
The Cryptic Lines
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Narrado por:
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Jake Urry
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De:
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Richard Storry
Set in a sprawling gothic mansion in a remote coastal location, somewhere in the British Isles, the elderly recluse Lord Alfred Willoughby is deciding what is to become of his vast fortune after his death. Whilst his head is telling him to leave nothing at all to his wastrel son, Matthew, his heart is speaking differently. After much deliberation, in a last-ditch attempt to try and show to his son the importance of applying himself to a task and staying with it to the end, he devises a series of enigmatic puzzles cunningly concealed within the lines of a poem - the cryptic lines. If he completes the task successfully and solves the puzzles he will inherit the entire estate; but if he fails he will receive nothing. However, from Lord Alfred's will it emerges that Matthew is not the only interested party. The mysterious old house holds many secrets, and nothing is as it first appears....
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Cozy mystery
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This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.
A Great Mystery Novel
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Would you try another book from Richard Storry and/or Jake Urry?
maybeWould you recommend The Cryptic Lines to your friends? Why or why not?
I might but would advise them to stick with it as you want to stop listening because the beginning drags out.Would you be willing to try another one of Jake Urry’s performances?
His voice is kinda sing songy and hard to keep your attention.Did The Cryptic Lines inspire you to do anything?
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The story started out very slow and I was ready to stop it but hung in there and the story line became more interested and the ending was a surprise.Very slow start
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Suspenseful Mystery
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Set in an expansive, traditional manor house in Britain, Richard Storry skillfully created the fitting atmosphere and provided vivid descriptions for this charming cozy mystery. The plot becomes far more complex than you would initially expect, and there were some great twists and turns with some revelations at the end that were totally unexpected. The premise is a bit different from the usual murder mysteries and was a lovely change. With its subtle humor and well-written prose, it was an immensely enjoyable and engaging listen.
Jake Urry proved to be exactly the right narrator for this story. His rhythm and pacing followed the plot appropriately, switching to a wonderfully ominous tone in the right places. James, the butler, was my favorite character in this story and Jake portrayed him brilliantly, exactly as you would imagine a traditional British butler. He also managed to perform the voices of two elderly female characters with a believable, fitting pitch. There were no issues with the quality of the production at all.
This was an all-around solid, enjoyable audiobook that I would highly recommend to anybody who likes cozy mysteries, British mysteries, mysteries without the standard hunt for murderers. Great entertainment!
Audiobook was provided for review by the narrator.
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This was an all-around solid, enjoyable audiobook
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A lot of secrets will be revealed along the way when Charles and Matthew tries to figure out the clues they are given. We'll meet other characters, who works behind the scene and try to help them as good as they can - or as much as they want to. But nothing is really like it seems.
I enjoyed this old-style novella a lot and had me some laughs along the way. Look out for old Meg, she cracked me up! The ending made tears in my eyes and a mystery has never done that to me before! It's very well-written and the characters are portrayed very strong despite that it's a novella - I'm impressed. It reminds me of Hitchcock, Agatha Christie and other classic storytellers.
It's not really suspenseful - I wasn't at the edge of my seat. We are walked through the scavenger hunt, so I'd categorize this as a mystery.
The narrator Jake Urry does a great job and this is the second book I've listened to of his. He is so good at bringing the characters to life and portraying them perfectly. When we start a book we don't know the characters at all, but when Jake Urry starts narrating, he defenitely knows every little flaw of each one of them. Once again I have to say that Jake Urry is one of my favorites.
*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review*
A poem, a scavenger hunt, a prize!
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Good Listen for Sure!
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Keep going
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READ BY: Jake Urry
MY RATING: 2.5/5
Published March 3, 2015 by CreateSpace
This is a novella about the very wealthy aging Lord Alfred Willoughby, who is displeased with his son, Matthew. As a result, he has decided to make some changes to his will. Instead of the usual documents, though, Willoughby leaves behind a self-recorded film explaining how he has prearranged a sort of scavenger for his son and his lawyer to play against each other. The one who finds the hidden item first will gain the inheritance.
As with most mystery stories, I cannot give much more plot information without spoiling anything. There are a couple of great twists at the end, though, that I did not see coming at all!
I found this book to be sort of slow. I finished the story, as it wasn’t very long, but the characters and the action were both somewhat flat. I listened to the audiobook version of this, and although it is only approximately four hours long, it took me a few days to get through it, partially because Jake Urry’s voice is very relaxing and when I listened at night I fell asleep quickly.
Readers who like classic, traditional mystery stories may enjoy this more than I did, though the twist at the end did just about make up for the monotony in the rest of the book.
Like reading about people changing their will without telling anyone? (Sorry, I had trouble coming up with more than one of these lol).
Sycamore Row by John Grisham
A Little Slow...
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So you know, I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. However, my rating if this book is completely honest!! I loved it!!
Absolutely wonderful!!
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