Classic Mysteries

British laws about taxes and estates are not generally thought of in terms of murder - but somebody seems to be eliminating lawyers working on a complicated tax case. It's another of Sarah Caudwell's romps through the legal profession.

Direct download: SirensSangOfMurder.mp3
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Police Constable Richardson was in the right place at the right time to help his superiors solve a tricky murder case. This early police procedural sees the meteoric rise of a young policeman's career.

Direct download: RichardsonsFirstCase.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:55pm EDT

Inspector Cockrill had hoped the tour of Europe would be a relaxing vacation. Murder - and a local police force looking for a scapegoat - made it a tour to remember in all the wrong ways.

Direct download: TourDeForce.mp3
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Originally serialized in 1862-63, Julian Symons and many others consider it to be the first detective novel, as it leads the reader through an insurance investigator's efforts to discover the truth about the evil Baron R., suspected wife-killer.

Direct download: NottingHillMystery.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:03pm EDT

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