The Master of Mysteries

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

(5 stars)

Elf Brown

An excellent book, to have in the background, while working. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Surprising delight

(4.5 stars)

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

(5 stars)

Himmer

I was sad to get to the end of these stories even though the ending was great!