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Bodies from the Library
- Lost Classic Stories by Masters of the Golden Age
- Narrated by: Philip Bretherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 07-26-18
- Language: English
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Regular price: $9.27
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Publisher's Summary
This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together a selection of rare tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922.
At a time when crime and thriller writing has once again overtaken the sales of general and literary fiction, Bodies from the Library unearths lost stories from the Golden Age, that period between the World Wars when detective fiction captured the public’s imagination and saw the emergence of some of the world’s cleverest and most popular storytellers.
This audio anthology brings together the majority of forgotten tales from the book Bodies from the Library, from the 1920s to the 1950s, by masters of the Golden Age including Cyril Hare, Freeman Wills Crofts and A. A. Milne,
Most anticipated of all are the contributions by women writers: the first detective story by Georgette Heyer, unseen since 1923; an unpublished story by Christianna Brand, creator of Nanny McPhee; and a dark tale by Agatha Christie published only in an Australian journal in 1922 during her ‘Grand Tour’ of the British Empire.
With other stories by Detection Club stalwarts Anthony Berkeley, H. C. Bailey, J. J. Connington and John Rhode, plus Vincent Cornier, Leo Bruce, Roy Vickers and Arthur Upfield, this essential collection harks back to a time before forensic science - when murder was a complex business.
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- Jerri C
- 08-29-18
two stories missing
I have enjoyed the stories I have listened to in this audiobook. But, a warning: There are two stories missing from this audiobook that are present in the print or Kindle version:
Calling James Brithwaite by Nicholas Blake
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Blind Man's Bluff by Ernest Brauch
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Yvette
- 08-03-18
Great collection of stories!
This is a great collection of stories by really talented authors, and the reader did a great job. I enjoyed it immensely!
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- Kathleen Freeland
- Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles
- 07-28-18
wow. fun read or should I say listen
all those wonderful writers in the Golden Age of Mysteries in one place is a treat. Hope there are more of these anthologies to come. I was mad for Lord Peter upon my first reading of Dorothy Sayers and his friends and fifty + years later nothing has changed.
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- D Oberlin
- 10-15-18
2 stories definitely missing
"Calling James Braithwaite" by Nicholas Blake and "Blind Man's Bluff" by Ernest Bramah are in the index of the printed version, but no included here! Audible should update its version to include the whole compendium! Otherwise a 5 star all around.
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- Jojo Rocklin
- BEAVER DAM, WI, US
- 09-16-18
Masterful classic mystery
Enjoyed hearing short unknown works by some of my favorite classical mystery writers of days gone by. Some reads are just timeless for enjoyment.
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- Word Junkie
- 09-12-18
Light but a pleasurable look into this genre from the paxt.
Nothing too profound, but great writing and fun stories. I also loved the narrator whose voice is soothing and f
has a variety of accents. There are also short bios of the site after each story. Just a delight!
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- JACQUI
- 09-06-18
excellent
old fashioned mysteries. All similar high society wealthy greedy murder stories. However loved every one.
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- SuzHam
- 07-29-18
24 Carat Golden Age
WOW! Absolutely blown away by this audiobook. If you love the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, then this is a must. Wonderful stories read by a brilliant narrator. One of my favourite audiobooks!
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- Crispin
- 09-24-18
Very well chosen selection
The author bios in between each of the stories are just as interesting and really make this a book worth buying.