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Titre: Lux tenebrae (Antoine Marcas 6)

Auteur: Éric Giacometti, Jacques Ravenne

Narrateur: Julien Chatelet

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 02-09-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Été 2010. Le commissaire franc-maçon Antoine Marcas est plongé dans un profond coma, après une blessure par balle. À son réveil, il ne se souvient de rien, hormis des cauchemars, de ce tunnel sans fin. Une Expérience de Mort Imminente... Lancé sur la piste de son agresseur, traqué par des fanatiques religieux, le frère Marcas remonte aux origines des rites d'initiation égyptiens. Pour comprendre, il va devoir à nouveau franchir les portes de la mort...

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Avis des membres:

Good story

C'est de la mme lignée que les autres aventures écrites à 4 mains par ce duos, entre fiction et histoire

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Titre: Maigret à New York (Commissaire Maigret)

Auteur: Georges Simenon

Narrateur: Marc Moro

Format: Abridged

Durée: 1 hr and 49 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 02-02-17

Éditeur: Productions Jacques Canetti

Evaluation: 4 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Maigret est tiré de sa retraite, à Meung-sur-Loire, par un très jeune homme qu'accompagne un vieux notaire de famille ; Jean Maura est inquiet au sujet de son père, important homme d'affaire qui habite New York : ses lettres, toujours d'une grande affection, le montrent angoissé depuis quelque temps. Maigret accepte d'accompagner Jean Maura à New York. Au moment de débarquer, Jean Maura disparaît inexplicablement...

©1949 / 1995 / 2008 Georges Simenon Ltd. All rights reserved. GEORGES SIMENON All rights reserved. MAIGRET Georges Simenon Ltd. All rights reserved / Les Presses de la Cité (P)1995 Productions Jacques Canetti

Avis des membres:

Crossing Barriers

Famous detective loses young charge on ocean liner - seeks same in New York! You might swear this couldn't work because of linguistic and cultural barriers, and that Maigret must come on as a kind of Charlie Chan. But the story is reasonably convincing - despite some puzzlement about who the American "Federal Police" might be and why leading New York police officials are able to speak such fluent French. The harshness of immigrant experience in America is a theme and high prices in the Big Apple are commented on - although not those in the city's French restaurants! (I wonder that a Fourth Republic retired civil servant could afford them at all - or without protest, anyhow.) Presumably the action takes place after World War II, but the ambiance is timeless film noir. If you admire Simenon for his narrative skill, you'll probably like this.

It's in French!

I ordered this thinking it was an English translation. It's not, it's in French! It would be nice if the product information made that clear.

Classic Maigret

I am a long-time fan of Inspector Maigret, having read all of his advetures that I was able to get my hands on. I lived in France in the 1950s but over the years have lost most of my French language skills. I despaired of ever picking them back up until I remembered the deft, spare style of Georges Simenon. Not only am I enjoying the truly delectible story of Maigret in America, I am quickly relearning my lost skills. Kudos to you for making the French-language editions of popular fiction available!

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Title: Arsène Lupin, gentleman-thief: 15 stories

Author: Maurice Leblanc

Narrator: Paul Spera

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-17

Publisher: Astorg Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Fifteen grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered.

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Members Reviews:

Intriguing Crime Story Similar to the Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"I imagine a reasonable and logical hypothesis, which fits in with the general idea. And then, and not before, I examine the facts to see if they agree with my hypothesis." Well-written book with a 'Sherlock Holmes' type flair that made for a surprisingly good read. Great for classic mystery fans (like myself) and I would definitely recommend!

This book should be old enough to be found in public domain if you dont mind reading the electronic format.

I am currently reading through the book. The cover looks interesting but I was surprised that it is paper-backed - minor issue. There is no publication date on the inner cover, but I dont know what that means to not have one.

It seems like the person who translated the text paper-bound and sold physical copies of the book.

