The Adventuress by Arthur B. Reeve audiobook.

Genre: mystery

When a revolver shot shatters the quiet of Columbia Universitys chemistry building, scientist-detective Craig Kennedy and his journalist companion Walter Jameson find themselves drawn into a case that reeks of both money and modern warfare. Their shaken visitor is Maxwell Hastings, attorney for munitions titan Marshall Maddox, whose body has just been found in Westport Bay after a tense family conference aboard the yacht Sybarite. With a fortune at stake, heirs at one anothers throats, and a separated wife with allies inside the family, the death could be murder, suicide, or something far more calculated. Adding fuel to the scandal is Paquita, a mesmerizing Mexican cabaret dancer seen near the Maddox circle, and whispers that the family feud masks darker motives. The most dangerous prize, however, is not the inheritance but a revolutionary invention: the telautomaton, a system of wireless control with the power to transform industry and warfare - and to attract spies, blackmailers, and saboteurs. As Kennedy applies his trademark laboratory methods and cutting-edge devices to trace lies and hidden signals, Jameson watches society glamour curdle into a chase for the truth before the next strike lands.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:25) Chapter 02

(00:39:33) Chapter 03

(00:56:53) Chapter 04

(01:10:48) Chapter 05

(01:29:27) Chapter 06

(01:44:14) Chapter 07

(02:06:43) Chapter 08

(02:22:23) Chapter 09

(02:42:55) Chapter 10

(02:57:36) Chapter 11

(03:16:50) Chapter 12

(03:31:09) Chapter 13

(03:45:50) Chapter 14

(04:00:58) Chapter 15

(04:16:32) Chapter 16

(04:35:10) Chapter 17

(04:52:56) Chapter 18

(05:12:35) Chapter 19

(05:30:29) Chapter 20

(05:48:45) Chapter 21

(06:07:54) Chapter 22

(06:28:02) Chapter 23

(06:48:09) Chapter 24

(07:06:51) Chapter 25

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