Classic Audiobook Collection

The Staircase at the Heart’s Delight by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryIn turn-of-the-century New York, veteran police detective Ebenezer Gryce is unsettled by a pattern of deaths that look like simple accidents: prominent, well-to-do men pulled from the water, drowned under circumstances that never quite add up. With no obvious suspect and only the city's whispers to guide him, Gryce's attention sharpens when a shaken young man arrives with a disturbing story: a crooked pawnbroker who hints, with chilling confidence, that the death of a rich father can be arranged like any other transaction. Following that thread leads Gryce away from respectable parlors and into the riverfront shadows, toward a rough drinking house known as The Heart's Delight, where desperate men gamble, talk too freely, and vanish. To reach the truth, Gryce must risk an undercover role that tests his nerve and his judgment, navigating a web of greed, intimidation, and carefully engineered misdirection. At the center of it all is a notorious staircase and a place built to turn a single misstep into silence, unless Gryce can read the trap before it closes.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(00:16:21) Chapter 2(00:36:03) Chapter 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryIt is the noon hour at a museum in New York City. The date: May 23, 1913. The weekday, attendance is light; the attendees are scattered between two floors. Suddenly a cry rings out from the second floor. Scrambling to Section II, the museum director discovers a teenage girl dead with an arrow through her heart. An older woman hovers over her whispering incoherent phrases in the girl's ear and offering incomprehensible answers to the director's questions. She is the only witness to the crime, or accident, as the case may be. How will the feeble, 83 year-old Mr. Gryce unravel this mystery when this witness is apparently insane?Anna Katharine Green was noted for her scientific approach to the murder mystery. In The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow she breaks more ground with her in-depth study of the psychological interplay between the murderer, the victim and the witnesses. Although more quietly paced, this mystery presents many elements of a current psychological thriller: blind ambition, narcissism, obsession and betrayal. Green adds a peculiar twist with the fact that two heartbroken relatives of the victim sacrifice virtually everything to protect the murdererFor ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:13:22) Chapter 02(00:34:43) Chapter 03(00:50:58) Chapter 04(01:12:04) Chapter 05(01:34:12) Chapter 06(01:42:22) Chapter 07(02:10:54) Chapter 08(02:38:19) Chapter 09(02:56:37) Chapter 10(03:10:29) Chapter 11(03:17:40) Chapter 12(03:30:16) Chapter 13(03:41:12) Chapter 14(04:01:41) Chapter 15(04:10:27) Chapter 16(04:27:00) Chapter 17(04:36:14) Chapter 18(04:54:09) Chapter 19(05:21:32) Chapter 20(05:42:46) Chapter 21(05:51:39) Chapter 22(06:03:54) Chapter 23(06:17:24) Chapter 24(06:40:48) Chapter 25(06:53:33) Chapter 26(07:21:28) Chapter 27(07:30:26) Chapter 28(07:36:44) Chapter 29(07:56:53) Chapter 30(08:16:34) Chapter 31(08:28:00) Chapter 32(08:35:37) Chapter 33(09:09:42) Chapter 34(09:38:41) Chapter 35(09:44:53) Chapter 36(10:13:19) Chapter 37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryWhen six-year-old Gwendolen Ocumpaugh vanishes from her wealthy family's estate, New York is jolted by a chilling headline and an even more startling offer: a five-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the child's recovery, alive or dead. The announcement is irresistible to Mr. Trevitt, a private detective whose recent failures have left his reputation frayed and his finances desperate. He knows the Ocumpaugh name, understands how quickly public sympathy can curdle into suspicion, and senses that the case is far more intricate than a simple snatch-and-run. As the search expands from polished drawing rooms to shadowed lanes and riverbanks, every clue seems to point in two directions at once, and every witness carries a private motive. With the police pressing for answers, the press inflaming rumors, and the family's own relationships tightening into knots, Trevitt must separate performance from truth in a world where money buys both silence and deception. Anna Katharine Green blends methodical investigation with social tension, building a suspenseful puzzle about status, secrecy, and the perilous distance between public appearances and private lives.