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An Element of Chance
- The Privateersman Mysteries, Volume 4
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Series: Privateersman Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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