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Title: Maigret: Collected Cases

Subtitle: Classic Radio Crime

Author: Georges Simenon

Narrator: Maurice Denham, Michael Gough

Format: Original Recording

Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-17

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Maurice Denham is the famous French detective Maigret, and Michael Gough is his creator, Georges Simenon, in these five classic radio dramatisations.

Parisian detective Jules Maigret first appeared in print in 1931 and went on to feature in 76 novels and 28 short stories. An enduringly popular character, his adventures have been adapted on radio and television, most recently in ITV's series starring Rowan Atkinson.

In these radio plays, Maigret and Simenon look back over five of their most memorable cases. An anonymous letter sends Maigret back to the village where he grew up, Inspector Lapointe falls in love for the first time - and kills someone for the first time, and a model train seller tells Maigret that his wife is trying to poison him. Plus, how is the death of a Count linked to a collection of love letters? And can Maigret's carefully prepared plan prevent the latest in a string of serial killings?

First broadcast in 1976 on BBC Radio 4, the episodes included in this collection are:

Classic Radio Crime: presenting vintage detectives for your investigation!

Members Reviews:

A bit silly

The stories are slight and theres quite a lot of casual sexism. I was disappointed.

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Title: Pilfered Promises: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery

Subtitle: Victorian San Francisco Mysteries, Book 5

Author: M. Louisa Locke

Narrator: Alexandra Haag

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-17

Publisher: M. Louisa Locke

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

It is the winter of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate's law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant. And they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together.

For Robert Livingston, the owner of San Francisco's newest grand emporium, the holidays don't look so promising. Not if he can't figure out how to stop whoever is stealing from his department store, the Silver Strike Bazaar.

However, when he hires the Dawsons to investigate, they discover that behind the doors of his Palace of Plenty, nothing is quite what it seems. Pilfered Promises, a sweet cozy historical mystery, is the fifth novel in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery series featuring Annie and Nate Dawson and their friends and family in the O'Farrell Street boarding house.

Members Reviews:

Best Yet

Any additional comments?

I was disappointed when Mrs Locke's SF Victorian Mystery appeared to stop with 'Deadly Proof.' The wait was worth it though because this book is the best one of the series. I found myself unable to stop listening, but I continued listening until I was finished. I was particularly intrigued by the weaving the lives of the 'Boarding House' characters throughout the story line. I look forward to a 'Book 6', but I will be patient. Good things come to him who waits!!!!

Delightful historical cozy mystery

The fifth book in the historical mystery series set in Victorian San Francisco. Pilfered Promises continues the story of Annie Dawson who works as a financial consultant and runs a boarding house in San Francisco. Hired to look into the financial losses at a large department store Annie soon learns the problem is shoplifting. Shoplifting, murder, an orphaned child, race, divorce and romance are some of the intriguing elements that combine to make this cozy mystery the best in this wonderful series! I highly recommend the book and the audiobook, Already looking forward to the next book in the series!

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Title: Death on the Nile

Subtitle: B1: Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Roger May

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-17

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.

Poirot is supposed to be on a relaxing holiday in Egypt but soon finds himself caught in the middle of a confusing murder. The obvious suspect has an alibi, and not a single other person seems to have any reason to want to murder the beautiful young victim. Can Poirot find out the truth before the murderer strikes again?

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Title: Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Four

Subtitle: Paul Temple Returns (2006-2013)

Author: Francis Durbridge

Narrator: Crawford Logan, Gerda Stevenson

Format: Original Recording

Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-17

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Paul Temple lives again in these five complete radio dramas starring Crawford Logan as Paul and Gerda Stephenson as his redoubtable wife, Steve.

Each of these productions was made for BBC Radio 4 in an authentic 1950s-style studio conditions and based on the scripts of the original radio serials.

The stories are:

Members Reviews:

By Timothy Steve!

Another Great collection of Paul Temple, Steve, Charlie & Sir Graham!

Ok, yes they are new remakes of the originals. However they have all the feel of the Golden Days of Crime Radio.

This is a must for any Paul Temple Fan! Or anyone who just wants to hear a "Proper" crime thriller!

Enjoyable, However....

This version of Paul Temple seems harsher and more bullying than of old, at least in the first 3 stories. In the remake of The Gregory Affair, the actor's approach to Paul Temple matches the original and he's much more charming and not quite as condescending. This may be down to differences in the scripts rather than differences in performance, but it made the first 3 stories much harder to listen to.

Very good

I really enjoyed this book.

Story was good and i found it very enjoyablewould recomend.

