Bullion!

Written by William Hope Hodgson

Narrated by Gordon Griffin

A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. Bullion! is the ultimate locked-room mystery. A ship transporting gold bullion is travelling from Melbourne to London. The gold is packed into chests and stored in a separate locked and sealed room. But mysterious whispering is heard in the night and chests seemingly disappear and return leading the crew to think they’re losing their minds. Can the second mate get to the bottom of the mystery?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soundings
• Release date: Jun 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781407986173

William Hope Hodgson

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was a British author and poet best known for his works of macabre fiction. Early experience as a sailor gave resonance to his novels of the supernatural at sea, The Ghost Pirates and The Boats of the Glen-Carrig, but The House on the Borderland and The Night Land are often singled out for their powerful depiction of eerie, otherworldly horror. The author was a man of many parts, a public speaker, photographer and early advocate of bodybuilding. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Lys in the First World War.