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The Traitor's Hand
- Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000, Book 3
- De: Sandy Mitchell
- Narrado por: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Andrew James Spooner, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,438
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,944
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,940
Ciaphas Cain's latest mission takes him and his Valhallan regiment to the planet of Adumbria to defend against an approaching Chaos invasion. However, infighting with fellow Imperial Guard regiments from the world of Tallarn, commanded by an old 'friend' of Cain's from the Schola Progenium and the uprising of a sinister cult on the planet puts paid to any hopes of an easy life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator’s audio outtakes literally left in
- De Money Authority en 06-30-20
- The Traitor's Hand
- Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000, Book 3
- De: Sandy Mitchell
- Narrado por: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Andrew James Spooner, Emma Gregory
Solid entry
Revisado: 07-04-20
More of the popcorn-munching goodness you expect of these books.
There is a short section where the editor didn't remove a few takes of a single line from the text, but I honestly didn't mind it.
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The House of Silk
- A Sherlock Holmes Novel
- De: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,661
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,169
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,164
Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in literary history. For the first time since the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the book will be revealed as deliberately as Holmes himself would unravel a knotty case, but bestselling novelist and Holmes expert Anthony Horowitz is sure to bring a compelling, atmospheric story to life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A disapointment
- De GP en 05-05-12
- The House of Silk
- A Sherlock Holmes Novel
- De: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi
A good listen, but don't think too hard.
Revisado: 05-14-16
A good voice performance holds together the pulpy plot. This is a book to be enjoyed in the moment, not one in which you attempt to guess whodunnit before the big reveal.
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The Monogram Murders
- The New Hercule Poirot Mystery
- De: Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,197
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,092
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,089
Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffeehouse is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified - but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done. Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at a fashionable London Hotel have been murdered, and a cufflink has been placed in each one’s mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not Agatha Christie
- De Molly en 09-17-14
- The Monogram Murders
- The New Hercule Poirot Mystery
- De: Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Solid writing, Marred by Bootleg Hastings
Revisado: 03-03-16
Sophie Hannah's inaugural installment in the Hercule Poirot series is a solid effort to capture familiar elements of Agatha Christie's favorite devices- he Poirot is dignified, compassionate, and ebullient, and Julian Rhind-Tutt delivers his polished phrases to a marvel.
Readers of Christie will also feel at home in the tortuous plot, as bodies drop in the third act, Poirot plays matchmaker at least once, and chance phrases delivered by an oblivious Englishman drop inspiration on Poirot's head.
However, this oblivious Englishman is by far my least favorite part of the book. Poirot has had a number of Faithful Stooges throughout his career, ranging from the practical Nurse Letherin, to love-struck but resourceful Colin Lamb, all the way to the Archetypal Englishman himself, Captain Hastings. Inspector Catchpool, the narrator of the story, draws most from the well of Hastings, but in an effort to make an interestingly-flawed narrator, Sophie Hannah has created a profoundly irritating character. I could forgive Catchpool's many failings throughout the novel- his social cowardice, peevishness, and aversion to all things morbid- if it weren't for the fact that he is supposed to be a Scotland Yard Inspector.
Instead of a Japp or a Hastings, I get the impression that someone had slapped a badge on James Bentley, and put him in charge of a murder investigation. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the hopeful knowledge that we've seen the last of inspector catchpool.
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The Hollow
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Hugh Fraser
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 146
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Jealousy's green eye invades a weekend getaway at the Angkatells' elegant estate, The Hollow. When Hercule Poirot arrives, it looks as if Gerda Christow has just killed her husband - but is it really that simple? The cad's former and current lovers are both nearby...and the guests are all hiding something in this case of love, deceit, mystery, and death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A chocolate cream!
- De Rebecarol en 02-15-08
- The Hollow
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Hugh Fraser
Spirited Narration mitigates Irritation
Revisado: 02-20-12
The Hollow is given a robust performance by Poirot veteran Hugh Fraser, and his range of tones and voices are very well expressed with a good pacing. I have no complaints on this end.
However, I would like to caution a prospective buyer that Sir Fraser brings perhaps a little too much life to the characters in this particular book. If characters deeply entrenched in co-dependency, egomania, submission and condescension interest you, you will probably not find a better gallery of them. However, I found a majority of the characters in the book insufferable, and found myself hoping that the business might resolve in the spirit of "And Then There Were None." I was frankly disappointed by the number of the cast who still drew breath by denouement.
So, if deeply flawed characters are something you can endure, this book is worth enjoying. If you could see yourself get irritated by terrible and pathetic people, there are plenty of other offerings featuring Ms. Christie and Sir Fraser that would suit you better.
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