Some of the syntax/punctuation seems to be off, like a is present, which, to me, indicates a program was possibly used to translate the text but no one proofed the document. I dont consider this a big deal since it does not detract from the text actually says.

Fun read

This is a review of the free Kindle version.

Arsene Lupin is a novel about a thief and his plots to steal certain objects of art and jewelry from a collector. It starts at the collector's house where his very unlikable daughter is tormenting her secretary, Sonia. We also meet the daughter's fiancee, a famous Duke.

I will agree with others that the pacing is slow, but this isn't an adventure story, it's a psychological mystery as Lupin is slowly revealed to the reader. Lupin is an interesting character, but I do agree that I'm not possessed to go out immediately and grab all of the stories. A nice character, but the greatest ever, I don't see. I do like Sonia quite a bit, and hope she shows up again.

I find it interesting that the author had to have his Sherlock Holmes rip off character. Seems to imply he wasn't too comfortable with the strength of Lupin. Nice writing style. The humor of the Duke is very good.

Arsene Lupin

I have read all of Maurice LeBlanc's Arsene Lupin books at least twice, but I read them all in French. In fact, I still have them in a few different formats. However, this is the first time in English. I'm usually skeptical about translations, but this book is excellent. Of course, it helps to be able to know French, but the writing emulates the style of the writer and of the times. After all, it was written in the early 20th century.

What's interesting about Mr LeBlanc's character is that he grew to despise him... literally. Arsene Lupin was actually more popular than the writer and everyone wanted to know everything about the character. This annoyed the author to no end.

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Title: The Case of the Fugitive Nurse

Subtitle: Perry Mason, Book 43

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-30-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Aspiring actress Stephane Olger just wants to be in pictures. But she may end up in mug shots instead when she gets herself caught up in a crime. Shortly after quitting her job and moving to Hollywood, she is picked up by a well-dressed man while hitchhiking. The man loses control of the car and they end up in a horrible accident. Both Stephane and the driver escape unscathed but the strange man flees the scene leaving Stephane to face a charge of manslaughter.

Stephane's rich uncle hires Perry Mason to defend her and he and the private detective, Paul Drake, immediately start gathering evidence. It turns out that the car, of course, was stolen, and belongs to a Hollywood producer who has been in contact with the mystery man who is from San Francisco. A woman has been promised a job by him, but is given one my Perry Mason instead. She, too, disappears, and in another room of the hotel her luggage is found with a man who has been shot. In the courtroom Perry Mason discovers many other facts, but in the meantime the film producer's chauffeur is murdered, making his task much harder.

It's up to Perry Mason to find the truth behind a suspicious scenario starring a menacing movie mogul, a hoodwinked housewife, and a man no one has ever seen - alive!

Members Reviews:

God pity the poor defense attorney

Defense lawyers speak often and passionately about the basic right of EVERY ACCUSED PERSON to the best legal representation. You wonder if they're trying to convince us or themselves. Even if the accused is innocent of murder (and all of Perry Mason's clients are) he or she is still unlikely to be a paragon of virtue. Maybe I should just say "she" since this is my third in the series and once again the plot centers around a young, lovely woman accused of murdering her husband. I suppose that this creates sympathy for the accused, since it would be a damned waste for a young hottie to end up in the electric chair. Or maybe the author (a long-time husband himself) feels that most readers will sympathize with a wife offing her husband. Certainly having a young woman as the accused simplifies matters for Perry Mason if he needs to have his loyal secretary Della Street impersonate her to pull a fast one on D.A. Hamilton Burger.

In this case the murderee is a very successful doctor and surgeon. (In 1954, medicine wasn't as rigidly specialized as it is now.) The good doctor has TWO gorgeous women in his life - his wife and his office nurse/mistress. Juggling two women and a busy medical practice is tough on a middle-aged guy and he likes to relax by getting away in his small plane. He takes caffeine tablets and washes them down with whiskey to ward off drowsiness when he's flying the plane by himself. No, it didn't sound like a good idea to me, either.

