The AbsentMinded Coterie, Robert Barr
The AbsentMinded Coterie, Robert Barr
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The Absent-Minded Coterie

Author: Robert Barr

Narrator: Charles Hammond

Unabridged: 1 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/31/2025


Synopsis

"The Absent-Minded Coterie", a short story published in 1906, tells of a cunning scam devised by crooked counterfeiters. But, of course, French detective Eugene Valmont eventually discovers the truth. "The Absent-Minded Coterie" is widely recognized as one of the best crime stories of the time.Robert Barr (September 16, 1849-October 21, 1912) was a Scottish Canadian short story writer and novelist born in Glasgow, Scotland. After moving to London in the 1890s, Barr became a prolific author, publishing a book a year, primarily in the crime genre.Charles Hammond has read dozens of audio programs and provided the voiceover narration for three major documentary films. He is a resident of Liverpool, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom

The Absent-Minded Coterie is Chapters XIII-XVII in the book The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont. A great turn of the century late Victorian detective story with a twist at the end.......more

Goodreads review by Clytie

You'll see this in just about every collection of Golden Age detective/mystery stories, because it's a classic. It ranks with the best Sherlock Holmes stories.......more

Goodreads review by Rick

Well, this short story was different. Eugéne Valmont is on the trail of some counterfeiters, but that is a false lead and he winds up chasing something else entirely. He finds an organization which has a clever method of defrauding people, a plot which reminds me of Doyle’s The Red Headed League.Th......more