The Mark of Cain


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Murder mystery #8 by the prolific American author Carolyn Wells, featuring her famous detective, Fleming Stone (though that detective isn’t brought into the case until it’s almost too late).

The novel features a heroine resisting pressure to marry a man she doesn’t love, detectives and police who keep chasing clues in the wrong directions, a teenage wanna-be detective who’s also an inveterate liar, and a host of other interesting characters, most of whom merely serve to redirect the course of justice until Fleming Stone shows up to set them all straight. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann)

Caution: The book contains some stereotypical racism towards Swedes and Japanese, and Chapters 1, 2, and 21 contain several instances of an offensive and derogatory term to describe Italians. (7 hr 38 min)

Chapters

Through the Green Cord 19:14 Read by Douglas Wood
Who Could Have Done It? 17:52 Read by Douglas Wood
Pinckney, the Reporter 18:44 Read by LouisMercredi
The Inquest Begins 23:50 Read by lightcrystal
The Swede 17:34 Read by Anna Krasuska
Out of the West 20:06 Read by Rohit Gokhale
Stephanotis 17:39 Read by MilinaMom
The Milk Bottle 19:17 Read by Rohit Gokhale
A Clause in the Will 18:02 Read by Maggie Marlin-Hess
Stryker’s Handkerchief 16:33 Read by jhaberhausen
Duane, the Detective 20:48 Read by bilwelvox
A New Theory 16:22 Read by Charlie Kingfisher
Fibsy Fibs 18:04 Read by Douglas Wood
Two Suitors 16:05 Read by Rohit Gokhale
The Trap that Was Set 18:12 Read by Kate Adams
A Promise 16:55 Read by Rohit Gokhale
Madame Isis 18:49 Read by Winnifred Assmann
All for Love 21:18 Read by Rohit Gokhale
Two at Luncheon 16:31 Read by KeltonLee
Fleming Stone 19:11 Read by Rohit Gokhale
Stone’s Questions 15:44 Read by Jess0602
Judge Hoyt’s Plan 12:58 Read by Inkell
In Kito’s Care 17:24 Read by Inkell
Escape 18:24 Read by Winnifred Assmann
The Whole Truth 22:41 Read by Rohit Gokhale