Meet Barbara Rosenblat
While her style isn’t entirely comedic, Barbara Rosenblat exudes a genuine wit,
which plays especially well in her most popular works.
Top Performances
Greatest Hits
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Murder at an English Séance
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Hidden beneath her British reserve, Edwina has a secret: she’s finished her novel and is bravely mailing the manuscript to a publisher. Beryl also has a secret: as thanks for solving a case, the American adventuress has been gifted an airplane. After swooping over the fields and hedgerows of Walmsley Parva, livestock scattering beneath her, she flamboyantly lands the plane on the village green, prompting a startled Edwina to consider a stiff gin fizz.
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People in Glass Houses
- A Harmony Novel, Book 16
- By: Jayne Castle
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, he’s now called the Tarnished Knight by the press. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld, destroying his career. The devastating event occurred in the newly discovered sector known as Glass House—a maze of crystal that is rumored to conceal powerful Alien antiquities. The rest of the Hollister Expedition team disappeared and are presumed dead. Whatever happened down in the tunnels scrambled Joshua’s psychic senses and his memories, but he’s determined to reveal the truth.
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Love it 🥰
- By Lexie on 05-21-24
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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. This first in the series sends Emily on her first case after she successfully persuades a skeptical CIA recruitment officer that she is the best person for the job.
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Masterful writing and incredible narration
- By Barbara on 01-14-12
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Everything to Gain
- By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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Mallory Keswick can't imagine how her life could possibly be better. She has a wonderful, fulfilling marriage to a man who loves, supports, and nurtures her. She has a lovely home and beautiful twins who bring joy to her days, all of which she devotes herself to wholeheartedly. Mallory feels she has finally found the elusive sense of family that never quite rang true in her own childhood - until an exceptionally cruel act of violence tears apart the fabric of her happiness.
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Murder at an English Séance
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Hidden beneath her British reserve, Edwina has a secret: she’s finished her novel and is bravely mailing the manuscript to a publisher. Beryl also has a secret: as thanks for solving a case, the American adventuress has been gifted an airplane. After swooping over the fields and hedgerows of Walmsley Parva, livestock scattering beneath her, she flamboyantly lands the plane on the village green, prompting a startled Edwina to consider a stiff gin fizz.
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People in Glass Houses
- A Harmony Novel, Book 16
- By: Jayne Castle
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, he’s now called the Tarnished Knight by the press. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld, destroying his career. The devastating event occurred in the newly discovered sector known as Glass House—a maze of crystal that is rumored to conceal powerful Alien antiquities. The rest of the Hollister Expedition team disappeared and are presumed dead. Whatever happened down in the tunnels scrambled Joshua’s psychic senses and his memories, but he’s determined to reveal the truth.
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Love it 🥰
- By Lexie on 05-21-24
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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. This first in the series sends Emily on her first case after she successfully persuades a skeptical CIA recruitment officer that she is the best person for the job.
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Masterful writing and incredible narration
- By Barbara on 01-14-12
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Everything to Gain
- By: Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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Mallory Keswick can't imagine how her life could possibly be better. She has a wonderful, fulfilling marriage to a man who loves, supports, and nurtures her. She has a lovely home and beautiful twins who bring joy to her days, all of which she devotes herself to wholeheartedly. Mallory feels she has finally found the elusive sense of family that never quite rang true in her own childhood - until an exceptionally cruel act of violence tears apart the fabric of her happiness.
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Murder in an English Village
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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The year is 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin.
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Must read Historical Mystery
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 02-20-18
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He Shall Thunder in the Sky
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 12
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
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In her best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries, author Elizabeth Peters has created an award-winning mixture of vivid archeological detail, finely-tuned suspense, and witty romance. This, the 12th Amelia Peabody mystery, opens in 1914. As the tides of war rise, Egypt is threatened by attacks. Espionage abounds, pulling in several members of the Peabody Emerson household even as they embark on a new archeological season.
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Excellent!
- By Trishk on 06-11-04
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Crocodile on the Sandbank
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.
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Nice break from the usual-
- By Carrie on 12-18-04
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The Falcon at the Portal
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 11
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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Join spunky Amelia and her charming family for a thrilling new archaeological adventure in Edwardian Egypt. Even on the joyous occasion of the marriage of their Egyptian "son" David to their beloved niece Lia, trouble finds Amelia and hunky hubby Emerson. And this time it is personal.
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Perhaps Best of Series
- By Kermit on 12-21-05
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Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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A safari expedition in Zambia is the disguise Emily employs in order to locate a professional assassin among her fellow explorers. Along the way, she meets an extraordinary man named Cyrus.
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At last!
- By Got My Book on 05-14-11
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Dirty Blonde
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Cate Fante is strong and smart, but when she gets appointed a federal judge, even she wonders if she can do the job justice. She's in her 30s, and she feels like she's joining the world's most exclusive retirement village. But Cate keeps her doubts a secret. And, as it happens, much else. For she leads a dark, double life that she hides from everyone.
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Blonde of little brain
- By Babs on 03-13-06
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The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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Emily Pollifax is one of a precious few gray-haired female sleuths who solve their cases through unflagging determination, moral courage and wisdom that comes with age. In "The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax", Emily answers the call of that “nice Mr. Carstairs” to go to Istanbul as a courier and search for a missing agent.
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Wonderful story, perfect narration!
- By Coffee Lover on 09-08-11
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The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 7
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
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This adventure transports Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson to Amarna, the rustic desert site where the two archaeologists first met, beginning the 13-year association that would take them from mayhem to murder in the Egyptian outback.
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Delightful!
- By S. Dale on 07-20-04
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Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist whisks the gray-haired agent into a perilous web of intrigue that spreads across the drifting sands of the volatile Middle East. An old CIA friend, Farrell, must collect an inflammatory manuscript smuggled out of Iraq into Jordan. Farrell has a simple request for Emily—provide cover during his trip to Jordan by posing as his fun-loving elderly cousin. But before the plane even lands, danger begins stalking the sprightly Mrs. Pollifax.
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Mrs. Pollifax is my heroine
- By Living Right on 06-27-15
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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A relaxing holiday in Thailand turns into a nightmare when Emily loses Cyrus to kidnappers.
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Mrs. Pollifax to the Rescue!
- By Sassy1980 on 10-19-12
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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All Mrs. Pollifax has to do is help a bumbling CIA agent confirm the identities of seven undercover informants in Morocco. A simple assignment. But right away, things go wrong. The first informant is murdered just after Mrs. P. identifies him in Fez. Worse, she has the frightening sensation that her associate is not who or what he says he is.
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Mrs. Pollifax rules!
- By Coffee Lover on 12-05-12
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief
- Mrs. Pollifax, Book 10
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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A former CIA operative turned art dealer waits in Italy, wounded and in hiding, for the cavalry. According to his SOS, only Mrs. Pollifax will do....
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Not As Good As The Others I Read
- By Lady M on 05-15-15
Editor's Pick
"Smart, snappy, cozy series with sublime narration."
"Barbara Rosenblat is one of my favorite narrators. Nowhere does she elevate a story more than with The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax. Dorothy Gilman started the series in 1970—the story of a garden-club wife from New Brunswick, NJ who joins the CIA in a madcap series of events—and Barbara Rosenblat narrates a dozen titles, all available at Audible. If you love John D. MacDonald or Rhys Bowen, may I suggest your next audio binge?"