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Titre: Dans l'ombre (Trilogie des ombres 1)

Auteur: Arnaldur Indridason

Narrateur: Philippe Résimont

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 9 hrs and 2 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 08-16-17

Éditeur: Audiolib

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Un représentant de commerce est retrouvé dans un petit appartement de Reykjavik, tué d'une balle de colt et le front marqué d'une croix gammée dessinée avec son sang. Rapidement les soupçons portent sur les soldats étrangers qui grouillent dans la ville en cet été 1941. Deux jeunes gens sont chargés des investigations : Flovent, le seul enquêteur de la police criminelle d'Islande, ex-stagiaire à Scotland Yard, et Thorson, l'Islandais né au Canada, désigné comme enquêteur par les militaires parce qu'il est bilingue.

Les multiples rebondissements de l'enquête dressent un tableau passionnant de l'Islande de la "situation", cette occupation de jeunes soldats qui sèment le trouble parmi la population féminine. Ils révèlent aussi des enquêteurs tenaces, méprisés par les autorités militaires mais déterminés à ne pas se laisser imposer des coupables attendus.

©2015 / 2017 Arnaldur Indridason / Publié avec l'accord de Forlagi / Éditions Métailié, Paris, pour la traduction française (P)2017 Audiolib

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Titel: Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein

Autor:: Johannes Mario Simmel

Erzähler: Klaus Zwick

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 20 hrs and 1 min

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-09-17

Herausgeber: LifeTime Film & Audio

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 3 Stimmen

Kategorien: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Thomas Lieven ist alles, was sich eine Frau wünschen kann: gut aussehend, im besten Alter, charmant und ein begnadeter Koch. Aber der Mann ist noch viel mehr - Geheimagent wider Willen. Seine Abenteuer führen ihn quer durch das Europa des kalten Krieges, durch eine Zeit voller Hass und Fanatismus, Lügen und Verrat. Trotzdem geht er, dessen einzige Schwächen die Frauen und das Kochen sind, unbeirrt und unbesiegt durch jede Gefahr, denn nicht umsonst trägt er eine philosophische Erkenntnis im Herzen: Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein!

Mit diesem Buch hat Johannes Mario Simmel einen der besten und gleichzeitig witzigsten Spionage Romane geschaffen - einen der ersten großen Nachkriegsromane, sowie einen der ersten deutschen Bestseller und eine humorvoll-groteske, sehr persönliche und elegante Abrechnung mit dem Wahnsinn, der seinerzeit Alltag war. Die Abenteuer des vornehmen Thomas Lieven zwischen 1939 und 1957 in seiner ironischen Mischung von Intelligenz, Liebe zum Essen und der Liebe zum Leben, erinnert Lieven stark an seine englischen Cousins. Gleichzeitig machen die tragischen Ereignisse der Zeitläufe Simmels Roman zu einem sehr bewegenden Buch.

Ein großer Schelmenroman, ein umwerfendes Buch von einem der großen deutschen Nachkriegsschriftsteller.

©2003 Lizenzausgabe mit Genehmigung der Droemerschen Verlagsanstalt, Th. Knaur Nachf. GmbH & Co. KG, München (P)2017 LifeTime Audio

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Fantastic book and a true story

Fantastic book and a true story. Also I love the recipes and tried a few of them. In the end he opens a restaurant and I am wondering if its still operating. A very adventures life. Too bad that the English translation is soooooo expensive. I would love for every American to be able to read this book. True history.

amazing book

It's hard to found a English translation of this wonderful book !! At least I can read German to enjoy it !!

Es könnte aber auch als "Der Spion, der liebte zu kochen."

Dies ist eine witzige Buch in vielerlei Hinsicht, von denen Chef ist das Thema Kochen. Es könnte aber auch als "Der Spion, der liebte zu kochen." Jedes Kapitel endet mit einem Rezept zu versuchen. "Wir Deutschen, liebe Kitty, können ein Wirtschaftswunder, aber keinen Salat," klagt der Held. Mein Exemplar hat Liebe ist nur ein Wort als auch, was ich auch empfehlen.

Who says Germans have no sense of humor?

This is an eccentric, outstanding novel, an excellent mixture of comedy and tragedy, full of humor and wit, written by a German writer. One of the book I love best. I read it many years ago and I read it again now.

The story is mainly in World War II. Thomas Lieven is a young German banker. Intelligence agencies of several countries trap him and force him to work for them. Thomas obeys them superficially, but at heart he never does. He brilliantly makes a fool out of them. He is an indomitable pacifist, but not a theoretical, fanatic idealist. I particularly love his practical attitude; he racks his brain and even risks his own life to save people from bloodshed regardless their nationalities. That's very brave and nice of him. I love him so much!

What makes this story outstandingly eccentric is that Thomas loves cooking.

