The Clevedon Case

Nancy Oakley and John Oakley

Quoting from a "teaser" on the flyleaf:

The well-known authority on criminology, Dennis Holt, inherited a house in a remote village, the sort of place in which, to quote himself, “nothing ever happens.” One night at fifty-three minutes past eleven (he was always meticulously accurate about time), his attention was attracted by a peremptory tapping on the window pane. A moment later, the lower sash was slowly pushed up and a young girl appeared.

“Let me in!” she whispered. “Please—I have hurt myself.”

That was the beginning of a bewildering series of happenings in the life of Dennis Holt. Suddenly he found himself precipitated into the midst of a bewildering mystery, which at one time seemed to threaten even his own liberty. Patiently piecing together the ascertained facts, Holt eventually presented a remarkable reconstruction of what had taken place on that dramatic night.

Genre(s): Detective Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Ch. 1 A Midnight Visitor Steven Seitel
00:18:32
Play 02 Ch. 2 The Tragedy at White towers Steven Seitel
00:14:14
Play 03 Ch. 3 A Meeting in the Dark Steven Seitel
00:13:17
Play 04 Ch. 4 The Silver-headed Hatpin Steven Seitel
00:17:20
Play 05 Ch. 5 Kitty Clevedon and Ronald Thoyne Steven Seitel
00:13:39
Play 06 Ch. 6 A New Sensation Steven Seitel
00:11:53
Play 07 Ch. 7 Evidence at the Inquest Steven Seitel
00:14:42
Play 08 Ch. 8 The Story of a Quarrel Steven Seitel
00:12:05
Play 09 Ch. 9 What Kitty Clevedon Said Steven Seitel
00:13:57
Play 10 Ch. 10 An Invitation from Lady Clevedon Steven Seitel
00:13:47
Play 11 Ch. 11 A Visit from Ronald Thoyne Steven Seitel
00:18:42
Play 12 Ch. 12 Ronald Thoyne Disappears Steven Seitel
00:10:18
Play 13 Ch. 13 The Vicar's Story Steven Seitel
00:11:10
Play 14 Ch. 14 Kitty Sends a Telegram Steven Seitel
00:11:14
Play 15 Ch. 15 On Ronald Thoyne's Yacht Steven Seitel
00:15:16
Play 16 Ch. 16 The Mystery of Billy Clevedon Steven Seitel
00:09:43
Play 17 Ch. 17 More about Billy Clevedon Steven Seitel
00:13:15
Play 18 Ch. 18 The Anonymous Letters Steven Seitel
00:13:50
Play 19 Ch. 19 The Hairpin Clue Steven Seitel
00:12:16
Play 20 Ch. 20 Still More about Billy Clevedon Steven Seitel
00:13:44
Play 21 Ch. 21 Why Tulmin Blackmailed Clevedon Steven Seitel
00:15:47
Play 22 Ch. 22 More Anonymous Letters Steven Seitel
00:13:36
Play 23 Ch. 23 Tulmin's Queer Story Steven Seitel
00:14:37
Play 24 Ch. 24 The Wrath of Ronald Thoyne Steven Seitel
00:11:31
Play 25 Ch. 25 The Story of Mary Grainger Steven Seitel
00:13:44
Play 26 Ch. 26 Nora Lepley's Explanation Steven Seitel
00:10:00
Play 27 Ch. 27 Who Killed Philip Clevedon Steven Seitel
00:08:02