The House of the Arrow, A. E. W. Mason
The House of the Arrow, A. E. W. Mason
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The House of the Arrow

Author: A. E. W. Mason

Narrator: Graham Scott

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/24/2023


Synopsis

Wealthy widow Mrs. Harlowe has died at her house in Dijon, apparently of natural causes. But then her brother-in-law accuses her niece Betty of poisoning the old woman; Jim Frobisher, junior partner in the office of Betty’s English solicitors, is dispatched to France to provide legal advice and support. In France, as Jim seeks to discover the truth and clear Betty, he enters into an uneasy alliance with the enigmatic and mercurial Sûreté detective, Inspector Hanaud …

About A. E. W. Mason

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (1865–1948) was an English author and politician. He is best known for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, The Four Feathers, and also for a series of novels featuring French Sûreté detective Inspector Hanaud—an early inspiration for Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Hercule Poirot.

About Graham Scott

Graham Scott is a narrator and voice actor based in the UK. As well as solo performances of works by authors including PG Wodehouse, Charles Dickens, R Austin Freeman, Dorothy L. Sayers, Jules Verne, Anna Katherine Green, Joseph Conrad, GK Chesterton, and John Buchan, Graham is also a regular performer in group productions with both Voices of Today and the Online Stage. Website: GrahamScottAudio.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Haiiro on May 12, 2019

#2018ReadingChallenge #nonPopSugar Một cuốn trinh thám cổ điển đậm đặc hương vị trinh thám cổ điển: từ cách tạo hình tính cách nhân vật, cách thoại cho đến tình huống truyện. Ông thám tử Hanaud có hơi gợi tôi nhớ đến ông Poirot trứ danh một chút, nhưng chính ông cũng có những nét tính cách rất riêng......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on September 19, 2019

[URL not allowed] Fourteen years prior to publishing The House of the Arrow, writer A.E.W. Mason had first introduced to the mystery/crime-reading world his somewhat eccentric detective Inspector Hanaud of the Sûreté in his At the Villa Rose. That one I just liked on an "okay"......more

Goodreads review by Francis on July 28, 2012

A.E.W. Mason if often neglected when it comes to the history of detectives stories, which is sad. Because the old boy certainly did write a few excellent whodunits and this is one of them.......more

Goodreads review by Bev on September 01, 2016

Boris Waberski, brother-in-law of the wealthy widow Mrs. Harlowe, is quite certain that he will be the heir when the ailing woman finally passes away. He's so certain that he sends a letter to her English solicitors pleading for an advance on his expectations. But Frobisher & Haslitt know that Monsi......more

Goodreads review by Giada on December 13, 2019

Nella Maison Grenelle, dopo strani avvenimenti, la ricca signora Harlowe viene trovata morta, apparentemente in modo naturale. Ma, molti dettagli fanno pensare ad un omicidio. La persona più sospetta è Boris Wabersky, il quale accusa a sua volta la nipote acquisita della donna, Betty Harlowe. In suo......more