The Unseen Ear
Natalie Sumner Lincoln
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Judith Richards is seated alone in her father's library at midnight, when a man enters, rifles her father's safe, and is examining his loot when a steel blade darts thru the portières, pierces him and he falls dead to the floor. Judith meanwhile has remained undisturbed, for she is seated with her back to the intruder and she is, moreover, stone deaf. When she finally rises to leave the room, she discovers the crime, and recognizes the victim as the stepson of her uncle. Detective Ferguson comes to the conclusion that the murder must have been an inside job, and the members of the household come under suspicion. Ferguson was right in his theory, but it is not until much evidence against each has been untangled that it is discovered which one was guilty - Summary by Book review digest v17 1921 (6 hr 42 min)
Chapitres
Through The Portieres | 6:00 | Lu par Christine Rottger |
Identified | 23:35 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Theories | 24:54 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Lost: A Memorandum | 22:30 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
More Theories | 27:15 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Speculation | 24:20 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
The Knave Of Hearts | 25:21 | Lu par Cindy Winsor |
Pro And Con | 12:49 | Lu par Cindy Winsor |
Half A Sheet | 22:15 | Lu par TR Love |
Below Stairs | 16:40 | Lu par TR Love |
The Threat | 21:01 | Lu par TR Love |
The Theft | 17:08 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Mlzpah | 13:54 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Suspicion | 22:25 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
The Push Button | 21:55 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Links In The Chain | 23:17 | Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
The Dancing Silhouettes | 15:39 | Lu par Vincent C |
Edged Tools | 20:02 | Lu par Howard Skyman |
The Unseen Ear | 9:39 | Lu par Riley Ruiz |
Run To Cover | 32:16 | Lu par tawdryfields |
Critiques





Unknown
One of the few books I’ve read in which practically all of the characters were unlikable. I felt almost no sympathy with them and didn’t care who would torn out to be the bad guy. It was long and bounced around a lot, but it did leave you wondering who. Some of the readers were really good, but at least one moved me to use Siri to read half the chapters on Gutenberg . Org.





Retired Librarian
Bordering often on the melodramatic, the story does offer any number of suspects and motives for the murder. All of which wait until the last chapter to be unraveled. Less by the detective in charge, than by the narration of the various pieces of the events leading up to and following the murder, retold by the various characters. Good, clear narration.





J. Harley
This is one of the best mysteries ever. 'Good readers too!