Murder in the Gunroom

Written by H. Beam Piper

Narrated by LibriVox Community

The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked gunroom, a Confederate-made Colt-type percussion .36 revolver in his hand, the coroner's verdict was "death by accident." But Gladys Fleming had her doubts. Enough at any rate to engage Colonel Jefferson Davis Rand-better known just as Jeff-private detective and a pistol-collector himself, to catalogue, appraise, and negotiate the sale of her late husband's collection.There were a number of people who had wanted the collection. The question was: had anyone wanted it badly enough to kill Fleming? And if so, how had he done it? Here is a mystery, told against the fascinating background of old guns and gun-collecting, which is rapid-fire without being hysterical, exciting without losing its contact with reason, and which introduces a personable and intelligent new private detective. It is a story that will keep your nerves on a hair trigger even if you don't know the difference between a cased pair of Paterson .34's and a Texas .40 with a ramming-lever.(Summary from the text)

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Reviews for Murder in the Gunroom

[Jane McAdory · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book from beginning to end, even w/all the gun facts that were given. The hero was knowing and fearless with a great ability to sort out all the facts. What a good book...I highly recommend it!

[Kelly Borkenhagen · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The book itself might be fine but I made it through 20 minutes and could listen to the narrator anymore. Too dull of voice for my taste. Also didn't care for the fact that he said "end of chapter one", repeated the book title and some other nonsense, and said "chapter two" before continuing. It breaks up the flow too much. Might have to find the print version