About this book
Lawrence Blakeley never intended to be a murder suspect, but that's exactly what happens when a routine business trip aboard a sleeper train takes a sinister turn in Mary Roberts Rinehart's classic mystery, The Man in Lower Ten.
Tasked with delivering forged bank notes to Pittsburgh and returning with crucial evidence, Blakeley boards the train confident his journey will be straightforward. Instead, he awakens to find his berth ransacked—the notes and his clothing vanished without a trace. Worse, a murder has been committed in the cabin across from his, and when the weapon surfaces beneath his pillow, suspicion falls squarely on him.
Caught in a labyrinth of circumstantial evidence, mistaken identities, and cryptic clues, Blakeley must navigate both the law and the danger closing in around him. Rinehart masterfully weaves a tale of intrigue aboard the moving train, where secrets lurk behind every cabin door and nothing is quite as it seems. The mystery deepens as Blakeley uncovers unexpected connections between the crime, missing valuables, and the enigmatic passengers who share his car.
Perfect for mystery enthusiasts and classic literature fans, this atmospheric early twentieth-century detective story delivers suspense, wit, and ingenious plotting. Ideal for audiobook listeners who appreciate vintage mysteries with compelling protagonists fighting to clear their names.
