Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 286 Ball, Eustace Hale 1881 1931 The Voice on the Wire Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "The Voice on the Wire" by Eustace Hale Ball is a detective novel that seems to have been written in the early 20th century. The narrative introduces us to Montague Shirley, a well-connected and skilled criminologist, who is drawn into a complex case involving a string of mysterious deaths linked to a wealthy family and a chorus girl. As the story unfolds, Shirley partners with Captain Cronin, a seasoned detective, navigating through an intricate web of deception, crime, and possibly even murder. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Captain Cronin, who, during a meeting in a classy club, shares his troubling investigation into the death of a wealthy man, which appears connected to a pattern of similar unfortunate incidents. The tension escalates when Shirley receives a cryptic phone call hinting at a third victim, raising the stakes. The opening chapters set up a fast-paced narrative, filled with suspense and engaging dialogue as Shirley prepares to delve deeper into the case. As he begins to trace leads and connect dots amid various characters involved in the mystery, the reader is left intrigued by the unfolding layers of the case and Shirley's clever approach to solving it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 416896 2025-10-03T05:03:46.002187 text/html 429992 2021-01-27T04:51:54 text/html 216756 2025-10-03T05:03:52.339136 application/epub+zip 224044 2025-10-03T05:03:47.796134 application/epub+zip 224043 2025-10-03T05:03:46.680149 application/epub+zip 402399 2025-10-03T05:03:55.929091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373851 2025-10-03T05:03:51.661113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352889 2022-09-03T08:21:17.473093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355805 2025-10-03T05:03:45.222140 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355680 2018-03-14T15:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 351202 2009-06-12T18:11:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19873 2025-10-03T05:03:56.054117 application/rdf+xml 12536 2025-10-03T05:03:47.177151 image/jpeg 3243 2025-10-03T05:03:46.928190 image/jpeg 140875 2018-03-17T07:15:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 148333 2021-01-27T04:51:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 140272 2009-06-12T18:12:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 210978 2025-10-03T05:03:46.032146 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia