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Since being widowed, Caroline Dering has been content to live her life solely for her children. Then the mysterious Robert Shepperton arrives in the village. At first, Caroline's gentle heart is simply touched by his obvious unhappiness; until gradually she finds her sympathy turning into love. But the visit of her lovely younger sister, Harriet, to Vittoria Cottage, throws Caroline into a turmoil - because Harriet also falls for Mr. Shepperton....
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a good listen to a wonderful novel
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The Barrakee Mystery
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- By: Arthur W. Upfield
- Narrated by: Peter Hosking
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Why was the redoubtable King Henry, an aborigine from Western Australia, killed during a thunderstorm in New South Wales? What was the feud that led to murder after nineteen long years had passed? And who was the woman who saw the murder and kept silent? This first story of Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, the half-aborigine detective, takes him to a sheep station in the Darling River bush country where he encounters those problems he understands so well... mixed blood and divided loyalties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story from another time....
- By A. Raymond on 06-15-15
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The Santa Klaus Murder
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Aunt Mildred declared that no good could come of the Melbury family Christmas gatherings. So when Sir Osmond Melbury, the family patriarch, is discovered - by a guest dressed as Santa Klaus - with a bullet in his head on Christmas Day, the festivities are plunged into chaos. Nearly everybody stands to reap some sort of benefit from his death excepting Santa Klaus, the one person who seems to have had every opportunity to fire the shot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Age Holiday Mystery
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The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot
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- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,468
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This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures is compiled from short stories written by Agatha Christie for The Sketch magazine in 1923 from March to December. In these stories, including "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim", "The Veiled Lady", and "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb", the eccentric private detective slowly and surely solves mysteries involving jealousy, revenge, and greed. These stories were well-received at the time and cemented Christie's reputation as the worthy successor to Arthur Conan Doyle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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1923 Was a Very Good Year
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By: Agatha Christie
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The Crime at Black Dudley
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- Narrated by: David Thorpe
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- Unabridged
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 562
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When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind - proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, things don't quite go according to plan. A harmless game turns decidedly deadly and suspicions of murder take precedence over matrimony. Trapped in a remote country house with a murderer, George can see no way out. But Albert Campion can.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I LIKE this narrator quite a lot!!!!
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River of Darkness
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- Narrated by: Christopher Kay
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In 1921, the bloodied bodies of Colonel Fletcher, his wife and two staff are found in a manor house in Surrey. The police have put the murders down to a violent robbery, but Detective Inspector Madden from Scotland Yard has his own suspicions. In the meantime the killer is plotting his second strike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New Mystery Written in 1920's Style-What A Thrill!
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Love of Life, and Other Stories
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- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. This collection includes "Love of Life", "A Day's Lodging", "The White Man's Way", "The Story of Keesh", "The Unexpected", "Brown Wolf", "The Sun-Dog Trail", and "Negore, the Coward".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review of Love of Life and Other Stories
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By: Jack London
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William - The Pirate
- By: Richmal Crompton
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28
William Brown, the loveable rogue created by Richmal Crompton in the 1930s, is as well-received and enjoyed today as he was almost 80 years ago. Martin Jarvis has long been the voice of William, and brings a youthful sense of joy and a childlike excitement to the reading.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best William Book
- By RNS on 12-24-13
By: Richmal Crompton
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Three Men in a Boat (AmazonClassics Edition)
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4 out of 5 stars 33
In 1889, satirist Jerome K. Jerome fully intended to write a serious travel guide when he and his two best friends embarked on a boating trip up the river Thames to Oxford. But his musings on landmarks and local history were soon hijacked by his own digressive, waggish voice. And so, what began as a peaceful and edifying two-week exploration soon floated upriver into farce - aided, quite naturally, by a portly ration of cheese, some very bad weather, and a dog named Montmorency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious and lovable!!