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:34:12) Chapter 02(00:45:25) Chapter 03(01:01:46) Chapter 04(01:23:18) Chapter 05(01:38:01) Chapter 06(02:02:07) Chapter 07(02:15:16) Chapter 08(02:31:16) Chapter 09(02:44:19) Chapter 10(02:54:00) Chapter 11(03:42:42) Chapter 12(04:06:53) Chapter 13(04:11:59) Chapter 14(04:18:51) Chapter 15(04:24:09) Chapter 16(04:50:23) Chapter 17(05:11:33) Chapter 18(05:28:29) Chapter 19(05:42:22) Chapter 20(06:00:40) Chapter 21(06:35:50) Chapter 22(06:43:51) Chapter 23(06:55:45) Chapter 24(07:04:40) Chapter 25(07:07:12) Chapter 26(07:19:17) Chapter 27 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mill Mystery by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryIn a quiet New England village, an abandoned mill becomes the scene of a scandal that the town cannot stop talking about. The Reverend Mr. Barrows, admired for his gentleness and moral certainty, is discovered dead in the mill's shadowy interior, and the simplest explanations spread fast: a tragic accident, or a despairing suicide. But the facts do not sit easily with Ada Reynolds, the young woman bound to him by a secret engagement, and her certainty makes her an immediate target for gossip and suspicion. When Ada herself dies the very same day, her grieving roommate, Constance Sterling - an orphan with little money, fewer allies, and a fierce sense of loyalty - finds she cannot accept the story the village has already chosen. Drawn into a web of whispered motives, guarded relationships, and a second, unexpected connection to a wealthy matron on the far side of town, Constance begins to trace the narrow path between what is publicly believed and what is privately true. As each new clue deepens the mystery of the mill, Constance must decide how far she will go to clear a name, expose a lie, and survive the consequences of asking forbidden questions.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:16:20) Chapter 02(00:49:01) Chapter 03(01:16:09) Chapter 04(01:29:55) Chapter 05(01:47:15) Chapter 06(02:04:38) Chapter 07(02:21:29) Chapter 08(02:42:39) Chapter 09(02:59:43) Chapter 10(03:18:42) Chapter 11(03:51:13) Chapter 12(04:06:01) Chapter 13(04:27:21) Chapter 14(04:42:52) Chapter 15(05:09:23) Chapter 16(05:35:12) Chapter 17(05:54:11) Chapter 18(06:12:30) Chapter 19(06:28:27) Chapter 20(06:48:35) Chapter 21(07:16:33) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryWhen a wealthy New York banker is found murdered in his own home, the crime threatens to shatter a powerful family and ignite a public scandal. The victim's household is full of secrets: anxious relatives, wary servants, and visitors whose alibis crumble under scrutiny. Into this uneasy maze steps detective Ebenezer Gryce, a methodical investigator whose quiet persistence and sharp eye for detail make him uniquely suited to unraveling contradictions that others overlook. As the inquiry deepens, Gryce must weigh hard evidence against social appearances, navigate the rigid expectations placed on women and family honor, and follow a trail of letters, locked rooms, and troubling omissions. Each witness seems to know just enough to mislead, and every new discovery raises a fresh question about motive, opportunity, and the hidden histories that bind the Leavenworth name together. With tension building in courtrooms and drawing rooms alike, the case becomes a battle between truth and reputation, and Gryce must solve the puzzle before an irreversible accusation destroys the wrong life.