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Title: Sword of Shame

Author: The Medieval Murderers

Narrator: Paul Matthews

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-23-08

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Sword of Shame is the second collaboration by five of the UK's finest historical mystery writers. Each brings their own characters to these interlinked tales, which tell the story of a cursed Norman sword. From its first arrival in Britain, with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror, violence and revenge are the cursed sword's constant companions. From an election-rigging scandal in 13th century Venice to the battlefield of Poitiers in 1356, as the Sword of Shame passes from owner to owner, it brings nothing but bad luck and disgrace to all who possess it.

©2006 The Medieval Murderers; (P)2007 W F Howes Ltd

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Title: Lucifer's Shadow

Author: David Hewson

Narrator: Christopher Kay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-07

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From the moment he arrives in Venice, Daniel Forster is seduced by the city's mystery. An earnest young academic, Daniel has come for a summer job cataloguing a private collector's library.

But when Daniel's employer sends him to buy a stolen violin from a petty thief, a chain reaction of violence and deception ignites. Suddenly Daniel is drawn into a police investigation - and a tempest swirling around a beautiful woman, a mysterious palazzo, and a lost musical masterpiece dating back centuries.

With each step he takes, Daniel unwittingly retraces a journey that began in 1733, when another young man came to Venice. And when, in this realm of intrigue and beauty, two lovers came face-to-face with a killer: and a mystery was born.

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Title: Ghostwalk

Author: Rebecca Stott

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-07

Publisher: Books on Tape

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 198 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Filled with evocative descriptions of Cambridge, past and present, Ghostwalk centers around a real historical mystery that Rebecca Stott has uncovered involving Newton's alchemy. Time and relationships are entangled - the present with the 17th century and figures from the past with the love-torn 21st century woman who is trying to discover their secrets.

A stunningly original display of scholarship and imagination, and a gripping story of desire and obsession, Ghostwalk is a rare debut that will change the way most of us think about scientific innovation, the force of history, and time itself.

Critic Reviews:

"British historian Stott makes a stunning debut with this hypnotic and intelligent thriller....Much more than a clever whodunit, this taut, atmospheric novel with its twisty interconnections between past and present will leave readers hoping Stott has many more stories in her future." (Publishers Weekly)

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Title: See Delphi and Die

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Christian Rodska

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-24-07

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 159 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games, is a favourite destination for Seven Sights Travel, a seedy company which provides escorted tours for wealthy travellers. When Marcus Didius Falco and Helena hear that a young girl and a newly-wed woman, both Roman visitors, have been murdered at Olympia, they both step in to investigate.

©2006 Lindsey Davis (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"The author's vivid picture of life in A.D. 76 and the sparkling characterizations, particularly the amusing byplay between Falco and Helena, will satisfy most readers." (Publishers Weekly)

"If Sam Spade traveled back in time to A.D. 76, he'd be Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman sleuth at the center of Davis' mordant series." (Booklist)

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Title: The Gentle Axe

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: R.N. Morris

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-23-07

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It does not take long for the noted police investigator Porfiry Petrovich, still drained from his work on the case involving the deranged student Raskolnikov, to suspect that the truth of the matter is more complex than the crime scene might suggest. Why do so many roads lead to the same house of prostitution and the same ring or pornographers? Why do so many powerful interests seem intent on blocking his efforts? His investigation leads him from the squalid tenements, brothels, and drinking dens of the city's Haymarket district to an altogether more genteel stratum of society. As he gets deeper and deeper in, and the connections between the two spheres begin to multiply, both his anger and his terror mount.

Atmospheric and tense, from its dramatic opening to its shocking climax, The Gentle Axe is a spellbinding historical crime novel, a book that explores the darkest places of the human heart with tremendous energy, empathy, and wit. As lucky as St. Petersburg residents are to have Porfiry Petrovich in public service, listeners are equally fortunate to have R.N. Morris on hand to chronicle his most challenging case to date.