This one's got more twists and turns than a goat trail in Appalachia. The IRS wants to know what's happened to the cash that the doctor's office has been collecting and not paying taxes on. Perry Mason's client has an answer for them. She says HE stole it! And the much-put-upon Hamilton Burger goes off the deep end and takes a swing at Perry Mason. Like I said, the defense lawyer gets it from both sides.

Two things puzzle me. First, this one is filled with British expressions and spellings.

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Titre: Apocalypse (Antoine Marcas 5)

Auteur: Éric Giacometti, Jacques Ravenne

Narrateur: Julien Chatelet

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-12-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Et si les francs-maçons détenaient le secret de la fin des Temps ? Le Signe tant attendu est arrivé sous la forme d'une dangereuse image. Le commissaire franc-maçon Antoine Marcas a retrouvé cette ébauche du tableau des Bergers d'Arcadie dont le décryptage par un initié pourrait conduire à la fin des Temps. Manipulé par ses propres frères, poursuivi par des fondamentalistes, Marcas devra s'engager dans une lutte manichéenne et ancestrale. De Jérusalem, dans le Temple de Salomon où tout a commencé, jusqu'à Rennes-le-Château où tout doit s'arrêter...

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Title: The Case of the Hesitant Hostess

Subtitle: Perry Mason, Book 41

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-09-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Perry Mason had no hesitation in defending Albert Brogan, a broke ex-salesman against a charge of robbery. He's counting on the testimony of the nightclub hostess Martha Lavina to clear him. She had most of the requirements for a good professional hostess, and one was an innocent face. That, plus various other attractions, made her a formidable challenge as she faced Perry Mason on the witness stand. She was also deadly clever and she held the jury spellbound. When Mason sprang his bombshell they stayed that way, for the hoped-for explosion was a dud.

That was just the beginning of a smashing, freewheeling attack with no holds barred on either side. Then another hostess, his key witness, fled. Failure to find the missing witness in forty-eight hours could cost an innocent man his liberty and his life, when the prosecution serves up a shocking new charge of murder. But the high-tailing hostess has a host of her own secrets, and a cast of shady characters - from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. She seems determined to keep them and herself hidden. It all leads Perry Mason down the trail of an amazing crime that might have gone undetected.

Members Reviews:

Perry's client is found guilty, but only before Perry is on the case

So there is an interesting discussion regarding double jeopardy. This is a confusing case since we are not sure who the victim is and there are 4 competing theories of guilt with a different murderer and sometimes different victim in each. And the title is puzzling. Who is the lucky loser? I guess it is Perry's client who loses his case then is lucky to get Perry as a lawyer. But since Gardner introduces characters and plotlines, then loses them, maybe the lucky loser is the reader.

The Hesitant Hostess

I enjoyed reading this book. The way Perry Mason would not give up on his client even though he was not being paid to defend him. He knew that was not guilty.

Another perry mason puzzle.

Here is another great mystery with many twists.

I don't know how the author thinks up all the many twists in his mysteries, bit I ejoy them all and you will to.

Not quite right

There is something wrong with this book. Either Gardner was writing on a word count or the characters were not talking to him. In any case every other line seems to have been repeated half a dozen times, the plot was a 5-minute idea that did not work on any level and the attempt at characterization (Dell's and Perry in Las Vegas) with a public report they were to be married was tossed out like a bone. After a brief congratulations from Paul, the matter was utterly dropped. Also, the typesetting or e-book conversion was especially bad. There is no excuse for this type of sloppiness (Harry and Hairy, for example) or dialogue running into the next quote so you cannot follow who is speaking. A poor effort all the way around.

Always an intriguing read.

Although this was not my favorite of Gardner's, I have never read one of his books that I regretted the value of the purchase. Like all of his Perry Mason books, this one keeps your brain churning until the very end, and then fills in a lot of blanks all at once. Although I did not look at the publication date, it appeared to be one of his earlier novels--not as polished as most--but it is always a good read for fans familiar with and devoted to his works and his cast of characters.

