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The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

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A Mysterious killer—Man? Beast? Or devil?—spreading terror throughout a nation, flouting law and lawless alike … Curious GOINGS-ON in a house rented immediately upon the death of its owner … A WARNING to leave the house, underlined with threats of death … A SHADOW bearing one gleaming eye [ … ] Wouldn’t You Like to Know – What happens when the indomitable Miss Van Gorder refuses to be frightened from the house of murder? What nerve-shaking word is spelled out by the Ouija board? [ … ] Who is the stranger who arrives half dead? Who is the Bat?” ~ from the ad in the book. Originally published in 1926, Rinehart's entertaining mystery offers suspense and humor, and you will see evidence of that era's Asian xenophobia and Prohibition in the United States. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)

Cast List

Narrator: Lynette Caulkins

Police Chief: JT

Millionaire: Kelly Taylor

Young Detective: Johan Supertramp

Underworld Voice: TJ Burns

City News Editor: Kirk202

News Editor Colleague: Linette

Detective Anderson: Scott Caulkins

Cornelia Van Gorder: Ciufi Galeazzi

Doctor Wells: Chris Pyle

Sally Ogden: Leanne Yau

Lizzie Allen: Jennifer Pratt

Dale Ogden: Shelly

Billy: Todd

Brooks: Estelle

Richard Fleming: EJ Wiley

Reginald Beresford: Adam Bielka

Unknown: Tommy Hersant
(7 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Dramatis Personae

1:41

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Chapter 1 - The Shadow of the Bat

23:37

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Chapter 2 - The indomitable Miss Van Gorder

28:05

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Chapter 3 - Pistol Practice

24:01

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Chapter 4 - The Storm Gathers

23:28

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Chapter 5 - Alopecia and Rubeola

27:28

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Chapter 6 - Detective Anderson Takes Charge

23:57

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Chapter 7 - Cross-Questions and Crooked Answers

20:18

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Chapter 8 - The Gleaming Eye

24:29

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Chapter 9 - A Shot in the Dark

20:52

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Chapter 10 - The Phone Call from Nowhere

23:21

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Chapter 11 - Billy Practices Jiu-Jitsu

21:52

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Chapter 12 - "I Didn't Kill Him."

22:03

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Chapter 13 - The Blackened Bag

24:04

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Chapter 14 - Handcuffs

20:24

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Chapter 15 - The Sign of the Bat

27:26

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Chapter 16 - The Hidden Room

14:15

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Chapter 17 - Anderson Makes an Arrest

16:38

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Chapter 18 - The Bat Still Flies

18:06

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Chapter 19 - Murder on Murder

19:56

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Chapter 20 - "He Is -- The Bat!"

9:47

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Chapter 21 - Quite a Collection

5:25

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Bewertungen

(4 Sterne)

This is a nicely performed audio play. The story is not hugely complex, rather a bit more towards the predictable. Overall it is fun and worth a listen.

(1 Sterne)

Is something wrong with this.? It keep cutting off. So disappointed because I loved the story. The readers were excellent. Should be a 5 star. Hope you can get this corrected so I can finish it.