The Film Mystery
Arthur B. Reeve
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Film Mystery is one of eighteen detective novels by Arthur B. Reeve starring his best known character Professor Craig Kennedy and his trusty sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter. The pair bears an unmistakable resemblance to the more famous British master sleuth and his doctor friend. The setting of this mystery is the early days of movie making, and the murder victim is Stella Lamar, “the beautiful idol of the screen, beloved of millions”, who collapses and dies during the filming of a scene for her latest movie. (Summary by Maire Rhode) (8 hr 28 min)
Chapters
Ch 1 A Camera Crime | 14:11 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Ch 2 The Tiny Scratch | 15:51 | Read by Maire Rhode |
Ch 3 Tangled Motives | 12:48 | Read by Gesine |
Ch 4 The Fatal Script | 19:40 | Read by Roger Melin |
Ch 5 An Emotional Maze | 21:54 | Read by Roger Melin |
Ch 6 The First Club | 13:19 | Read by Wetcoast |
Ch 7 Enid Faye | 15:46 | Read by Alana Jordan |
Ch 8 Lawrence Millard | 20:41 | Read by rhodian |
Ch 9 White-Light Shadows | 14:48 | Read by Lisa Wilson |
Ch 10 Chemical Research | 11:21 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Ch 11 Forestalled | 14:23 | Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014) |
Ch 12 Emery Phelps | 15:38 | Read by Roger Melin |
Ch 13 Marilyn Loring | 17:17 | Read by Roger Melin |
Ch 14 Another Clue | 16:14 | Read by Roger Melin |
Ch 15 I Become A Detective | 26:05 | Read by Maire Rhode |
Ch 16 Enid Assists | 21:14 | Read by Chris Jones |
Ch 17 An Appeal | 9:57 | Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014) |
Ch 18 The Antivenin | 7:02 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Ch 19 Around The Circle | 20:08 | Read by Julie Levi |
Ch 20 The Banquet Scene | 19:19 | Read by Julie Levi |
Ch 21 Merle Shirley Overacts | 12:19 | Read by Julie Levi |
Ch 22 The Stem | 12:29 | Read by Hoosemon |
Ch 23 Botulin Toxin | 14:18 | Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014) |
Ch 24 The Invisible Menace | 11:49 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Ch 25 Itching Salve | 15:39 | Read by Lisa Wilson |
Ch 26 A Cigarette Case | 13:09 | Read by Hoosemon |
Ch 27 The Film Fire | 18:52 | Read by Lisa Wilson |
Ch 28 The Phosphorus Bomb | 16:37 | Read by Hoosemon |
Ch 29 Microscopic Evidence | 14:01 | Read by Hoosemon |
Ch 30 The Ballroom Scene | 14:49 | Read by rhodian |
Ch 31 Physostigmin | 11:46 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Ch 32 Camera Evidence | 25:01 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Reviews
I liked it
mikezane
I definitely liked this book, it had plenty of plot twists and foreshadowing. However, the beginning was a bit confusing, quite a few characters are introduced right away and I found myself jotting down notes to keep track of them. I had to listen to the first few chapters a few times before it all sunk in. But once you get past that, it is a very good story. Reader is very good, easy to follow.
Worth downloading
newhampshirefamily
I liked this one also. It is a great period piece with lots of film atmosphere; the end was not predictable but not outrageous, either. Good reader and a good story.
Good story...
AJoy
Story was good, slowed a hit with a little too much scientific description at times. I found the ending lacking any closure, though, with the very last sentence the solution. The readers all did a good effort, but found the changing to be distracting, just when I’ve gotten used to one, it switched. Some of the readers sounded like they could have used better setup for recording, often sounding like in a well.
a bit too technical for me
A LibriVox Listener
This was reasonable bedtime listening, but I found the science or pseudo science dragged. Also, although the narrators were pretty much all good the changes from one to another was a bit distracting. Worth a listen, though.
David R.Smith
A LibriVox Listener
Great reads and effort by all. Nice long twisting story with the climax held off to the very last sentences. Good insight to the early days of filmmaking too along with good character and dialogue build ups: Thanks!
A LibriVox Listener
I really hate that a different person reads each chapter. it really puts me off. One of the women in this one was unable to phrase properly and mispronounced many words.
Harvey Jackson
Thourhly enjoyable story. I appreciate the efforts of the volunteer readers, but my favorite has to be Roger.Molean who has an excellent reading voice.
great mystery
A LibriVox Listener
Well written! Although I suspected about everybody at one point or another, I never really guessed the true murderer!