Murder in the Gunroom: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 22 original MP3 tracks, 6:52:09 running time and a link to listen.
Murder in the Gunroom, credited to H. Beam Piper, 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 Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper. Read by anthonysvoice. The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked gunroom, a Confederate-made Colt-type percussion .36 revolver in his hand, the coroner's verdict was "death by accident." But Gladys Fleming had her doubts. Enough at any rate to engage Colonel Jefferson Davis Rand—better known just as Jeff—private detective and a pistol-collector himself, to catalogue, appraise, and negotiate the sale of her late husband's collection. There were a number of people who had wanted the collection. The question was: had anyone wanted it badly enough to kill Fleming? And if so, how had he done it? Here is a mystery, told against the fascinating background of old guns and gun-collecting, which is rapid-fire without being hysterical, exciting without losing its contact with reason, and which introduces a personable and intelligent new private detective. It is a story that will keep your nerves on a hair trigger even if you don't know the difference between a cased pair of Paterson .34's and a Texas .40 with a ramming-lever. (Summary from the text)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Murder in the Gunroom
- Author credits: H. Beam Piper
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 22
- Listed recording duration: 6:52:09
Catalogue topics
- free
- mystery
- piper
Track guide
- 00 - Preface — 1:36
- 01 - Chapter 01 — 15:12
- 02 - Chapter 02 — 17:28
- 03 - Chapter 03 — 16:19
- 04 - Chapter 04 — 12:22
- 05 - Chapter 05 — 18:40
- 06 - Chapter 06 — 14:42
- 07 - Chapter 07 — 18:04
- 08 - Chapter 08 — 10:27
- 09 - Chapter 09 — 30:39
- 10 - Chapter 10 — 31:00
- 11 - Chapter 11 — 21:00
- 12 - Chapter 12 — 18:24
- 13 - Chapter 13 — 18:09
- 14 - Chapter 14 — 21:55
- 15 - Chapter 15 — 18:20
- 16 - Chapter 16 — 17:15
- 17 - Chapter 17 — 24:53
- 18 - Chapter 18 — 10:23
- 19 - Chapter 19 — 25:00
- 20 - Chapter 20 — 20:02
- 21 - Chapter 21 — 30:20
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