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:13:04) Chapter 02(00:22:05) Chapter 03(00:50:09) Chapter 04(01:00:20) Chapter 05(01:13:11) Chapter 06(01:22:56) Chapter 07(01:35:53) Chapter 08(01:59:47) Chapter 09(02:15:07) Chapter 10(02:32:36) Chapter 11(02:44:12) Chapter 12(02:55:38) Chapter 13(03:08:56) Chapter 14(03:28:20) Chapter 15(03:44:48) Chapter 16(03:52:09) Chapter 17(04:09:59) Chapter 18(04:21:55) Chapter 19(04:33:20) Chapter 20(04:43:16) Chapter 21(04:54:34) Chapter 22(05:23:33) Chapter 23(05:38:29) Chapter 24(05:53:53) Chapter 25(06:05:58) Chapter 26(06:24:06) Chapter 27(06:34:54) Chapter 28(06:57:24) Chapter 29(07:05:45) Chapter 30(07:16:08) Chapter 31(07:33:27) Chapter 32(08:21:28) Chapter 33(08:31:41) Chapter 34(08:59:20) Chapter 35(09:20:21) Chapter 36(09:34:53) Chapter 37(09:52:59) Chapter 38(10:28:39) Chapter 39 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryIn a snowbound corner of New York society, the seasonal clubhouse known as The Whispering Pines has been shut and locked for the winter - or so Elwood Ranelagh believes. Then, only a day after the closing, he spots smoke curling from its chimney. Uneasy, he forces his way inside and catches a startling glimpse in the gloom: Carmel Cumberland, his fiancee's sister - the woman he cannot stop thinking about - fleeing the house in tears. Upstairs, he finds the body of his betrothed, Adelaide Cumberland, and in an instant his private conflicts become a public scandal. With motives tangled in jealousy, inheritance, and long-buried resentments, suspicion spreads through the Cumberland circle and beyond, and Elwood's own divided heart makes him an easy target for rumor and accusation. When an experienced investigator is drawn into the case, every witness, every object left behind, and every carefully chosen word begins to matter. Set against a bleak winter landscape and a cloistered world of respectability, Anna Katharine Green builds a classic puzzle of alibis, misdirection, and quiet menace where the whispers in the pines are not the only secrets waiting to be uncovered.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:22:32) Chapter 02(00:31:46) Chapter 03(00:53:33) Chapter 04(01:06:19) Chapter 05(01:32:06) Chapter 06(01:45:38) Chapter 1(02:05:13) Chapter 2(02:24:59) Chapter 08(02:39:19) Chapter 09(03:00:45) Chapter 10(03:17:38) Chapter 11(03:33:25) Chapter 12(03:48:17) Chapter 13(03:57:50) Chapter 14(04:18:02) Chapter 15(04:35:30) Chapter 16(04:57:51) Chapter 3(05:19:05) Chapter 4(05:38:23) Chapter 18(05:45:37) Chapter 19(06:02:03) Chapter 20(06:24:01) Chapter 21(06:33:56) Chapter 22(07:03:41) Chapter 23(07:29:19) Chapter 24(07:46:04) Chapter 5(08:09:21) Chapter 6(08:35:46) Chapter 26(09:03:44) Chapter 27(09:08:09) Chapter 7(09:27:06) Chapter 8(09:44:20) Chapter 9(10:03:46) Chapter 10(10:25:55) Chapter 11(10:45:05) Chapter 12(11:01:36) Chapter 31(11:28:52) Chapter 32(11:46:55) Chapter 33(12:17:24) Chapter 34(12:27:29) Chapter 35(12:36:16) Chapter 36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House in the Mist by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryIt was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open road anything but desirable to a belated wayfarer like myself.Being young, untrammeled, and naturally indifferent to danger, I was not averse to adventure; and having my fortune to make, was always on the lookout for El Dorado, which, to ardent souls, lies ever beyond the next turning. Consequently, when I saw a light shimmering through the mist at my right, I resolved to make for it and the shelter it so opportunely offered.But I did not realize then, as I do now, that shelter does not necessarily imply refuge, or I might not have undertaken this adventure with so light a heart. Yet, who knows? The impulses of an unfettered spirit lean toward daring, and youth, as I have said, seeks the strange, the unknown and, sometimes, the terrible. (Exerpt from Chapter I)For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 1(00:21:32) Chapter 2(00:37:43) Chapter 2(00:49:28) Chapter 3(01:20:35) Chapter 4(01:38:13) Chapter 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Forsaken Inn by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryTold from the perspective of a Mrs. Truax, the owner of an inn during the time of the American and French Revolutions, 'The Forsaken Inn' is a locked-room mystery that keeps readers guessing about what has happened. A young couple stays at the inn for the night, and goes on their way in the morning ... and several years later, the bride's body is found in a secret room of the inn. Yet, many people saw that bride leave with her husband. How can this be?Green tells her tale through Mrs. Truax' diary, and through letters and discussions with other characters who were friends of the young couple. An entertaining and highly recommended read.