Number Seventeen, Louis Tracy
Number Seventeen, Louis Tracy
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Number Seventeen
Murder and Intrigue In a London Apartment

Author: Louis Tracy

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/12/2022


Synopsis

British journalist Louis Tracy wrote more than twenty-five novels that emphasized adventure, mystery, and romance, and this story has them all … a tale blending intrigue and murder in a rainy London. Two detectives … Winter and Furneaux, who constantly badger one another, are both quarrelsome and perceptive with Furneaux once remarking, “I can assure you it’s a plot and a half.”When writer Frank Theydon emerges from a London theater, he notices an attractive young woman and an older man waiting for their car. He arrives home after a short delay and notices the older man, whom he’d overheard tell his companion he was stopping at his club, outside the building.Before going up to his flat, number sixteen, Theydon sees the man enter the building and pay a brief visit to flat number seventeen, the home of a widow, and then leave.The next day, Theydon is the guest of an influential millionaire who’d agreed to be interviewed for a special article. Not long before his appointment, Theydon learns that his neighbor, the widow, was murdered the previous night. To top this off, the millionaire turns out to be the man he saw enter his building. Theydon’s anxiety increases when he is followed home by a mysterious limousine. Listen now and become immersed in the multiple twists and turns.

About Louis Tracy

Louis Tracy (1863–1928) was a British journalist and prolific author of more than twenty-five novels, most of which involve adventure, mystery, and romance. He lived in Whitby, England.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pamela

A bit tedious at times. Supposed to be passable substitute for Sherlock, but nope and nope. The tics and characteristics of the detectives became more annoying than anything.......more

Goodreads review by Robert

A love story but, China. This novel is a precious gem, lost in the clamor of the 21st century. It is “politically incorrect” “anti-woke” and any critics of the day can look to today’s standards to criticize it. In the tradition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other writers from 100 yrs ago, this was e......more