Elizabeth Weingarten
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Arthur Lane
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4
American millionaire Rufus Van Aldin has only one weakness: his daughter Ruth. She, on the other hand, has two weaknesses: jewels and dangerous men. The paternal gift, the Ruby Flame Heart, will not bring her happiness. Catherine Grey is also traveling on the Blue Train, and she was the last to see the victim alive. From her testimony, Hercule Poirot begins his work.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible reader
- De Elizabeth Weingarten en 01-26-24
- The Mystery of the Blue Train
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Arthur Lane
Terrible reader
Revisado: 01-26-24
Very mediocre plot. And it was worse than that! It was foolish and poorly written. With a reader who made no effort to connect.
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The Cook of the Halcyon
- De: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
Two deaths, the suicide of a newly laid-off worker and an unscrupulous businessman found murdered, lead Inspector Montalbano to inspect the Halcyon, a nearly abandoned mysterious ship with no passengers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Different from other books in the series
- De Shannon22 en 04-09-21
- The Cook of the Halcyon
- De: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
A good reader with zero substance to work with.
Revisado: 05-27-23
Terrible. One if the worst I’ve ever listened to. Not worth the money. Grover Gardner is a favorite reader of mine. He had nothing to work with.
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Call for the Dead (Dramatised)
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Anna Chancellor
- Duración: 1 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Simon Russell Beale stars in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of John le Carré's first novel, which introduced his most famous character, George Smiley. This dramatisation, set in London in the late 1950s, finds Smiley engaged in the humdrum job of security vetting. But when a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide after an apparently unproblematic interview, Smiley is baffled. Refusing to believe that Fennan shot himself, Smiley decides to investigate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Abridged very heavily
- De Paul Steckler en 12-20-20
- Call for the Dead (Dramatised)
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Anna Chancellor
Impossible to follow, poorly presented, and a very inferior LeCarre.
Revisado: 09-11-22
Poorly presented, impossible to follow, and an inferior LeCarre. Not worth the price it cost to listen.
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If the Dead Rise Not
- A Bernie Gunther Novel
- De: Philip Kerr
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
- Duración: 16 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 505
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 429
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 423
The best-selling author of 20 novels, Philip Kerr has won a devoted following - and there are none more ardent than those who devour his Bernie Gunther series. In 1934, Bernie found himself in Berlin, where he was caught up in intrigue surrounding Hitler, America, and the upcoming Olympiad. Two decades later, Bernie surfaces in Havana. But an old associate has appeared there as well - and might spell trouble of a decidedly deadly nature.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not the same w/o John Lee narrating, but ok story
- De Avid Books and TV en 06-07-11
- If the Dead Rise Not
- A Bernie Gunther Novel
- De: Philip Kerr
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
Big disappointment
Revisado: 08-23-17
What would have made If the Dead Rise Not better?
It was a bad book. I have enjoyed all of the others. But this one is far, far, too long. No interesting or coherent plot. And boring.
Has If the Dead Rise Not turned you off from other books in this genre?
No.
Any additional comments?
Just not a good book.
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Secrets of State
- De: Matthew Palmer
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 23
From a veteran insider with over 20 years’ experience in the US Foreign Service comes a taut, insightful thriller of global intrigue and behind-the-scenes international politics. Sam Trainor’s career of overseas work coupled with a penchant for being outspoken has left him on the outside of the competitive Washington establishment. Formerly the top South Asia expert in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Trainor has moved to the private sector, working as an analyst for the consulting firm Argus Systems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Edge of your seat thriller !
- De Rostam en 10-27-23
- Secrets of State
- De: Matthew Palmer
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
This is a ridiculous book.
Revisado: 04-11-17
Would you try another book from Matthew Palmer and/or Fred Sanders?
The plot is ridiculous. It deliberately changes history. And the reader sounds like a teenager.
Has Secrets of State turned you off from other books in this genre?
Only books by this author.
