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Title: The Rajahs Emerald

Subtitle: A Parker Pyne Short Story

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Hugh Fraser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-12

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

James has found himself at the fashionable resort Kimpton-on-Sea, all due to the persuasion of his girlfriend, Grace, who during the last few months of their courtship has become more difficult to deal with. Among the upper echelons of society, including the Rajah of Maraputna, James feels disgruntled and out of place. Eager to both irritate and win over Grace, James bypasses the queue to the changing rooms and ducks into the private huts on the beach so that he can be the first into the sea. It is only later that he realizes he has accidentally come into possession of a very valuable and sought-after object.

Members Reviews:

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!

Love ALL of Agatha Christie's books. This is one of her true classics. I think I have everything she ever wrote, even the ones no long available in the USA. Love it! Love it! love it!!!

Five Stars

Love Poirot!!! and Miss Marple

Great Story

Like all of Christie's stories it has a great twist at the end. She always grabs your attention from the very beginning.

:)

This was a good one. I didn't expect the ending. All her short stories have been a great read before bedtime. :)

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Title: The Kidnapped Prime Minister

Subtitle: A Hercule Poirot Short Story

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Hugh Fraser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-12

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Just as World War I is drawing to an end, the prime minister is kidnapped. It is down to Hercule Poirot to locate him before a crucial conference, to avert an international crisis.

Members Reviews:

This is NOT narrated by Hugh Fraser!

Where does The Kidnapped Prime Minister rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

The moment this story started playing, I immediately recognized the voice of David Suchet, not Hugh Fraser. I am not fond of David Suchet as an audiobook reader. Though I love him as Hercule Poirot, in my opinion Hugh Fraser far outshines him as a reader. Audible, please correct this error!

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

He could have been Hugh Fraser.

Short but sweet

Excellent adventure full with a lot of twist and turns. Different voices for the characters a plus .

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Title: The Affair of the Pink Pearl

Subtitle: A Tommy & Tuppence Short Story

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Hugh Fraser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-12

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

While staying with the Kingston Bruce family, Mrs. Hamilton Betts discovers that her valuable pink pearl is missing. Presuming it to have been stolen by another houseguest, the concerned host contacts the Beresfords for help.

Members Reviews:

A Delightful Mystery

Would you listen to The Affair of the Pink Pearl again? Why?

Yes. I have listened to it twice. I love Hugh Fraser's narration.

What other book might you compare The Affair of the Pink Pearl to and why?

Anything by Agatha Christie.

Which scene was your favorite?

I enjoyed when Tommy uses the specific photographic apparatus.

Who was the most memorable character of The Affair of the Pink Pearl and why?

I like Tommy who tries solving the crimes using different styles of literary detection.

Any additional comments?

Tommy and Tuppence stories are not my favorites to read but they are fun to listen to.

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Title: Triangle at Rhodes

Subtitle: A Hercule Poirot Short Story

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Nigel Hawthorne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-12

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

October on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calm - or so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the island. She captivates at least one married man with her wiles and good looks, as her brooding husband watches on. Poirot senses that someone has murder in their heart, and he guesses right. As things come to a tragic head, only Poirot the quiet observer can piece together what has happened in this lover's triangle.

Members Reviews:

Great story, but isn't that Hugh Fraser?

What made the experience of listening to Triangle at Rhodes the most enjoyable?

The story is entertaining.

What other book might you compare Triangle at Rhodes to and why?

Evil under the sun by Agatha Christie.

What does Nigel Hawthorne bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I'm fairly certain that the narrator is Hugh Fraser, not Nigel Hawthorne.

If you could take any character from Triangle at Rhodes out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Poirot.

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Title: Blandings Castle

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: James Saxon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 84 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Here are a dozen stories to delight all Wodehouse addicts....

A crooning tenor is attempting to captivate the affections of the Rev. Rupert Binghams fiancée; Lord Emsworth is striving to remove a pumpkin-shaped blot on the family escutcheon; the Hon. Freddie Threepwood is making a last-ditch attempt to convert Lady Alcester to the beneficial quality of Donaldsons Dog-Joy; and in the bar-parlor of the Anglers Rest, Mr. Mulliner fascinates everyone with the secret history of old Hollywood.

