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The Theft of the Iron Dogs
- De: E. C. R. Lorac
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
While hot on the heels of serial coupon-racketeer Gordon Ginner, Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard receives word of an intriguing incident up in Lancashire – the summer cottage of local farmer Giles Hoggett has been broken into, with an assortment of seemingly random items missing which include a complete reel of salmon line, a large sack, and two iron dogs from his fireplace. What first appears as a simple break-in quickly spirals into a mystery of contested land grabs for fishing between farmers, made all the more enticing to MacDonald when a body is then found in the river.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Well written but Unexciting
- De Geoffrey en 10-23-24
- The Theft of the Iron Dogs
- De: E. C. R. Lorac
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
Another interesting Lorac
Revisado: 05-17-24
ECR Lorac was a largely forgotten author from the Golden Age until the British Library began reissuing her books. This one is another wonderful story; fairly easy to guess the villian, but the characters and setting are terrific. David Thorpe does a great job with the storytelling. Hoping more of her book are reissued and recorded.
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Death in White Pyjamas & Death Knows No Calendar
- De: John Bude
- Narrado por: Saul Reichlin
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Two of John Bude's finest Golden Age mysteries return to the limelight. In Death in White Pyjamas a theatre-owner, a 'slightly sinister' producer, a burgeoning playwright and a cast of ego-driven actors have gathered at a country home to read through a script. But before the production reaches the stage, one of their number is found murdered in the grounds wearing what seems to be somebody else's white pyjamas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good mysteries and lots of fun
- De Yvette en 11-20-20
- Death in White Pyjamas & Death Knows No Calendar
- De: John Bude
- Narrado por: Saul Reichlin
Fun Double Header
Revisado: 05-14-24
Fun double golden age mystery. Both feature unusual murders; a cast of colorful characters. Both enjoyable but give a slight edge to Death Knows No Calendar in which the adventures of the amateur sleuth Major Boddy & his batman now valet Syd Gammon who detect using the techniques learned from reading detective fiction. Quite a pair and they are far from buffoons.
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Tied Up in Tinsel
- De: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrado por: James Saxon
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Christmastime in an isolated country house and, following a flaming row in the kitchen, there’s murder inside. When a much disliked visiting servant disappears without trace after playing Santa Claus, foul play is at once suspected - and foul play it proves to be. Only suspicion falls not on the staff but on the guests, all so unimpeachably respectable that the very thought of murder in connection with any of them seems almost heresy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quirky characters/wonderful narration
- De Nick B. en 05-06-24
- Tied Up in Tinsel
- De: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrado por: James Saxon
Quirky characters/wonderful narration
Revisado: 05-06-24
Ngaio Marsh is one of my favorite Golden Age writers and one of the Queens of the period. This one is not from the Golden Age, but one of her later works. Still terrific. While the puzzle is not terribly complex; the characters; esp. Aunt Bed & Uncle Flea and an assortment of one off murderers who comprise the household staff make for an entertaining story. James Saxon could read the yellow pages and make them interesting. SPOILER: always a bonus when the most annoying character is the killer.
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Death on the Nile
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: David Suchet
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,378
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,786
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,768
The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything...until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: “I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.” Yet under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes, yes, yes!
- De Craig en 01-25-13
- Death on the Nile
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: David Suchet
Dame Agatha
Revisado: 05-06-24
There is a reason this is one of her best known stories. No spoilers; one that knowing the ending does not hurt the story one bit. David Suchet (best Poirot ever) does the narration well except for the godawful Colonel Race who sounds as if he belongs in music hall comedy rather than a mystery. The actual story gives so much more depth than if you simply watch the film and makes it much richer & more complex.
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Death in Ecstasy
- De: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrado por: James Saxon
- Duración: 7 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 187
The poison was cyanide, slipped into the sacred wine of ecstasy just before it was presented to Miss Cara Quayne at the House of the Sacred Flame. The victim was a deeply religious initiate who had trained for a month for her last ceremony. She was also a very beautiful woman.... The suspects were the other initiates and the high priest. All claimed they were above earthly passions. But Cara Quayne had provoked lust, jealousy - and murder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Tedious narrator
- De John en 03-27-17
- Death in Ecstasy
- De: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrado por: James Saxon
Golden Age mystery
Revisado: 03-10-24
Ngaio Marsh had a gift for characters; sometimes they were too talky which slowed down the story; but for the most part the talking was where the clues were. James Saxon is hands down the best Marsh narrator (with Philip Franks a close second).
