The Secret of Lonesome Cove

A corpse washes up on a New England beach, handcuffed to a raft. The whole town seems to want desperately to cover up everything and bury the body as fast as possible without even bothering to identify it. Our hero, Chester Kent, is determined to get to the bottom of all this...Nothing is as it seems in this completely engrossing mystery yarn that plays out like walking inside a labyrinth! The listener comes up against constant dead-ends during the tale's unfolding, right up to the surprising and satisfying resolution. (Written by Samuel Hopkins Adams, published in 1913)