Members Reviews:

12 Great Stories...and 6 Back Stories

The thing about readingor listening toWodehouse is that his characters live such long, complex lives. Bertie Wooster, for example, made his first appearance in 1919 and his last adventure was published in 1974, the year before Wodehouses death. Consequently, the happily married man in the novel you just finished reading may have a backstory you know nothing about. Beyond, of course, the arch allusions to his checkered career made by his wife, his relations or the narrator in the novel you just finished reading.

It all adds to the odd realism of Wodehouse. Keen observers like Evelyn Waugh asserted that the England Wodehouse writes about never really existed. Yet the appearance and reappearance of places and characters, the ability to see the same character from several other characters viewpoints, the interweaving of characters for example, Bertie Wooster and Tipton Plimsol both belong to the Drones and therefor must have at least a nodding acquaintanceall contribute to this queer substantiality, making the England of P. G. Wodehouse, Utopian as it is, as solid as Faulkners Yoknapatawpha County.

All of this is by way of explaining why Blandings Castle is such an enjoyable listen. You get the back story of how Freddie Threepwood met and married Niagara Aggie Donaldson. You finally understand what a character in one of the later Blandings Castle novels was talking about when he describes Lord Emsworth as being worried about his pumpkin (your natural reaction is to assume its a typo; he must have meant pig). You discover the surprising family connection between Lord Emsworth and his head gardener. And you get the full story, only alluded to in later books, of the chap from Nebraska.

Beyond these revelations that do so much to illuminate the rest of the Blandings Castle saga, you get Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend, probably one of the sweetest stories Wodehouse ever wrote; not saccharine sweet but rather revealing an unsuspected tenderness and solicitude on the part of the ninth earl.

So much for the first six stories in this collection. The other six are a delightful grab bag: one featuring Bobby Whickam, the rest the various nephews and connections of Mr. Mulliner who work in Hollywood. Bobbys tale is pure Wodehouse lunacy and the last story, The Castaways is a writers-eye view of Hollywood that should not be missedespecially if youre a writer.

James Saxons performance makes me wish hed record more Wodehouse. His characters all live as individuals in your ear buds and his vocal range covers every Wodehousian nuance, from the sprightly and brainless to the dark and dubious.

P. G. Wodehouse almost never disappoints.

Wodehouse's Blandings stories are some of his best, and this performer does a fine job.

Plum Great Work

Wonderful stories with colorful characters that represent what made Wodehouse great.

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Title: Selected Shorts: The Man Who Liked Dickens

Author: Evelyn Waugh

Narrator: Leonard Nimoy

Format: Original Recording

Length: 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-12

Publisher: Symphony Space, Inc

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

A dark, vintage Evelyn Waugh tickler about a stranded jungle explorer forced to read Dickens aloud.

Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on over 130 stations to about 300,000 listeners. It is produced by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio and distributed by Public Radio International. The radio show is recorded live at the popular New York City stage show which began in 1985 and still enjoys sell-out audiences today at the Peter Sharp Theater at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street in New York City. Selected Shorts is one of the premiere reading series in New York City. The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes.

Members Reviews:

The man who liked Dickens

Very interesting story and very well read by Leonard Nimoy..

Long enough to tell an involved plot, but brief enough to keep your interest all the way through to the end.. I enjoyed it very much.

A Haunting Tale

I really like this story and the way that Leonard Nimoy narrated it. Set in the wilds of South America during colonial times, it hauntingly captures the loneliness and isolation which western settlers must have felt. Very spooky too, with a surprise ending.

Excellent Audio Work

Where does Selected Shorts: The Man Who Liked Dickens rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

It is better than most. Good plot, Good narration.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mr. McMaster is a very clever gentleman. He manipulates things to get Dickens read.

Which scene was your favorite?

The ending, but I don't want to give it away.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. The end was a little bit predictable, but it was well written.

Any additional comments?

Leonard Nimoy is an excellent narrator and does an excellent job in reading a story like he did all his professional work. RIP Mr. Nimoy,

edgy and well told

an excellent narration of a striking story about life beyond civilisation. as ever Waugh's humour is cut with a bittersweet edge.

a handful of dust by the same author would be a good read to follow.

