Jack on the Gallows Tree (1960) - Leo Bruce, Rupert Croft-Cooke

Category: Detective, Mystery, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: British Library Crime Classic Carolus Deene Golden Age Mystery

Written by Leo Bruce, Rupert Croft-Cooke
Read by John Telfer
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Jack on the Gallows Tree
By: Leo Bruce
Narrated by: John Telfer
Series: Carolus Deene , Book 7
Release date
01-06-2026
Language
English
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Length
5 hrs and 54 mins
Publisher
Isis Publishing Ltd
Categories
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

“If Carolus Deene catches so much as a whiff of murder he will be on the scent with all the persistence and gusto of a dachshund in search of truffles.”

While Senior History Master of Queen’s School, Newminster, Carolus Deene has a troubling hobby as a criminologist and sometime sleuth. Even more troublingly, he has jaundice. But with the papers shouting of the crime wave sweeping the seaside resorts of England, sending him to the coast to recover is too risky for the Headmaster – he will be much further from trouble in the inland spa resort of Buddington. But before long Buddington is rocked by a twisted double-murder – two elderly women found dead on the same night at the same time, each with a white lily by their side. Perhaps things are looking up for the curious Deene?

First published in 1960, Leo Bruce’s classic mystery hums with his trademark wit and comedic flair, centred around an intelligent puzzle and a memorable cast of Buddington’s best.

©1960 The Estate of Rupert Croft-Cooke (P)2026 Ulverscroft Audio