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By: Jerome K. Jerome
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The Groote Park Murder
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- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 57
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When a signalman discovers a mutilated body inside a railway tunnel near Groote Park, it seems to be a straightforward case of a man struck by a passing train. But Inspector Vandam of the Middeldorp police isn’t satisfied that Albert Smith’s death was accidental, and he sets out to prove foul play in a baffling mystery which crosses continents from deepest South Africa to the wilds of northern Scotland, where an almost identical crime appears to have been perpetrated.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Soundest Builder of Them All
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What Once Was True
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 793
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Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children live a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever dwindles. Meanwhile, the Murphy family, Dermot, Isabella and their three almost grown-up girls, live and work on the estate and do their best to keep everything running smoothly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I throughly enjoyed every minute of this book
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Jeeves & Wooster: The Collected Radio Dramas
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 316
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A rollicking collection of six acclaimed dramatisations of P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves & Wooster novels, starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers as Jeeves and Wooster. Also featuring Maurice Denham, Paul Eddington, David Jason, John Le Mesurier, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Cecil, Liza Goddard and Patrick Cargill.
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5 out of 5 stars
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tracks out of order
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The Christmas Card Crime
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman’s watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned amidst the glitz and glamour of Oxford Street’s Christmas shopping. And lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder.... This collection of mysteries explores the darker side of the festive season, from unexplained disturbances in the fresh snow to the darkness that lurks beneath the sparkling decorations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Aahhh... Just The Right Blend Of Mystery, Murder And Christmas.!!
- By John on 12-04-18
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The Paddington Mystery
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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When Harold Merefield returned home in the early hours of a winter morning from a festive little party at that popular nightclub, the Naxos, he was startled by a gruesome discovery. On his bed was a corpse. There was nothing to show the identity of the dead man or the cause of his death. At the inquest, the jury found a verdict of ‘death from natural causes’ - perhaps they were right, but yet?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea, But I Enjoyed It
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A Killer in King’s Cove
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It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled into a sleepy hamlet in the interior of British Columbia surrounded by a suitably eclectic cast of small-town characters, she feels like she may finally be able to put her past to rest. But then a body is discovered, the victim of murder, and although she works alongside the town's Inspectors Darling and Ames to discover who might have possibly have motivation to kill, she unknowingly casts doubt on herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clever and Comfortable
- By Aunt B on 10-11-21
By: Iona Whishaw
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- S. Woodby
- 12-05-23
ECR Lorac is a master!
Lorac's writing deserves more exposure. Wish all her books would be recorded. I can't get enough...
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- ED
- 11-17-23
LITTLE QUIBBLE WITH NARRATOR
In my opinion the book and performance, as well as the production were all… if not remarkable, certainly not lacking. There was one thing, however, that bugged me for the length of the novel. Due to the importance and frequency of this term’s presence, I might add, I do not feel as if I am picking nits here; Is not “Cyrus” pronounced “sigh-russ”? What is going on with this “St. Sius” detritus? I could not for the life of me find any supporting information in favor of this pronunciation on the almighty, omniscient inter-web. And you know; the IW is never wrong 😑.
Please advice. Much obliged.
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- Lorriee
- 12-17-18
Madness
Convoluted and dated, but interesting. Characters seem superfluous to plot, and often without purpose or necessity to story.
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- Rosita
- 04-15-24
Have recently discovered Lorac’s work
Having read so many excellent British mystery novels, I was thrilled to discover a new writer I had never heard of before. I think the mysteries are well crafted with interesting character development. I also find the narration helpful to unfolding the nuances of the characters and plot. But what I absolutely love about Lorac’s work is her ability to create the synergy between the landscapes and terra firma in which we grow and live and the characters and character of her novels. I find this compelling and unique to her style of writing.
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- Cracker1951
- 10-28-18
Exceptional British Mystery
If you enjoy British mysteries then you want to read Fire in the Thatch. Lorac was one of the early developers of this genre and her novel is just crackerjack! Excellent character development, intriguing plot, lots of twists & turns, wonderfully atmospheric. I especially appreciate that this author never just plays with me … no cheap devices to distract or complicate in unbelievable ways. Excellent read. Narration is spot on.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-22-22
Great story
Why does all the murders in E .C.R. Lorax stories kill themselves or die before they are tried. That is the only fault, I have with her books.
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- ltufromberkeley
- 12-05-21
Devon mystery
The first victim is a likeable newcomer to the Devon countryside. Beautifully performed. recommended
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