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Wrack and Rune
- The Peter Shandy Mysteries, Book 3
- De: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
When 105-year-old Hilda Horsefall tells young reporter Cronkite Swope of a stone carved with Norse runes that once sat in the nearby woods, the writer starts salivating at the thought of breaking the news that Vikings once marauded through their sleepy Massachusetts countryside. But while he's jotting down notes, a scream rings out, and Cronkite finds an even bigger story. A farmhand has been burned to death by quicklime, and Cronkite gets an exclusive scoop.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lightweight fun marred by narration
- De Nick B. en 02-29-24
- Wrack and Rune
- The Peter Shandy Mysteries, Book 3
- De: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrado por: John McLain
Lightweight fun marred by narration
Revisado: 02-29-24
This would have been a 4 star; the characters are fun; the plot just puzzling enough to not reveal itself in first 3 chapters but....the narrator decided that half the characters in rural New England should sound like they were from the deep south instead. If you can find this story with a better reader or simply read the print edition you will enjoy it.
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Rest You Merry
- The Peter Shandy Mysteries, Book 1
- De: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Each December, the faculty of Balaclava Agricultural College goes wild with holiday decorations. The entire campus glitters with Christmas lights, save for one dark spot: the home of Professor Peter Shandy. But after years of resisting the school's Illumination festival, Shandy suddenly snaps, installing a million-watt display of flashing lights and blaring music perfectly calculated to drive his neighbors mad. Then the horticulturalist flees town, planning to spend Christmas on a tramp steamer. He returns home to find his lights extinguished - and a dead librarian in his living room.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I don’t get it
- De Amazon Customer en 11-14-22
- Rest You Merry
- The Peter Shandy Mysteries, Book 1
- De: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrado por: John McLain
Fun Cozy Read
Revisado: 02-28-24
Was excited to see Charlotte MacLeod books in catalog. The Peter Shandy mysteries are a lot of fun and good puzzles to boot. Def. recommend for a fun read any time of the year.
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Bats in the Belfry
- A London Mystery
- De: E.C.R. Lorac
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 154
Bruce Attleton dazzled London’s literary scene with his first two novels, but his early promise did not bear fruit. His wife, Sybilla, is a glittering actress, unforgiving of Bruce’s failure, and the couple lead separate lives in their house at Regent’s Park. When Bruce is called away on a sudden trip to Paris, he vanishes completely until his suitcase and passport are found in a sinister artist’s studio, the Belfry, in a crumbling house in Notting Hill, and Inspector Macdonald must uncover Bruce’s secrets. This intricate mystery from a classic writer is set in a superbly evoked London of the 1930s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Detective Story
- De Mary B. Wheeler en 02-19-19
- Bats in the Belfry
- A London Mystery
- De: E.C.R. Lorac
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
Lesser Known Golden Age
Revisado: 02-28-24
Have only recently come across the forgotten writer ECR Lorac. Very glad I did. Her stories are full of depth and usually present a tangle that is not easily undone by either her fictional detective or the reader. This is the 3rd one I've tried; but will be seeking out more of her work.
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Death of Jezebel
- Inspector Cockrill Mysteries Series, Book 4
- De: Christianna Brand
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 14
Ever since she drove her best friend's fiance to kill himself, Isabel Drew has been nicknamed Jezebel. She is domineering, arrogant, vain - and beautiful enough to get away with it. She is starring as a princess in a medieval pageant when her past catches up to her. On tiny slips of paper, threats appear, promising death to Isabel and those around her. Fearing she may be attacked, she invites the brilliant Inspector Cockrill to keep her safe after the performance.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good narrator, ridiculous story
- De JRF26 en 01-10-23
- Death of Jezebel
- Inspector Cockrill Mysteries Series, Book 4
- De: Christianna Brand
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
Another terrific Brand mystery
Revisado: 02-21-24
Christianna Brand; while not one of the better known golden age writers has a style of wit and just enough twists to make a great plot. And her Inspector Cockrill is a character. Alastair Sim played the role in the movie of another Brand novel; Green for Danger and he was the perfect choice. Every time I read a Brand now I see Sim as Cocky.
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The Josephine Tey Collection: 6 Alan Grant Novels; Brat Farrar; & Miss Pym Disposes
- The Man in the Queue; A Shilling for Candles; The Franchise Affair; To Love and Be Wise; The Daughter of Time; The Singing Sands; Miss Pym Disposes; Brat Farrar
- De: Josephine Tey
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 61 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 114
The Josephine Tey Collection includes unabridged recordings of Tey's 8 major novels in one audiobook, including all 6 of the novels in the Inspector Alan Grant series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you Audible - best spent credit ever
- De Lynn en 05-14-23
- The Josephine Tey Collection: 6 Alan Grant Novels; Brat Farrar; & Miss Pym Disposes
- The Man in the Queue; A Shilling for Candles; The Franchise Affair; To Love and Be Wise; The Daughter of Time; The Singing Sands; Miss Pym Disposes; Brat Farrar
- De: Josephine Tey
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
Underrated Golden Age writer
Revisado: 02-17-24
Josephine Tey does a terrific job with characters and plot. I wish she had written more mysteries. And Karen Cass is the perfect narrator for her stories.
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