The Valley of Ghosts
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A murder is committed among the rich of a small town, and all the evidence seems to point to a beautiful young woman ...
βThere is somethingβevil about it. Queer word for me to use, Macleod, eh? They touch your elbow as you walkβghosts! Thatβs how Iβve named it the Valley of Ghosts ... Macleod, go and stay a day or so in Beverley Green and smell it yourselfβsomething brooding ...β
The seemingly peaceful, prosperous community of Beverley Green is haunted. While certain inhabitantsβthe young Stella Nelson and her feckless painter-father; Mr. Arthur Wilmot, who conducts a mysterious business in the City; the aristocratic Mr. Boyd Salter; and the retired businessman Merrivanβtry to hide their pasts, it turns out that nothing stays secret for long.
When, in this tense atmosphere, Mr. Merrivan is found murdered, the clues point to none other than Stella Nelson. But Stella has caught the eye of Dr. Andy Macleod, an assistant pathologist who has drifted into the profession of thief-catcher, and he is determined to solve the mystery and prove her innocence.
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Edgar Wallace (1875β1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist, and playwright who wrote 175 novels, twenty-four plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, which is more than any other author. He is most famous today as the cocreator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie.
Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and an award-winning narrator who has won several Audie Awards, as well as more than twenty-five Earphones Awards, and been named one of AudioFileβs Golden Voices.
