A Thief in the Night - Version 2

E. W. Hornung (1866 - 1921)

A Thief in the Night is a 1905 collection of short stories by Ernest William Hornung, featuring his popular character A. J. Raffles. It was the third book in the series, and the final collection of short stories. In it, Raffles, a gentleman thief, commits a number of burglaries in late Victorian England.

Although Raffles had been killed in the Second Boer War at the end of The Black Mask, chronicler and accomplice Bunny Manders narrates additional adventures which he had previously omitted, from various points in their criminal careers.

Genre(s): Short Stories, Single Author Collections

Language: English

Keyword(s): detective fiction (28), action and adventure (2), crime & mysteryfiction (1)

Group: Arthur J. Raffles series

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Out of Paradise Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:41:31
Play 02 The Chest of Silver Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:34:32
Play 03 The Rest Cure Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:39:45
Play 04 The Criminologists' Club Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:43:57
Play 05 The Field of Phillipi Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:44:31
Play 06 A Bad Night Michelle Tan
00:35:16
Play 07 A Trap to Catch a Cracksman Korina Krchniaková
00:42:00
Play 08 The Spoils of Sacrilege Michele Fry
00:38:44
Play 09 The Raffles Relics Michele Fry
00:39:01
Play 10 The Last Word inkling
00:12:21