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Title: Sam Capra's Last Chance

Author: Jeff Abbott

Narrator: Kevin T. Collins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-12

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

From Jeff Abbott - the New York Times best-selling author of Adrenaline and The Last Minute - comes an all new short story, available only as an eBook and a digital audiobook.

Sam Capra's infant son has been kidnapped. The shadowy, powerful organization responsible for the abduction has thwarted Sam at every turn. But now Sam, an ex-CIA agent, has a potential lead: a picture of the woman who took his child from the clinic where he was born. Finding this mysterious woman could be his last chance to save his son....

Members Reviews:

The warnings are correct: very, very short

The actual content here is shorter than the excerpt from the Last Minute. It is clearly a quick way to make extra money by capitalizing on Sam Capra's growing popularity. That said, it is a fun bridge between Adrenaline and The Last Minute. It had been a couple of months since I finished Adrenaline, and this brought me back into the world. It is NOT NECESSARY to read this to enjoy The Last Minute, but I actually kind of enjoyed the bridge. But like many others who have written here, I was really stunned when it was suddenly over. Quite short.

Another Sam Capra Story

I loved the whole Sam Capra series! Read them all and would read more! AUTHOR JEFF ABBOTT wrote some "you can't put down fiction".

Sam Capra

You won't be able to put this book down. This is an honorable man with goals to save everyone he can and loves his family and would give up his life for them. He is put in a position to do that but suddenly realizes that the enemy is not who he thinks they are and must decide what to do about it. Never a dull moment. A movie must be made out of this book,

Entertaining - but short

The story was entertaining, but extremely short. Granted it only cost $1.99 - but I still expected more than 46 pages of the story. The description on Amazon states the book is 79 pages, but that includes title page, an excerpt from "The Last Minute", cover page, copyright page, etc. I guess I was expecting too much. I will be very hesitant in the the future about buying any more e-books.

Good story, typical of Jeff Abbott

Good story, typical of Jeff Abbott, but I expected a short story to be a complete story, not simply an extract from his new book 'The Last Minute'. The 'story' just finishes half sentence. Worth $1.99 - just.

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Title: Bedtime Stories for Children You Hate

Author: Antoinette Bergin

Narrator: Antoinette Bergin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-12

Publisher: Antoinette Bergin Originals

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Hate cute stories? Hate happy endings? Hate children? Not quite right in the head? If so, this deliciously twisted storybook is dedicated just to you.

Members Reviews:

just not that good

The potential to be very clever was lost early on. Not particularly interesting or funny.

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Title: The Greatest Mysteries of All Time: Volume 4

Author: Sara Paretsky, Lawrence Block, Edgar Allan Poe, Georges Simenon, Ernest Hemingway, A. A. Milne, Robert Barr

Narrator: Jean Smart, Robert Forster, Efrem Zimbalist, Dave Madden, Christopher Cazenove, John Rubinstein, Juliet Mills

Format: Original Recording

Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-12

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume 4 is the fourth in a series featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by the most acclaimed writers, past and present. From Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, Georges Simenon, Edward D. Hoch and everyone in between, this unique collection, edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, is a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

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Title: Graveyard Plots

Subtitle: The Best Short Stories of Bill Pronzini

Author: Bill Pronzini

Narrator: Mark Douglas Nelson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-12

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-three of Shamus Award-winning author Bill Pronzini's stories, all of which display his versatility, his clean, crisp narrative style, and his keen awareness of detail. These tales, including three that feature his well-known series chararacter, the "Nameless Detective", run the gamut from psychological suspense ("Strangers in the Fog") to satire ("A Craving for Originality") to Western gothic ("The Hanging Man" and "His Name was Legion").

Of special note, "Proof of Guilt" is a dandy murder-in-a-locked-room puzzle; "Multiples" (written with Barry N. Malzberg) is an intriguing literary exercise about a man who can't decide whether to kill his wife or simply write about it; "Rebound" is a solid character piece about a washed-up reporter stalking a once-great basketball player; and "Peekaboo", about the lone tenant in a large, eerie house, has an ending that will make readers jump.

This will be a Crossroad Press production.

Members Reviews:

Excellent

What other book might you compare Graveyard Plots to and why?

Bill Pronzini is the master of short stories.

Any additional comments?

excellent short stories. Cant get enough of them.