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At an auction house in Bath, England, a large slab of carved stone is up for sale. At the height of what turns into very competitive bidding, there is a holdup attempt by three masked raiders who are trying to steal the stone. They shoot and kill the highest bidder, a professor who has recognized the female figure carved in the stone as the Wife of Bath from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The masked would-be thieves flee, leaving the stone behind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you love Inspector Gamache
- By Annette on 06-07-16
By: Peter Lovesey
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Beau Death
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 215
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 197
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 197
In the 17th installment in Peter Lovesey's timeless British detective series, Peter Diamond digs deep into Bath history to ferret out the secrets of one of its most famous (and scandalous) icons: Richard "Beau" Nash, who might have been the victim of a centuries-old murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narration
- By patrick hayes on 01-06-18
By: Peter Lovesey
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Bertie and the Tin Man
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 19
It is 1886 and the greatest of all jockeys, Fred Archer, has put his gun to his head and shot himself. An inquest is arranged with indecent haste. His mind was unhinged by typhoid, say the jury, despite conflicting evidence. The Prince is suspicious. He admired Archer. He knows the Turf better than anyone on that jury and he has personal experience of typhoid. When he learns that Archer’s last words were, ‘Are they coming?’ he decides on action.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not thrilled with this one
- By Laurie on 12-01-11
By: Peter Lovesey
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Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe, Laurel Lefkow, Robert G. Slade, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
More than 50 years ago, Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey’s lifelong passion for short form crime fiction. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, 18 yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book-publishing industry.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Charming O.Henry like mysteries
- By Olive Gale Mullet on 02-16-22
By: Peter Lovesey
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Bertie and the Seven Bodies
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 16
In 1890 twelve guests gather at Desborough Hall for a week’s shooting party hosted by the beautiful Lady Amelia Hammond. Months of planning have left nothing to chance, for the main guests are the Prince and Princess of Wales.But events take a sinister turn when the vivacious Queenie Chimes collapses face down in the chef’s lovingly created bombe-glacée. More deaths follow and clues planted on the bodies point shockingly to a final tally of seven, one for each day of the week. Bertie is impelled to investigate.
By: Peter Lovesey
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Diamond and the Eye
- Peter Diamond, Book 20
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4 out of 5 stars 98
If there’s one thing detective Bath Peter Diamond has no patience for, it’s a dumb git trying to get involved in one of his investigations - for example, a Philip Marlowe-wannabe private investigator like the self-styled Johnny Getz. But fate has saddled Diamond with this trial. A Bath antiques dealer, “Seppy” Hubbard, has disappeared without a trace, and his daughter has hired Getz to find him. When a body is discovered in Seppy’s locked-up store, the missing persons case becomes a murder investigation, and now Diamond has to collaborate with the insufferable private eye.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed feelings about Book 20
- By wisconsinclark on 10-14-21
By: Peter Lovesey
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Master's Choice Volume 1
- Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them
- By: Stephen King, Tony Hillerman, W.F. Harvey, and others
- Narrated by: Juliet Mills, Michael Gross
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
Listen to mystery stories by today's top writers and the masters who inspired them. The idea for this collection came to Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block when he was asked, "What is your favorite mystery story?" Block compiled this unique collection by posing the same question to some of today's favorite writers of the genre, including Stephen King, Tony Hillerman, and John Lutz.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mystery on Bayou Teche
- By Cheryl L. Boswell on 10-25-07
By: Stephen King, and others
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The Headhunters
- An Inspector Hen Mallin Investigation
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4 out of 5 stars 98
Recipient of the British Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger, Gold Dagger, and Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, Peter Lovesey has also won Anthony and Macavity Awards for his splendid mysteries. In The Headhunters, an innocent discussion about killing the boss leads friends Gemma and Jo into real-life murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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complex storyline w interwoven characters
- By sjoc on 02-10-21
By: Peter Lovesey
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Abracadaver
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
A sadistic practical joker is haunting the popular music halls of London, interfering with the actors and interrupting their acts by orchestrating humiliating disasters that take place in view of the audience. A trapeze artist misses her timing when the trapeze ropes are shortened. Mustard has been applied to a sword swallower's blade. A singer's costume has been rigged. The girl in a magician's box is trapped. Then the mischief escalates to murder. Or was murder intended all along?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could only get through 4 chapters
- By treci88.i on 04-20-22
By: Peter Lovesey
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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
- Sergeant Cribb Investigation, Book 2
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Forbidden in Victorian England, the grim and violent world of bare-knuckle fighting has gone underground. So when a headless body is found floating in the Thames, his hands "pickled" for fighting, Sergeant Cribb knows he is facing a challenge. Desperate for information, they select the young constable Henry Jago to infiltrate the gang, subjecting him to a rigorous program of purging, pickling, and training. Cribb is certain that the losing fighters are being killed, or worse, so getting Jago out just in time is crucial....
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1 out of 5 stars
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gross violence
- By Kindle Customer on 05-06-22
By: Peter Lovesey
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A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. London’s favorite musical comedy of the past two years was finishing its run at the end of the week. Suddenly, the line began to move, forming a wedge before the open doors as hopeful theatergoers nudged their way forward. But one man, his head sunk down upon his chest, slowly sank to his knees and then, still more slowly, keeled over on his face. Thinking he had fainted, a spectator moved to help, but recoiled in horror from what lay before him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
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The reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings reading detective stories by the fireside - but heaven forbid that the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside parish. But the vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when Julius Tregarthan, an ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head. The local police inspector is baffled by the lack of clues.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Old Fashioned Who Done It
- By C. Rosser on 05-12-16
By: John Bude
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Death in White Pyjamas & Death Knows No Calendar
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good mysteries and lots of fun
- By Yvette on 11-20-20
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Whose Body? (AmazonClassics Edition)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 116
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4 out of 5 stars
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Coffin, Scarcely Used
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 107
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect for Catherine Aird and Dorothy Sayers fans
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like this so much.
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