The House on the Downs
Gladys Edson Locke
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Mark Brandon, a writer from Australia is in England to visit an old friend, Sir Quenton Rotherdene. However, while walking across the Downs on his way there, he sees a mysterious woman and then finds a murder victim with a moonflower clasped in his hand. More mysterious happenings, shocks and surprises ensue! - Summary by J M Smallheer (5 hr 22 min)
Chapters
| Rotherdene Hollow | 10:39 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Moon Flowers | 9:19 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Investigations | 10:02 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Surmises and Suspicions | 9:40 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The Lady's Maid | 10:24 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| "Something Wrong at the Grange" | 13:20 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| On the Downs | 11:19 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The Gypsy Tinker | 12:42 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The Actress-Manageress | 14:04 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| "A Bit of an Adventuress" | 10:27 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| In the East Wing | 14:24 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| In Brighton | 10:39 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The New Parlour-Maid | 9:59 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The Platinum Bracelet | 17:12 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Coil Within Coil | 13:39 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Checkmate | 14:33 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Chiefly Parry | 11:47 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Mr. Wallington Melrose | 11:44 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Lengthening Shadows | 12:47 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Night in the Gardens | 9:46 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Another Victim | 14:16 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Cold Fear | 15:38 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Suspense | 15:54 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The Trap | 11:09 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| Aftermath | 17:49 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| "All's Well—" | 9:02 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Reviews
The House... On Downs
Keith Horvath
Another really good story of mysterious goings in & occasional murder. Add an untreated lunatic, there is your story. Quite engaging with a bit of surprise ending. The author's second book. The reader excellent too. Enjoy
Decent mystery
Linda in PNW
reader was great. The story was fun to hear although I thought the ending was mediocre.
Good mystery good reader
a listener of good books
Really enjoyed this murder mystery and recommend giving it a listen!
A LibriVox Listener
The story was good. The reading by J. M. Smallheer did the rest. Thank you!
lizzy
Smallheer is a wonderful narrator. The book itself lacked something.
A LibriVox Listener
The reader was great. I always like a good mystery.
This is an amazing story! And beautifully read!
Gill
Yamuna T
very well read and very engaging novel.