Miss Frances Baird, Detective

Reginald Wright Kauffman (1877 - 1959)

Frances Baird is a detective with the Watkins Agency of New York City. She and a colleague are sent undercover to "The Maples" to guard a valuable set of diamonds during the festivities leading up to the marriage of Mr. Deneen's eldest son, James Jr. Within a few hours of their arrival, however, this seemingly simple task turns into something much more sinister, and it is ultimately left to Frances to unravel the truth of the matter. (Summary by J. M. Smallheer)

Genre(s): Detective Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 00- Introduction J. M. Smallheer
00:02:55
Play 01 01 - Deneen's Diamonds J. M. Smallheer
00:09:10
Play 02 02 - At the 'Listening Pipes' J. M. Smallheer
00:08:30
Play 03 03 - Brotherly Hate J. M. Smallheer
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Play 04 04 - Exit the Jewels J. M. Smallheer
00:11:40
Play 05 05 - Felony J. M. Smallheer
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Play 06 06 - 'Dead for a Ducat' J. M. Smallheer
00:09:41
Play 07 07 - A Mysterious Disappearance J. M. Smallheer
00:11:08
Play 08 08 - In the Cellar J. M. Smallheer
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Play 09 09 - Mr. Fredericks Returns J. M. Smallheer
00:15:17
Play 10 10 - The Chief's Decision J. M. Smallheer
00:05:59
Play 11 11 - In Which I Am Very Nearly Killed J. M. Smallheer
00:08:19
Play 12 12 - Kemp Learns the Truth J. M. Smallheer
00:14:49
Play 13 13 - We Hunt for Blood-Stains J. M. Smallheer
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Play 14 14 - 'Who Killed My Son' J. M. Smallheer
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Play 15 15 - 'Thou Art the Man' J. M. Smallheer
00:16:44
Play 16 16 - I Resign J. M. Smallheer
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Play 17 17 - In the Jail J. M. Smallheer
00:09:29
Play 18 18 - The Inquest J. M. Smallheer
00:16:08
Play 19 19 - The Woman in the Case J. M. Smallheer
00:19:01
Play 20 20 - I Meet Mrs. Maria Bladesdell J. M. Smallheer
00:12:22
Play 21 21 - I Try the Third Degree J. M. Smallheer
00:09:06
Play 22 22 - Bromley Grows Mysterious J. M. Smallheer
00:19:02
Play 23 23 - 'My Friend, the Thief' J. M. Smallheer
00:13:35
Play 24 24 - 'I Seem to Be Doomed' J. M. Smallheer
00:12:13
Play 25 25 - The Last of It J. M. Smallheer
00:18:12