A Double Barrelled Detetive Story by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

A Double Barrelled Detetive Story by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In A Double Barrelled Detective Story, Mark Twain loads his satire with two interlocking barrels: one aimed at revenge, the other at the smug certainties of detective fiction. The tale begins with a wealthy young woman whose marriage to the resentful Jacob Fuller turns vicious, leaving her humiliated, abandoned, and determined to reclaim her dignity. Years later, she places her hopes in her son, Archy Stillman, a quiet, driven young man gifted with an uncanny sense of smell - so keen it rivals a bloodhound's. Trained to track down the man who shattered their lives, Archy heads west with purpose burning hotter than any frontier sun.Just as his pursuit gathers force, Twain swings the story into a rough California mining camp where a shocking crime erupts, and the celebrated Sherlock Holmes arrives to demonstrate his famous logic on American soil. Holmes' confident deductions collide with local chaos, colorful witnesses, and Archy's almost supernatural instincts, turning the investigation into a sharp comedy of methods, pride, and misdirection. By blending melodrama, courtroom spectacle, and parody, Twain invites you to ask whether truth is found by reasoning, instinct, or sheer human messiness - and he has plenty of fun keeping you guessing.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:05:14) Chapter 02

(00:16:58) Chapter 03

(00:36:02) Chapter 04

(00:48:51) Chapter 05

(01:01:34) Chapter 06

(01:11:53) Chapter 07

(01:21:03) Chapter 08

(01:43:50) Chapter 09

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