Five Names in the Will

A Victorian detective mystery, a graded reader for adult learners of English at B1 (intermediate).

Listen to the complete novel, narrated in British English, with the option to follow the text on screen.

London, January 1892. Ada Whitmore carries her mother's mourning dresses to a quiet house in Canonbury. The family is waiting for an old lady's will to be read at ten. The solicitor never arrives. He is already in the house, dead in the library chair. In his pocket there is a letter with the companion's name on it. And the will has gone.

A complete story: you don't need to read Three Bells at Midnight first.

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B1 · British English · 1 h 47 min