The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet
Burton Egbert Stevenson
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Three men are dead. Killed by a very powerful poison. Their deaths seem to be connected to a very old cabinet purchased in France and a notorious French criminal. What is the link? It is up to the lawyer Lester and the newspaperman Godfrey to pool their talents and solve the mystery. - Summary by Richard Kilmer (7 hr 0 min)
Chapters
| A Connoisseur's Vagary | 13:26 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The First Tragedy | 11:24 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Wounded Hand | 21:35 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Thunderbolt | 11:59 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Grady Takes a Hand | 15:00 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Woman in the Case | 10:56 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Rogers Gets a Shock | 10:56 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Precautions | 15:27 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Guesses at the Riddle | 17:39 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Preparations | 17:11 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Burning Eyes | 14:38 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Godfrey is Frightened | 8:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| A Distinguished Caller | 17:08 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Veiled Lady | 11:52 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Secret of the Unknown Frenchman | 9:05 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Philip Vantine's Caller | 15:44 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Enter M. Armand | 19:11 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| I Part with the Boule Cabinet | 21:44 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| "La Mort!" | 10:22 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Escape | 13:38 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Godfrey Weaves a Romance | 18:59 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| "Crochard, L'Invincible!" | 20:57 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| We Meet M. Pigot | 13:58 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Secret of the Cabinet | 20:29 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Michaelovitch Diamonds | 17:01 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Fate of M. Pigot | 13:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| The Last Act of the Drama | 12:30 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| Crochard Writes an Epilogue | 16:16 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
Reviews
Four stars for the story, but...
KAB
The story was interesting enough to keep me listening anyway, but Kilmer's reading was just weird, with innumerable & ackwardly-placed pauses and a bizarre cadence.
VIVA L'INVINCIBLE
Avid Listener
Until the final sentence I still was not sure who was real and who was not. You will surely enjoy this one. Thanks to RK for another fine read.
Just the right complexity
A LibriVox Listener
This is an enjoyable mystery, with a good number of plot twists, but not so many that you can't keep track of all the characters or the story. I can't say I was entirely surprised by all of them, but it wasn't so predictable as to be boring either. Overall, a competent storytelling that does not demand too much from the reader.
Another fantastic original mystery story.
Johnny Yesterday
The story is magnificent and the reader is great. I highly recommend this book.
refreshing mystery!
Ana
wonderfully written and very well read. Almost had me rooting for the bad guy :)
Having read the book, I thought listening to it would be good be
Kcsld
things. But while Richard Kilmer voice has a pleasant pitch he reads in phrases, dropping his voice in the middle of a sentence where there is no period, pauses where there is no comma. And paced at a beat that makes me want to tell him he needs a voice coach. I won't listen to another book he records
okay story
Suzie
The plot wasn’t very good, the characters were boring, and the reader’s sing song narration was annoying. He reads many of these audiobooks, and I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten feedback to help him change his style. He along with many readers should get help with the pronunciation of foreign words before they tackle reading these stories for others.
a different kind of criminal
FreeMr.Peltier
I enjoyed this mystery very much. There was a bit of humor thrown in. The reader has a pleasant voice that is relaxing to listen to. I've heard him read other mysteries. Thank you for your volunteering which must take a lot of your time.