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It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers.
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The narrators are outstanding here.
- By Jennifer Baratta She/Her on 05-16-21
By: Michael Koryta
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Tarantula
- A John Milton Short Story
- By: Mark Dawson
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Meet John Milton. He considers himself an artisan. A craftsman. His trade is murder. Milton is the man the government sends after you when everything else has failed. Ruthless. Brilliant. Anonymous. Lethal. You wouldn't pick him out of a crowd but you wouldn't want to be on his list. In this second dip into his case files (see 1000 Yards for a further novella), Milton is sent to Italy to investigate the death of a colleague from Group 15.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Milton tries to exit British intelligence
- By Wayne on 06-03-16
By: Mark Dawson
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The Woodcarver's Secret
- By: Connie Shelton
- Narrated by: Andrea Bates
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 34
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For John Carver, a simple Celtic woodworker, life is a struggle to feed his family. Then one summer day, as he walks past a near-dead alder tree, lightning strikes. With the shattered tree lying all around him, Carver pulls himself up and decides to make the best of it - he takes the usable pieces to his workshop. From the shards of that dead tree John creates three boxes. Then the unexplained happens - shortly after handling one of them, John's touch brings his young son back from the brink of death.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too choppy and confusing. I struggled to finish .
- By Betty on 04-05-18
By: Connie Shelton
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- Rosemary Hughes
- 06-22-20
Thank goodness my visit to Egypt was uneventful!
Yes, the first part of this story really does mirror a tourist trip to Cairo and beyond.
However, the "normal" tourists' experience is then lost, as sinister plots to eradicate the "infidels" start to take over this tale.
Plus, writing this review, whilst the world is in turmoil from Covid-19, the containment strategy for a virus with a known vaccine is not the same as one that has scientific research scrabbling for a cure.
If this review makes little sense, it will, once you either read or listen to the complete story.
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