A Terrible Awakening

That Mainwaring Affair

by Anna Maynard BARBOUR ( - 1841)

As wealthy financier, Hugh Mainwaring dictates his last will and testament to his private secretary, it would be impossible for him to imagine the shocking chain of events that he is about to set into motion. This best-selling mystery novel was first published in 1901 and remains an entertaining mix of detective work, courtroom drama and family intrigue. (Summary by J. M. Smallheer)

Listen next episodes of That Mainwaring Affair:
A Little Royal , An Unforeseen Foe , Behind the Scenes , Between the Acts , Flotsam and Jetsam , Important Discoveries , Love Finds A Way , Mainwaring vs. Mainwaring , Mutual Explanations , Mutual Recognitions , Mutual Surprises , Opening Fire , Run to Cover , Secession in the Ranks , Skirmishing , Tangled Threads , The Exit of Scott, the Secretary , The Inquest , The Last Throw , The Silent Witness , The Weaving of the Web , Theories, Wise and Otherwise , X-Rays