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The Word Is Murder
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Magpie Murders is a masterful blend of classic and contemporary mystery, offering readers a unique “story within a story” experience. Published in 2016, this New York Times bestseller pays homage to the golden age of British crime fiction while weaving a modern thriller. In 2022, Magpie Murders was adapted into a six-part television series.
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Narrated by Rory Kinnear Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. “You shouldn’t be here. It’s too late . . . ” These...
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Fairly intriguing story, BUT with nagging irritations
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Hathorne & Horowitz very good/not great
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A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. Forever and a Day is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera, taking readers into the very beginning of James...
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Most complex Hawthorne yet
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Fun listen
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Always Enjoy Horowitz
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love the story and narrator
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Scorpia
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I love it
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Scorpia
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Un asesinato brillante
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diferente, Muy bueno
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Never Say Die
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VERY ENJOYABLE, BUT CIND OF PREDICABLE.
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Never Say Die
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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- Release date: 10-10-17
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Snakehead
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- By: Anthony Horowitz
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Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz! When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs...
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Good
- By Anonymous on 05-02-26
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Snakehead
- An Alex Rider Adventure
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Series: Alex Rider, Book 7
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 03-21-08
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