The Crimson Cryptogram: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Crimson Cryptogram by Fergus Hume: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 26 original MP3 tracks, 6:07:49 running time and a link to listen.

The Crimson Cryptogram, credited to Fergus Hume, 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 The Crimson Cryptogram by Fergus Hume. Read in English by Don W. Jenkins Young Dr Ellis, a struggling new physician, is enjoying a quiet evening smoking and enjoying conversation with his journalist friend Cass, when their mysterious neighbour, Mrs Moxton, bursts in upon them with startling news - her husband has been murdered! Rushing to the scene, the two men discover Mr Moxton, stabbed in the back. They investigate the body thoroughly, but find no real clues to his assailant except for a mysterious series of markings, scrawled in blood on the dead man's sleeve. - Summary by Don W. Jenkins
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Crimson Cryptogram
- Author credits: Fergus Hume
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 26
- Listed recording duration: 6:07:49
Catalogue topics
- hume
- victorian mystery
Opening tracks: first 24 of 26
- 01 - A Midnight Surprise — 14:24
- 02 - The Writing in Blood — 12:27
- 03 - An Open Verdict — 14:22
- 04 - The Reading of the Blood Signs — 16:12
- 05 - Mrs. Moxton Seeks Counsel — 15:22
- 06 - A Fresh Discovery — 15:42
- 07 - What the Cabman Knew — 13:54
- 08 - A Music-Hall Star — 15:36
- 09 - The Austrian — 15:02
- 10 - A Strange Denial — 13:55
- 11 - A Half Confession — 12:56
- 12 - Mr. Busham Solicitor — 13:16
- 13 - Mrs. Moxton's Surrender — 13:57
- 14 - The Pimlico House — 14:24
- 15 - What Mrs. Amber Knew — 13:10
- 16 - Another Mystery — 14:43
- 17 - A Life History — 14:13
- 18 - What Really Happened — 14:41
- 19 - The Red Pocketbook — 15:32
- 20 - Busham at Bay — 12:15
- 21 - The Blind Girl — 13:45
- 22 - Janet's Discovery — 13:58
- 23 - The Beginning of the End — 13:10
- 24 - The Truth — 12:48
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