Trial Concluded | 22:34 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
An Episode and a Dinner | 25:42 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Truth at Last | 25:23 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Death of Winters | 22:11 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Reviews
Enjoyed this story
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mikezane
A man is murdered, and a man considered a ne'er do well is accused of the murder. The prosecutor in the case is familiar with both men and does not believe that the accused is guilty. Rather than prosecute a man he believes is innocent, he recuses himself and goes to work for the defense. His plan of action is simple: dig into the past of the victim and find out who else had a motive. A wee bit predictable, but still a very good story. Reading was good.
Excellent Murder Mystery
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MrMarkN4CC
Extremely well read by Delmar. Very good murder mystery, like all good murder mystery there are lots of twists and turns. My second listen because I missed some details the first go round.
awesome!!
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sunidhi katiyar
🤯🤯 the reading was so..... (in loss of words) 。゚゚・。・゚゚。 ゚。 L 。゚ ゚・。・゚ 。゚゚・。・゚゚。 ゚。 O 。゚ ゚・。・゚ 。゚゚・。・゚゚。 ゚。 V 。゚ ゚・。・゚ 。゚゚・。・゚゚。 ゚。 E 。゚ ゚・。・゚ /\__/\ (=•ㅅ•=) (つ♡⊂)∫ U--U
A Master Hand
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David R. Smith
Good fun “who dun-nit” story and an enjoyable listen. Read well, many thanks for the dedication and effort to bring this alive!
Murder mystery
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oldman
Well read by Delmar H. Dolbier and a good mystery Ending was surprising for me. Thanks Libribox and Delmar.
An unexpected twist
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Gerard Howell
Dolbeir us a good reader. The trial a bit contrived, however, it leads to a surprise ending.
Recommended legal thriller
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Cindy Barnett
interesting plot and characters are well developed. classically non offensive. Pleasantly performed & clearly narrated. Recommended.
Great story with many twists and turns. Wonderful narration
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