The Other Side of Midnight

De: Sidney Sheldon

Narrado por: Steven Pacey

This number-one New York Times best-selling novel is Sidney Sheldon at his best...a novel complete with tortured romantic entanglements, reverses of fortune, thrilling suspense, and ultimate justice.

In Paris, in Washington, and in Greece in a fabulous villa, an innocent American becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star...and as Constantin Demeris, a legendary Greek tycoon, tightens the strands that control them all.

©1973 Sheldon Literary Trust (P)1995, 2016 Dove Audio, Phoenix Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A total spellbinder.... Sex, love, hate, revenge.... Read it." ( San Francisco Chronicle)

Still Outstanding

Unable to put down, even upon second reading. Wonderful narration adds to the timeless story. There's much more sex than I like in a book, but it's an intricate part of the story, not just put in to scintillate.Sheldon weaves a tale of intriguing characters , with a remarkable time as his backdrop. 5 Stars all the way.

Page Turner

Wonderful book. Keeps you wanting to turn the page. Interest never lagged. What a good enjoyable author.

Wow!

All I can say is "Wow"!This is the most captivating book I've come across since the Kite Runner. Excellent book and an out this world performance by the reader.

The envy that made Noel wanted to kill Kathrine to be with Larry.

I didn't like the end Kathrine not coming back. But that would have made them not guilty.

Literary Masterpiece

My favorite book ever is Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon. I wanted to recreate the magic and I would say this didn't disappoint.

It has love, hate, revenge, historical anecdotes, sex, violence, culture, unexpected plot twists and a satisfying ending. I usually only listen to books in the car on the way home but I listened to this at work, home, in the tub, you name it.

Loved this!

What a great story! Escapism at its best! Would highly recommend! I will revisit other Sheldon books for sure.

Great Read/Listen

Definitely kept my interest at all times. Looking forward to next read by this author.

Great storytelling

Sidney Sheldon keeps your attention. Loved Steven Pacey narration of the book. Fantastic....highly recommend!!

Well written, well told.

Well written and masterfully developed. I found myself driving home the long way. And Steven Pacey dissapears in the characters.

The Other Side of Midnight

Sidney Sheldon was one of the most prolific writers of the 30s-90s, including television (I Dream of Jeanie), film (Easter Parade), Broadway (Annie Get Your Gun) and many novels and TV mini-series based on those novels. Anything you choose to read or watch by Sidney Sheldon will be a delight. He was an amazingly talented man.

The Other Side of Midnight is actually a two-book mystery series dating way back to the early-1970s. Both books are narrated by Steven Pacey. The Other Side of Midnight is just over fourteen hours of listening in unabridged audiobook format, Memories of Midnight just over nine, both released by Phoenix Books.

The Other Side of Midnight plot. A drop-dead-handsome WWII flyer, Larry, has a romantic interlude with a soon-to-be-famous-actress, drop-dead-beautiful Noel. He dumps her. Shortly, a somewhat naive and vulnerable lead character, Catherine, falls for and marries the flyer. The rest of the story is based on years of Noel's obsessive revenge.

Memories of Midnight plot. The story opens with Catherine living in a convent, her memories gone. Within a few years, memories begin to float to the surface and the story continues to a satisfying conclusion.

Narration by Steven Pacey is fine, male/female voices, accents, etc., no complaints. However, bumped the Audible recording to 1.25. 

Liked. Everything about the stories. There are amazing twists, surprises, good guys, bad guys, intricate and vivid details. These are page turning, sweeping stories, there are no instances of fill, suspense riddles every chapter. Contrary to other authors of this period, like Herman Wouk or James Clavell, Sidney Sheldon's stories have less purple prose and are action-oriented, probably the results of years in the more visual mediums of television, film, Broadway. Squeaky clean reads, no explicit sex nor offensive language.

Not so hot. That there is no more Sidney Sheldon. He died in 2007.

Highly recommended mysteries. Enjoy!