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Title: Scarweather

Author: Anthony Rolls

Narrator: Gordon Griffing

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-17

Publisher: Soundings

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

In 1913 John Farringdale, with his cousin Eric Foster, visits the famous archaeologist Tolgen Reisby. At Scarweather - Reisby's lonely house on the windswept northern coast of England - Eric is quickly attracted to Reisby's much younger wife, and matters soon take a dangerous turn. Fifteen years later the final scene of the drama is enacted.

Members Reviews:

Great Classic English Mystery!!!

Everything about this book is sooo very classic English!! The characters are so very controlled, so very patient and so very interesting. The narrator captures each perfectly. Although the reader is able to figure out the darkness of the plot early on, the journey to the end of the book is well worth the time.

Difficult listen

The narrator has a pleasant if ponderous voice but the story is difficult You are continually told that you must first listen to this pedantic portion in order to understand the dramatic part. I had the whole thing figured out by the first death but I stuck with it because the book represents a genre of a certain era and I wanted to explore that era. Now I have done that

A good story

Any additional comments?

This is really a rather good story. As previous reviewers have noted, the story extends for a period of over a decade, the nature of the crime and its possible solution becoming clear slowly. Much of the story centres on archaeological endeavour, and as a professional archaeologist this book makes slightly uncomfortable reading as the oddities of the profession in the 1920s (and indeed today) are gently, and with justification, ridiculed. I will certainly buy more books by this author. An excellent narrator too.

A jolly good yarn

I have read or listened to most of the British Library classics and this is one of the best in my opinion. Gripping story and an unusual storytelling method which worked very well. Also I found the narration complimented the story perfectly

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Title: The Case of the Crying Swallow

Subtitle: Perry Mason, Book 83

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-04-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

He announced himself as Mr. Cash. His calling card was ten crisp hundred-dollar bills!

"My wife has disappeared," he told Perry Mason. "She's in trouble of some sort. I want to find her."

Mr. Cash's wife was indeed in trouble of a most serious sort. First, her jewelry disappeared. Then she disappeared. Perry Mason had to find her before the police could arrest her - for murder.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

MMmmm.....pulpy!

Standard Mason

The Swallow was typical Gardner with a nicely complex plot with the identity of the "bad guy" shifting more than once. But still a routine read. The other pulp stories included were just too dated to be of interest.

Rating a Perry Mason book

I love all Perry Mason novels, and this was certainly an interesting one. I'm glad to see it in Kindle edition. I wish all his novels were. Earle Stanley Gardner also wrote under the pen-name of A. A. Fair. I would love to see those books in Kindle edition as well. Thank you.

One Star

Okay!!!

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Title: Sherlock Holmes and the Acton Body-Snatchers

Subtitle: The Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Book 7

Author: John A. Little

Narrator: Steve White

Format: Unabridged

Length: 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-27-17

Publisher: MX Publishing

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

In this compelling short story, Holmes and Watson receive an early internment as punishment for infiltrating the Body-Snatchers Club. Will they survive to solve the nasty ongoing case of the missing boy sopranos? This Sherlockian gem was first published in 2014 in the third collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.

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Title: The Case of the Horrified Heirs

Subtitle: Perry Mason Series, Book 73

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-25-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Virginia Baxter is the only witness still living who can vouch for the authenticity of Lauretta Trent's will. Lauretta Trent, a wealthy widow is also living. But for how long? Someone has been peppering the spicy food Lauretta loves with arsenic. Could it be the same someone who tried framing Virginia Baxter for drug smuggling?

Lauretta Trent doesn't trust her greedy heirs. But could a scheming servant be behind a master plan to fleece her estate? It all seems to fit. But when Lauretta is murdered on the highway, all the evidence places Virginia Baxter squarely in the driver's seat. Confused? Just think how Virginia's lawyer, Perry Mason, must feel....

Members Reviews:

Good Read

It is a typical Perry Mason story, with a lot of twists and turns and baffling till the very end

Five Stars

My mom loves it!

Typical Perry Mason book so it was great reading. It's the kind of book you can't ...

Typical Perry Mason book so it was great reading. It's the kind of book you can't stop reading once you start it.

Five Stars

IT'S GREAT

This is another good mystery story by Erle Stanley Gardner

This is another good mystery story by Erle Stanley Gardner. I especially like his Perry Mason series. I like to try to figure out who 'dunnit' before I get to the end of the book. I failed this time. There was one thing that Perry Mason does that was not entirely ethical, which surprised me. Alto the series was written years ago you would not realize it, except for the mention of the rotary phone and the manual typewriter! I will read it again at some later date. I liked it that well.