Critic Reviews:

"British author Morris deserves credit for a clever premise - using the deceptively stolid Porfiry Petrovich, the detective in Dostoyevski's Crime and Punishment (who helped inspire TV's Lieutenant Columbo), as the central focus of a period whodunit." (Publishers Weekly)

"Morris' heavily atmospheric thriller treads much of the same literary ground Dostoevsky covered in his great novel. The wretched and squalid lives of the poor, the philosophy of Hegel, the growing rage of the lower classes, and the Russian national character - even the Russian soul - are all important elements of the world Morris re-creates." (Booklist)

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Title: The Sultan's Seal

Author: Jenny White

Narrator: Nadia May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-06

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 61 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Rich in sensuous detail, this novel of faith and desire brilliantly captures the political and social upheavals of the waning Ottoman Empire and the contradictory desires of the human soul.

Critic Reviews:

"The writing is lyrical and the characters enchanting." (Publishers Weekly)

"Court life and customs in old Istanbul are thrillingly captured here, with readers easily transported back to those days when mystery and intrigue lurked around every corner." (Booklist)

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Title: Turncoat

Author: Aaron Elkins

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It begins with the appearance of a stranger at his door. The next day his wife Lily disappears, leaving a note behind begging Pete not to follow her.

Now, with a business card from an antiques dealer in Barcelona as his only lead, he sets out to find his missing wife. But each door Pete opens leads him deeper into a painful and shocking past.

A haunting parable of good and evil and all the shades of humanity in between, Turncoat is a rocket-paced roller-coaster ride with surprises at every turn.

Critic Reviews:

"If it's true that readers like nothing more than to be surprised, then they're in store for many pleasures in this Elkins thriller....For lucky listeners, the story entails unexpected twists on every cassette." (AudioFile)

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Title: Haunted Ground

Author: Erin Hart

Narrator: John Keating

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-04

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

When farmers cutting turf in an Irish peat bog make a grisly discovery, the perfectly intact body of a young woman with long red hair, archaeologist Cormac O'Callaghan and pathologist Nora Gavin are thrown together by their shared scientific interest in human remains. Because of the preservative effect of the bog, it is difficult to tell whether the body has lain there for two decades, two centuries, or two millennia. As they dig into the mystery of the red-haired girl, they are drawn into the two-year-old disappearance of a landowner's wife and young son. The story delves through the many layers of Ireland's turbulent past, tracing the still-visible footprints of fortified tower houses and ancient burial mounds, ever mindful of the eternal, subliminal connections between past and present.

©2003 Erin M. Hart (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"In every way, this is a debut to remember." (Booklist)

"In addition to a complex, multilayered plot that involves both contemporary and historical crimes, Hart's novel is rich in local color." (Publishers Weekly)

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Title: The Cotswolds Werewolf and Other Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Peter K. Andersson

Narrator: Nigel Peever

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-16

Publisher: MX Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Someone is killing sheep in the Cotswolds. Or something. As Holmes and Watson arrive in the tranquility of a little village of shepherds and farmers to enjoy a few restful days in the idyllic countryside, strange things start to occur. While Holmes locks himself in his hotel room, consumed by depression, Watson is left to explore the surroundings on his own, acquainting himself with both the local shepherding community, the eccentric vicar, and the local folklore concerning a mysterious werewolf.

It isn't long before the murderer directs his attention to other prey than sheep, and Holmes is forced out of his ennui into a world of fog-enshrouded moors, wild men, pitchforks, and a big bad wolf.

This volume also includes four shorter stories in the vein of Conan Doyle: "The Adventure of the Velvet Lampshade", "The Adventure of the Missing Mudlark", "The Adventure of the Forking Paths", and "The Adventure of the One-Armed Pugilist".

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Title: Time to Depart

Subtitle: Falco, Book 7

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

"I still can't believe I've put the bastard away for good!" Petro muttered.'

Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Rome's top criminals. Under Roman law, citizens are not imprisoned but are allowed 'time to depart' into exile outside the Empire.

One dark and gloomy dawn, Petro and Falco put the evil Balbinus aboard a ship. But soon after, an outbreak of robbery and murder suggests a new criminal ring has moved into Balbinus' territory. Petro and Falco must descend into the underworld of Vespasian's Rome to investigate...

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