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The Dead of Jericho
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Service of All the Dead
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting continued unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's. Most people could still remember the churchwarden's murder. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Now even the police have closed the case - until a chance meeting among the tombstones reveals startling new evidence of a conspiracy to deceive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kevin Whatley is a joy to listen to
- By sask170 on 12-23-17
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Riddle of the Third Mile
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
The thought suddenly occurred to Morse that this would be a marvellous time to murder a few of the doddery old bachelor dons. No wives to worry about their whereabouts; no landladies to whine about the unpaid rents. In fact nobody would miss most of them at all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like jigsaws?
- By S. Harvester on 03-30-17
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The Secret of Annexe Three
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Chief Inspector Morse seldom allowed himself to be caught up in New Year Celebrations. So a murder inquiry in a festive hotel had a certain appeal. It was a crime worthy of the season. The corpse was still in fancy dress. And hardly a single guest at the Haworth had registered under a genuine name.
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The Way Through the Woods
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
They called her the Swedish Maiden: the beautiful young tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Twelve months later, the case remained unsolved. On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalizing article in The Times about the missing woman - an article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford...and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Ashok on 07-13-07
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Last Bus to Woodstock
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4 out of 5 stars 90
The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault, and rape. But as the obvious leads fade into twilight and darkness, Morse becomes more and more convinced that passion holds the key.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why was it abridged?
- By CW on 05-07-12
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The Remorseful Day
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
The murder of Yvonne Harrison at her home in the Cotswold village of Lower Swinstead has left Thames Valley CID baffled. A year after the dreadful crime, they are still no nearer to making an arrest. But one man has yet to tackle the case - and it is just the sort of puzzle at which Chief Inspector Morse excels.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Morse is sick
- By James Tichenor on 02-10-19
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Service of All the Dead
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting continued unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's. Most people could still remember the churchwarden's murder. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Now even the police have closed the case - until a chance meeting among the tombstones reveals startling new evidence of a conspiracy to deceive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kevin Whatley is a joy to listen to
- By sask170 on 12-23-17
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Riddle of the Third Mile
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
The thought suddenly occurred to Morse that this would be a marvellous time to murder a few of the doddery old bachelor dons. No wives to worry about their whereabouts; no landladies to whine about the unpaid rents. In fact nobody would miss most of them at all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like jigsaws?
- By S. Harvester on 03-30-17
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The Secret of Annexe Three
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Chief Inspector Morse seldom allowed himself to be caught up in New Year Celebrations. So a murder inquiry in a festive hotel had a certain appeal. It was a crime worthy of the season. The corpse was still in fancy dress. And hardly a single guest at the Haworth had registered under a genuine name.
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The Way Through the Woods
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
They called her the Swedish Maiden: the beautiful young tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Twelve months later, the case remained unsolved. On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalizing article in The Times about the missing woman - an article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford...and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Ashok on 07-13-07
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Last Bus to Woodstock
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4 out of 5 stars 90
The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault, and rape. But as the obvious leads fade into twilight and darkness, Morse becomes more and more convinced that passion holds the key.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why was it abridged?
- By CW on 05-07-12
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The Remorseful Day
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
The murder of Yvonne Harrison at her home in the Cotswold village of Lower Swinstead has left Thames Valley CID baffled. A year after the dreadful crime, they are still no nearer to making an arrest. But one man has yet to tackle the case - and it is just the sort of puzzle at which Chief Inspector Morse excels.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Morse is sick
- By James Tichenor on 02-10-19
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The Daughters of Cain
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 205
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4 out of 5 stars 142
Little progress had been made by the Thames Valley Police since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat. The victim had been killed by a single stab wound to the stomach. The police had no weapon, no suspect, no motive, but within days of taking over the investigation, Chief Inspector Morse and Detective Sergeant Lewis uncover startling new information about the life and death of the victim, Dr. Felix McClure, late of Wolsey College, Oxford.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A different Morse
- By A P on 03-16-10
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The Wench Is Dead
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
The body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford Canal at about 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 22nd June 1859. At around 10.15 a.m. on a Saturday morning in 1989, the body of Chief Inspector Morse, though very much alive, was removed to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. As Morse begins his recovery, he comes across an account of the investigation and trial that followed Joanna Frank's death...and becomes convinced that the two men hanged for her murder were innocent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very fun and great reading
- By BookLover on 04-28-18
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The Jewel That Was Ours
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
The case seems so simple that Inspector Morse deems it beneath his notice. A wealthy, elderly American tourist has a heart attack in her room at Oxford’s luxurious Randolph Hotel. Missing from the scene is the lady’s handbag, which contained the Wolvercote Tongue, a priceless jewel that her late husband had bequeathed to the Ashmolean Museum just across the street. Morse proceeds to spend a great deal of time thinking—and drinking—in the hotel’s bar, certain the solution is close at hand, until conflicting stories, suspicious doings, and a real murder convince him otherwise.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I wish I had found this author long ago!