Would you be willing to try another one of Fred Sanders’s performances?
Only if I knew the author well and liked his works.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Anger at its stupidity. And my waste of money.
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The Bertrams
- De: Anthony Trollope
- Narrado por: Flo Gibson
- Duración: 18 h y 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
We follow the mid-Eastern travels, careers, loves and marriages as three Oxford graduates explore the spirit of competition and the mid-Victorian money culture. This book is a remarkable novel full of psychological insight, satire, and social comedy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Stay away from this reader!
- De Sharon en 08-31-12
- The Bertrams
- De: Anthony Trollope
- Narrado por: Flo Gibson
Worst read book ever.
Revisado: 07-26-15
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Trollope is for me. Not this reader.
What did you like best about this story?
Could not listen to,the book.
What didn’t you like about Flo Gibson’s performance?
Terrible. She read so,so,fast you cannot follow,the story or the nuances.
What character would you cut from The Bertrams?
Did not finish book.
Any additional comments?
I hope,to,get a refund.
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The Man in the Wooden Hat
- De: Jane Gardam
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 367
The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern literature. A lyrical novel that recalls his fully lived life, Old Filth has been acclaimed as Jane Gardam's masterpiece. And now that novel has been joined by a companion that also bursts with humor and wisdom: The Man in the Wooden Hat. As a portrait of a marriage, with all the bittersweet secrets and surprising fulfillment of the 50-year union of two remarkable people, this novel is a triumph.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Old Filth Married
- De i. Ski en 02-18-12
- The Man in the Wooden Hat
- De: Jane Gardam
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
Another wonderful book by Gardam
Revisado: 06-19-12
This is another wonderful book. Perhaps not quite as great as All Filth, but very fulfilling. A wonderful writer, and very well read.
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A Dance with Dragons
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5
- De: George R.R. Martin
- Narrado por: Roy Dotrice
- Duración: 48 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59,553
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52,534
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52,424
Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series - as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A tale of two publishers:
- De J. Cano en 07-31-11
- A Dance with Dragons
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5
- De: George R.R. Martin
- Narrado por: Roy Dotrice
Very disappointing and not worth the time.
Revisado: 06-19-12
This book did absolutely nothing to advance the plot. There was no move towards any resolutions. In fact, all it did was introduce dozens of new characters, drag out the old stories, and go on interminably. Almost as though Martin is thumbing his nose at the reader and saying he can drag this on forever.
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A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement
- De: Anthony Powell
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 20 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 196
Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a four-volume panorama of twentieth-century London. Hailed by Time as "brilliant literary comedy as well as a brilliant sketch of the times," A Dance to the Music of Time opens just after World War I. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, Nick Jenkins and his friends confront sex, society, business, and art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"the Future is ever the Consequence of the Past."
- De Darwin8u en 05-03-16
- A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement
- De: Anthony Powell
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Third time I have read/or listened to these books
Revisado: 09-10-11
Each time I read these books I find new parts that resonate for me today. This is the first time I have listened to them, the entire series, and have enjoyed them immensely. The reader is brilliant. The individuals are all distinctive and the humor and irony in Powell's writing becomes very evident.
I look forward to listening again in a few years time.
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Spies of the Balkans
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Daniel Gerroll
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 654
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 314
Greece, 1940. Not sunny vacation Greece: northern Greece, Macedonian Greece, Balkan Greece, the city of Salonika. In that ancient port, with its wharves and warehouses, dark lanes and Turkish mansions, brothels and tavernas, a tense political drama is being played out. On the northern border, the Greek army has blocked Mussolini's invasion, pushing his divisions back to Albania, the first defeat suffered by the Nazis, who have conquered most of Europe.
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3 out of 5 stars
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historical insights, not much suspense/tension
- De writerly en 06-20-10
- Spies of the Balkans
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Daniel Gerroll
Alan Furst
Revisado: 07-28-10
This is one of the best of his books. Wonderfully read, complex and very enlightening.
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