Rumours of War
Jo Currington
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Portsmouth, 1905
Private detective Jane Dowling is invited down to Southsea to look into the death of Commander Granger, one of three men who are questioning the Royal Navy’s strategy for building ever bigger battleships, at the start of the dreadnought arms race with Germany. The dockyard at Portsmouth is the biggest industrial complex in the world at the time, capable of building one battleship a year, yet it relies on workers who live in conditions as poor as any London slum. The war to come will be long, bloody and frustrating and will ultimately be decided as much by revolution and mutiny, as it will be by sheer force of arms.
Working with the local police Jane discovers a group of anarchists are planning an attack on the dockyard, but gets caught up in the politics of the town, and becomes too close to the enigmatic Inspector Ezekiel who has problems of his own. When there is a second death, Inspector Downes, an inspector Jane has worked with before comes down from Scotland Yard, because the Metropolitan Police are responsible for policing the dockyard.
A Swiss foreign agent, Emelia Hawkes, is eager to understand the secrets of Commander Granger’s strategy, and she engages a number of the anarchists who have fled London to disrupt progress. All the time the head of the dockyard, Admiral Phoenix has been quietly examining Granger's ideas and building a facility to study sea battles in the way he suggested. None of this solves the initial problem for the Granger sisters, as to who killed their father and why.
Duration - 6h 13m.
Author - Jo Currington.
Narrator - Digital Voice Ava G.
Published Date - Friday, 03 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 David Kail ©.
Location:
United States
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The Jane Dowling Mysteries
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Portsmouth, 1905 Private detective Jane Dowling is invited down to Southsea to look into the death of Commander Granger, one of three men who are questioning the Royal Navy’s strategy for building ever bigger battleships, at the start of the dreadnought arms race with Germany. The dockyard at Portsmouth is the biggest industrial complex in the world at the time, capable of building one battleship a year, yet it relies on workers who live in conditions as poor as any London slum. The war to come will be long, bloody and frustrating and will ultimately be decided as much by revolution and mutiny, as it will be by sheer force of arms. Working with the local police Jane discovers a group of anarchists are planning an attack on the dockyard, but gets caught up in the politics of the town, and becomes too close to the enigmatic Inspector Ezekiel who has problems of his own. When there is a second death, Inspector Downes, an inspector Jane has worked with before comes down from Scotland Yard, because the Metropolitan Police are responsible for policing the dockyard. A Swiss foreign agent, Emelia Hawkes, is eager to understand the secrets of Commander Granger’s strategy, and she engages a number of the anarchists who have fled London to disrupt progress. All the time the head of the dockyard, Admiral Phoenix has been quietly examining Granger's ideas and building a facility to study sea battles in the way he suggested. None of this solves the initial problem for the Granger sisters, as to who killed their father and why. Duration - 6h 13m. Author - Jo Currington. Narrator - Digital Voice Ava G. Published Date - Friday, 03 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 David Kail ©.
Language:
English
Chapter One
Duration:00:23:03
Chapter Three
Duration:00:03:29
Chapter Four
Duration:00:07:51
Chapter Five
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter Six
Duration:00:06:06
Chapter Seven
Duration:00:09:59
Chapter Eight
Duration:00:02:13
Chapter Nine
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter Ten
Duration:00:11:34
Chapter Eleven
Duration:00:07:47
Chapter Twelve
Duration:00:11:27
Chapter Thirteen
Duration:00:04:21
Chapter Fourteen
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter Fifteen
Duration:00:08:22
Chapter Sixteen
Duration:00:23:33
Chapter Seventeen
Duration:00:03:39
Chapter Eighteen
Duration:00:08:42
Chapter Nineteen
Duration:00:10:02
Chapter Twenty
Duration:00:06:09
Chapter Twenty One
Duration:00:07:31
Chapter Twenty Two
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter Twenty Three
Duration:00:05:59
Chapter Twenty Four
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter Twenty Five
Duration:00:08:28
Chapter Twenty Six
Duration:00:09:09
Chapter Twenty Seven
Duration:00:06:59
Chapter Twenty Eight
Duration:00:09:06
Chapter Twenty Nine
Duration:00:02:42
Chapter Thirty
Duration:00:04:56
Chapter Thirty One
Duration:00:07:19
Chapter Thirty Two
Duration:00:06:11
Chapter Thirty Three
Duration:00:04:46
Chapter Thirty Four
Duration:00:03:35
Chapter Thirty Five
Duration:00:06:53
Chapter Thirty Six
Duration:00:09:17
Chapter Thirty Seven
Duration:00:04:07
Chapter Thirty Eight
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter Thirty Nine
Duration:00:06:10
Chapter Forty
Duration:00:03:02
Chapter Forty One
Duration:00:05:53
Chapter Forty Two
Duration:00:08:32
Chapter Forty Three
Duration:00:14:27
Chapter Forty Four
Duration:00:12:37
Chapter Forty Five
Duration:00:09:56
Chapter Forty Six
Duration:00:11:42
Chapter Forty Seven
Duration:00:07:18
Chapter Forty Eight
Duration:00:09:10
Chapter Forty Nine
Duration:00:04:31
Chapter Fifty
Duration:00:01:51