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:22:28) Chapter 02(00:36:25) Chapter 03(01:00:39) Chapter 04(01:14:07) Chapter 05(01:22:49) Chapter 06(01:37:14) Chapter 07(02:00:57) Chapter 08(02:08:13) Chapter 09(02:23:30) Chapter 10(02:30:45) Chapter 11(02:37:30) Chapter 12(02:43:29) Chapter 13(02:57:44) Chapter 14(03:09:07) Chapter 15(03:22:26) Chapter 16(03:33:55) Chapter 17(03:45:01) Chapter 18(04:07:23) Chapter 19(04:18:52) Chapter 20(04:35:08) Chapter 21(04:56:52) Chapter 22(05:22:20) Chapter 23(05:36:04) Chapter 24(05:50:21) Chapter 25(05:57:40) Chapter 26(06:12:11) Chapter 27(06:16:35) Chapter 28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Filigree Ball by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mystery[The Moore House] was standing when Washington was a village. It antedates the Capitol and the White House. Built by a man of wealth, it bears to this day the impress of the large ideas and quiet elegance of colonial times; but the shadow which speedily fell across it made it a marked place even in those early days. While it has always escaped the hackneyed epithet of 'haunted,' families that have moved in have as quickly moved out, giving as their excuse that no happiness was to be found there and that sleep was impossible under its roof.That there was some reason for this lack of rest within walls which were not without their tragic reminiscences, all must acknowledge. Death had often occurred there, and while this fact can be stated in regard to most old houses, it is not often that one can say, as in this case, that it was invariably sudden and invariably of one character. A lifeless man, lying outstretched on a certain hearthstone, might be found once in a house and awaken no special comment; but when this same discovery has been made twice, if not thrice, during the history of a single dwelling, one might surely be pardoned a distrust of its seemingly home-like appointments, and discern in its slowly darkening walls the presence of an evil which if left to itself might perish in the natural decay of the place, but which, if met and challenged, might strike again and make another blot on its thrice-crimsoned hearthstone. - Excerpt from Chapter IFor ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:14:06) Chapter 02(00:46:46) Chapter 03(01:26:48) Chapter 04(01:52:40) Chapter 05(02:12:37) Chapter 06(02:47:20) Chapter 07(03:12:25) Chapter 08(03:27:08) Chapter 09(03:34:21) Chapter 10(04:06:22) Chapter 11(04:27:56) Chapter 12(04:52:41) Chapter 13(05:16:43) Chapter 14(05:37:36) Chapter 15(05:49:38) Chapter 16(06:03:53) Chapter 17(06:38:40) Chapter 18(06:55:10) Chapter 19(07:25:04) Chapter 20(07:43:43) Chapter 21(07:55:00) Chapter 22(08:21:52) Chapter 23(08:50:38) Chapter 24(09:14:23) Chapter 25(09:45:11) Chapter 26(10:08:16) Chapter 27(10:35:02) Chapter 28(10:50:09) Chapter 29(11:12:13) Chapter 30(11:35:16) Chapter 31(11:56:31) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock by Anna Katharine Green audiobook. Genre: mysteryWhen a wealthy New York gentleman is found shot dead in his own home, the crime seems impossible to untangle: the house offers few clear clues, the night was quiet, and suspicion falls in unsettling directions. Called in to restore order is the shrewd, methodical detective Ebenezer Gryce, whose calm persistence has solved society's most delicate scandals before. This time, the trail leads next door to Dr. Zabriskie, a respected physician whose blindness should place him beyond suspicion - and yet whose strange behavior and troubled marriage invite uncomfortable questions. At the doctor's side is his beautiful, anxious wife, caught between loyalty and fear as rumor hardens into accusation. And then there is the clock: a small, ordinary object whose steady ticking becomes a crucial measure of time, truth, and human perception. As Gryce reconstructs the night's movements and tests what witnesses think they heard and saw, private tensions rise to the surface and the boundaries between guilt, grief, and self-deception begin to blur. Anna Katharine Green builds a taut, psychological mystery where every sound matters and every assumption may be fatally wrong.For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate)(00:00:00) Chapter 01(00:24:40) Chapter 02(00:50:08) Chapter 03(01:19:43) Chapter 04(01:42:51) Chapter 05(02:00:28) Chapter 06 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices