The Cask
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- First published
- 1920
- Pages
- 227
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Chapter I: A Strange Consignment
42:10 -
Chapter II: Inspector Burnley on the Track
25:27 -
Chapter III: The Watcher on the Wall
17:00 -
Chapter IV: A Midnight Interview
16:07 -
Chapter V: Felix Tells a Story
22:55 -
Chapter VI: The Art of Detection
26:51 -
Chapter VII: The Cask at Last
23:12 -
Chapter VIII: The Opening of the Cask
14:42 -
Chapter IX: M. Le Chef de la Sûreté
21:06 -
Chapter X: Who Wrote the Letter?
22:36 -
Chapter XI: MM. Dupierre et Cie
13:29 -
Chapter XII: At the Gare St. Lazare
22:40 -
Chapter XIII: The Owner of the Dress
14:59 -
Chapter XIV: M. Boirac Makes a Statement
13:51 -
Chapter XV: The Avenue de L'Alma
18:43 -
Chapter XVI: Inspector Burnley Up Against It
26:28 -
Chapter XVII: A Council of War
26:01 -
Chapter XVIII: Lefarge Hunts Alone
25:02 -
Chapter XIX: The Testing of an Alibi
30:49 -
Chapter XX: Some Damning Evidence
26:57 -
Chapter XXI: A New Point of View
18:39 -
Chapter XXII: Felix Tells a Second Story
36:35 -
Chapter XXIII: Clifford Gets to Work
18:41 -
Chapter XXIV: Mr. Georges La Touche
18:29 -
Chapter XXV: Disappointment
16:29 -
Chapter XXVI: A Clue at Last
33:15 -
Chapter XXVII: La Touche's Dilemma
31:29 -
Chapter XXVIII: The Unravelling of the Web
25:06 -
Chapter XXIX: A Dramatic Dénouement
45:14 -
Chapter XXX: Conclusion
5:47
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About this book
An ordinary cargo check at St. Katherine’s Docks turns curious when a heavy cask falls from a sling. Tom Broughton, sent by his shipping company to verify a wine consignment from Rouen, notices that one barrel differs from the rest. Sawdust leaks through a crack, and gold coins appear among it. With the help of the foreman, Harkness, he begins looking more closely at a shipment whose contents raise unexpected questions.
The novel follows evidence through objects, documents and close questioning. In a later conversation, Clifford confronts the artist Felix with a disputed letter, an impression on a blotter and a message found in a coat pocket. Felix insists that someone has contrived a trick, leaving each apparent clue open to challenge.
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Book facts
- Author
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- First published
- 1920
- Reading time
- About 8 hours
- Pages
- 227
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Detective Books
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
- Audio read by
- Nancy Gorgen, Tim Rowe, A.C. Benson and others