About this book
Carolyn Wells' Man Who Fell Through the Earth opens with a single, chilling shot heard through clouded office glass, launching a baffling early 20th-century mystery that refuses to stay orderly. A banker lies dead, yet no murderer can be traced—the corridor was watched, no one entered or left, and the only witness is a man pulled from the river who claims his first memory is of falling through a hole in the earth.
Part whodunit and part psychological puzzle, this mystery fiction novel weaves locked-room intrigue, social tensions of the business world, and the eerie distortions of amnesia into a compact, suspenseful narrative. Wells evokes the period’s offices and manners while teasing out motives among a roster of suspects: a shrewd business associate, the banker’s beautiful ward, a mysterious woman seen earlier, and the enigmatic amnesiac whose memory—or lack of it—may be the key.
Ideal for listeners who love classic mysteries, tight plotting, and atmospheric detective fiction, this audiobook rewards fans of locked-room puzzles and Golden Age sleuthing with a cleverly plotted, character-driven riddle that keeps you guessing to the final clue.