- By Lillian T. on 04-10-18
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Morse's Greatest Mysteries
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: Kevin Whately
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Chief Inspector Morse to her murderer? What awaits Morse and Lewis in Room 231 of the Randolph Hotel? Why does a theft at Christmas lead the detective to look upon the festive season with uncharacteristic goodwill? And what happens when Morse himself falls victim to a brilliantly executed crime?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Well done but time listed is wrong
- By Kelly on 11-24-12
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by Colin Dexter of one of his short stories. In Last Seen Wearing, Inspector Morse is reluctant to take over an old missing person case from a dead colleague. But two years, three months and two days after teenager Valerie Taylor's disappearance, somebody decides to supply some surprising new evidence....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Radio drama suberp
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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words. This collection includes: Cover Her Face, A Taste for Death, Devices and Desires, A Certain Justice, The Private Patient, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 1
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Whose Body? first introduced Lord Peter to the world and begins with a corpse in the bath of a London flat. Clouds of Witness finds Wimsey investigating murder close to home, and in Unnatural Death he investigates the suspicious demise of an elderly woman. First broadcast on BBC radio in the 1970s and presented here in their entirety, these full-cast adaptations are admired by fans of the genre worldwide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More from Marple's Casebook
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 297
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
June Whitfield stars as Miss Marple in seven full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations. The stories included are: 'The Moving Finger', 'They Do It with Mirrors', 'Nemesis', 'Sleeping Murder', 'Tape-Measure Murder', 'The Case of the Perfect Maid' and 'Sanctuary'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Murder at the Mousetrap
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- By: Helena Marchmont
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- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,323
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,194
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,185
Alfie McAlister has retreated from London to the peace and quiet of the country to recover from a personal tragedy. But an accidental death - which may have been no accident - reveals that the heart of England is far from the tranquil backwater he imagined. After arriving in Bunburry, he is co-opted as an amateur detective by Liz and Marge, two elderly ladies who were best friends with Alfie's late Aunt Augusta. And it is not long before their investigations take an even more dramatic turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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if you love the Cheeringham Series....
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Murder on Thames
- Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery Shorts 1
- By: Neil Richards, Matthew Costello
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- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Cherringham - a quiet town in the Cotswolds. Nothing ever happens there, or so it seems - until one morning a woman's body is found in the river. A terrible accident, according to the police. But is this true? Sarah believes there must be more to it. In Jack, a former NYPD homicide detective, she finds a partner who is willing to start investigating with her. They soon find out that things are not as clear as the police want them to be ... This first - of many cases brings Sarah and Jack together in an unlikely partnership.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great storytelling
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Rumpole: The Penge Bungalow Murders and other stories
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 231
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun to read
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Bodies from the Library
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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two stories missing
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Publisher's Summary
He turned the corner of Canal Street, Jericho, on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 3rd. He hadn't planned a second visit. But he was back later the same day - as the officer in charge of a suicide investigation
Critic Reviews
"The writing is highly intelligent, the atomosphere melancholy, the effect haunting." (Daily Telegraph)
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- M. Henderson
- 10-28-18
Intricate and confusing
I’m afraid I’m not a great judge of Dexter’s writing because I find it difficult to follow all of the activity. There is a lot of dialogue, some of which the reader did not differentiate with voice. But I liked the characters and the performance was entertaining. Nevertheless, by the end of the book, I was still unsure of all that had happened.
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- Mrs N Forbes
- 02-26-19
another great book.
loved listening, enjoyed Kevin's reading and of course Colin Dexter's writing.......highly recommend it...thanks a lot
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- Anna Sirén
- 02-14-18
The dead of Jericho won't leave you dead
Whately really is stellar in this. His performances of DeBryn, whenever he shows, are stunning. As for Morse, one would almost believe it's Mr Thaw himself!
Whoever hit upon the idea of Lewis voicing these, I wonder did they know they had gold in audio form?
I'm so glad these exist. They're great to snuggle into bed with.
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- Jessica
- 07-08-16
Abridged
Some of the Morse plots work in the abridged versions but this one somehow doesn't - masterly narration by Kevin Whately but the plot feels disjointed and fractured somehow.
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- Mrs Archdeacon
- 03-15-16
Thumbs down for Abridged Versions
I'm sure the full story is less confusing. Morse comes across as a morose bigot with few redeeming character traits.