EPISODE · Aug 11, 2016 · 5 MIN
No. 17 by J. Jefferson Farjeon
from Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective · host Athena Klocko
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/310301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No. 17 Author: J. Jefferson Farjeon Narrator: David John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 11, 2016 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: The first book featuring Ben, the lovable, humorous ex-sailor and down-at-heels rascal who can’t help running into trouble. Ben is back home from the Merchant Navy, penniless as usual and looking for digs in fog-bound London. Taking shelter in an abandoned old house, he stumbles across a dead body – and scarpers. Running into a detective, Gilbert Fordyce, the reluctant Ben is persuaded to return to the house and investigate the mystery of the corpse – which promptly disappears! The vacant No.17 is the rendezvous for a gang of villains, and the cowardly Ben finds himself in the thick of thieves with no way of escape. Ben’s first adventure, No.17, began life in the 1920s as an internationally successful stage play and was immortalised on film by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Its author, J. Jefferson Farjeon, wrote more than 60 crime thrillers, eight featuring Ben the tramp, his most popular character.
What this episode covers
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/310301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No. 17 Author: J. Jefferson Farjeon Narrator: David John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 11, 2016 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: The first book featuring Ben, the lovable, humorous ex-sailor and down-at-heels rascal who can’t help running into trouble. Ben is back home from the Merchant Navy, penniless as usual and looking for digs in fog-bound London. Taking shelter in an abandoned old house, he stumbles across a dead body – and scarpers. Running into a detective, Gilbert Fordyce, the reluctant Ben is persuaded to return to the house and investigate the mystery of the corpse – which promptly disappears! The vacant No.17 is the rendezvous for a gang of villains, and the cowardly Ben finds himself in the thick of thieves with no way of escape. Ben’s first adventure, No.17, began life in the 1920s as an internationally successful stage play and was immortalised on film by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Its author, J. Jefferson Farjeon, wrote more than 60 crime thrillers, eight featuring Ben the tramp, his most popular character.
NOW PLAYING
No. 17 by J. Jefferson Farjeon
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m
Nov 12, 2025 ·35m
Oct 17, 2025 ·40m