The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading), credited to Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading) by Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. A Mysterious killer—Man? Beast? Or devil?—spreading terror throughout a nation, flouting law and lawless alike … Curious GOINGS-ON in a house rented immediately upon the death of its owner … A WARNING to leave the house, underlined with threats of death … A SHADOW bearing one gleaming eye [ … ] Wouldn’t You Like to Know – What happens when the indomitable Miss Van Gorder refuses to be frightened from the house of murder? What nerve-shaking word is spelled out by the Ouija board? [ … ] Who is the stranger who arrives half dead? Who is the Bat?” ~ from the ad in the book. Originally published in 1926, Rinehart's entertaining mystery offers suspense and humor, and you will see evidence of that era's Asian xenophobia and Prohibition in the United States. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins) Cast List Narrator: Lynette Caulkins Police Chief: JT Millionaire: Kelly Taylor Young Detective: Johan Supertramp Underworld Voice: TJ Burns City News Editor: Kirk202 News Editor Colleague: Linette Detective Anderson: Scott Caulkins Cornelia Van Gorder: Ciufi Galeazzi Doctor Wells: Chris Pyle Sally Ogden: Leanne Yau Lizzie Allen: Jennifer Pratt Dale Ogden: Shelly Billy: Todd Brooks: Patrick Glenn Richard Fleming: EJ Wiley Reginald Beresford: Adam Bielka Unknown: Tommy Hersant

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
• Author credits: Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 7:21:13

Track guide

1. 00 - Dramatis Personae — 1:41
2. 01 - Chapter 1 - The Shadow of the Bat — 23:37
3. 02 - Chapter 2 - The indomitable Miss Van Gorder — 28:05
4. 03 - Chapter 3 - Pistol Practice — 24:01
5. 04 - Chapter 4 - The Storm Gathers — 23:28
6. 05 - Chapter 5 - Alopecia and Rubeola — 27:28
7. 06 - Chapter 6 - Detective Anderson Takes Charge — 23:57
8. 07 - Chapter 7 - Cross-Questions and Crooked Answers — 20:18
9. 08 - Chapter 8 - The Gleaming Eye — 24:29
10. 09 - Chapter 9 - A Shot in the Dark — 20:52
11. 10 - Chapter 10 - The Phone Call from Nowhere — 23:21
12. 11 - Chapter 11 - Billy Practices Jiu-Jitsu — 21:52
13. 12 - Chapter 12 - "I Didn't Kill Him." — 22:03
14. 13 - Chapter 13 - The Blackened Bag — 24:04
15. 14 - Chapter 14 - Handcuffs — 20:24
16. 15 - Chapter 15 - The Sign of the Bat — 27:26
17. 16 - Chapter 16 - The Hidden Room — 14:15
18. 17 - Chapter 17 - Anderson Makes an Arrest — 16:38
19. 18 - Chapter 18 - The Bat Still Flies — 18:06
20. 19 - Chapter 19 - Murder on Murder — 19:56
21. 20 - Chapter 20 - "He Is -- The Bat!" — 9:47
22. 21 - Chapter 21 - Quite a Collection — 5:25

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