The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuth and Private Eye Stories

By: Maxim Jakubowski

Narrated by: Peter Holdway, Diane Atherton, James Konicek, Eva Wilhelm

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

A Cornucopia of the Best New Mysteries

If you're a fan of The Best American Mystery Stories series, Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P. D. James or Her Body and Other Stories by Carmen Maria Machado, you'll love The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuths and Private Eye Stories.

Collected by one of the genre's eminent editors, Maxim Jakubowski: One of the best mystery books of the 21st century, this volume features outstanding new stories of crime, derring-do, fast-paced adventures, and puzzles, featuring hardy amateur detectives ranging from young to old and grizzled private eyes whose patches cover the city streets, all in the hallowed tradition of Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, and Philip Marlowe.

Never-Before-Seen Stories from Your Favorite Mystery Authors: Jakubowski's many anthologies, like The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories, have attracted plenty of attention and awards. His newest collection, The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuths and Private Eye Stores, features never-before-seen stories by some of the most renowned American and British crime and thriller authors of today. Whether the victim was done in at the party uptown or discovered in the other room of a particularly difficult woman or man, these mysteries will have you listening at the edge of your seat.

©2019 Maxim Jakubowski (P)2020 Vibrance Press

Entertaining stories

I liked the variety of stories. The narration for each story was also very good.

Great and Enjoyable Collection

Terrific and fun stories! Listened while working out. Narration enhanced the works and went a bit longer to finish a tale.