Great Detectives and Their Methods: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Great Detectives and Their Methods, credited to George Dilnot, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Great Detectives and Their Methods by George Dilnot. Read in English by Verla Viera. Fans of historical true crime will enjoy Great Detectives and Their Methods. Published in 1928, it draws primarily from later 19th-century cases. The majority are Scotland Yard investigations, though Dilnot also includes some American, French, and German cases. The crimes range from scams and con jobs to murders and robberies. Each chapter highlights a different detective, with some particularly interesting case he solved, typically using some ingenious method. - Summary by Verla Viera

Recording facts

• Recording title: Great Detectives and Their Methods
• Author credits: George Dilnot
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 7:17:32

Catalogue topics

• investigation
• criminology
• true crime
• detectives
• investigators

Track guide

1. 01 - Introducing the Detective — 13:41
2. 02 - Detectives as Human Beings — 21:48
3. 03 - The Ways of Detectives — 22:44
4. 04 - Detection and Science — 14:29
5. 05 - Frank Froest Sees It Through — 28:14
6. 06 - "If---" — 23:22
7. 07 - Arthur Neil's Biggest Case — 18:38
8. 08 - Mr. Villiers Meets a Duchess — 23:10
9. 09 - A Masterpiece of Detection — 24:29
10. 10 - Twenty-One Gold Coins — 21:36
11. 11 - A Devil's Dance — 26:44
12. 12 - The Coiner's Dog — 20:50
13. 13 - A Piece of Candle — 21:20
14. 14 - "Vile Melville" — 15:55
15. 15 - The Mystery of a Swamp — 16:51
16. 16 - The Marquess' Jewels — 14:21
17. 17 - Crook and Detective — 23:22
18. 18 - Pinkerton Ways — 19:55
19. 19 - Mrs. Wertheim--Spy — 13:02
20. 20 - The Cut-Down Hat — 18:21
21. 21 - Some Detective Anecdotes — 12:24
22. 22 - Classic Pieces of Detection — 22:16

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