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Title: The Case of the Perjured Parrot

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-09-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Did Wealthy Fremont Sabin divorce his wife before his untimely death? That's the multimillion-dollar question. And the right answer will mean a windfall for either the dead man's angry son or headstrong widow. Each has accused the other of destroying Sabin's will - and murdering Sabin. But with no document declaring to whom the affable eccentric intended to leave his fortune, Perry Mason faces a prickly puzzle.

Even more puzzling, however, is the talking parrot. Casanova was Fremont Sabin's beloved pet. But the bird found at the crime scene proves to be a foul-mouthed impostor. Suffice it to say that more than a few feathers will be ruffled as Mason sets out to clip a clever killer's wings.

Members Reviews:

Fun read.

Great book. Fun to read with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing.

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Title: The Case of the Angry Mourner

Subtitle: Perry Mason, Book 38

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-09-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Do birds of a feather plot murder together?

When notorious playboy Arthur Cushing is murdered, Belle Adrian suspects that her daughter, Carlotta, is the killer, and Carlotta suspects her mother of the crime.

Members Reviews:

good book

good book...it's this review that is driving me crazy..why do I have to make sure a review is word compliant?

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Title: The Case of the Runaway Corpse

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The two women in Perry Mason's office were a cat-and-mouse combination. And at first glance it seemed that little Mrs. Davenport was the mouse. But her husband said she was trying to kill him...that she had already murdered once and would not hesitate to strike again. Mason's own curiosity made him take the case, and before long he was wanted for questioning by several different officers of the law. Question: was Myra Davenport a quiet little person, who enjoyed nothing better than pottering about in her garden? Or was she a poisoner, a minx, a modern Lucrezia Borgia? A superb courtroom expose climaxes Perry Mason's brilliant detection.

Members Reviews:

One of the better Mason books

The story is a page turner and at times down right hysterical. When Mason and Della are in their clients husbands office with his secretary and a cop, the dialogue will have you in stitches!

Enjoy!

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Title: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Edward Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-16

Publisher: Audioliterature

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective

Publisher's Summary:

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is a Sherlock Holmes story. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle believed this was his best Holmes story.

Plot: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rise unusually early one morning to meet a young woman named Helen Stoner. Helen fears that her life is being threatened. Helen's twin sister had died almost two years earlier, shortly before she was also to be married. Helen had heard her sister's dying words, "The speckled band!" but was unable to decode their meaning. Helen, herself is now engaged, and she has begun to hear strange noises and to observe strange activities around Stoke Moran, the impoverished and heavily mortgaged estate where she and her stepfather live.

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Members Reviews:

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The Sherlock Holmes comic book

This book is a joke! The dumbest thing I ever ordered. No mention was made that it was a comic book! And the story IS NOT the story by Sir Arthur Conon Doyle....not even a believable substitute! I would give a minus 1000 if that rating was an option!!!

This ingenious, intriguing mystery at the creepy Stoke Moran with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a real winner ...

The streets outside 221B Baker Street were dark as Helen Stoner approached and pounded on the door of the home of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. They thought the chill of the night air made her tremble, but rather she said, "It is terror." Naturally Holmes knew a lot about her even before she opened her mouth as he was an excellent detective who could tell a lot from very simple clues other people might overlook. Helen quickly caught them up on why she had come for their help. She, her twin sister, Julia, her mother and stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, had once lived in India, but the only two survivors in the family were she and her stepfather. What concerned her was the unusual death of her sister and the strange goings on at Stoke Moran.

Dr. Roylott, who had once murdered a man, was now an eccentric recluse. He rarely spoke and when he did it was with a band of gypsies camped out near the house. He also owned a cheetah and a baboon that roamed the grounds. Holmes's interest was piqued and he urged her to tell him every little detail she could remember surrounding the mysterious death of her sister, Julia. Helen carefully told him about the fateful night that her sister had died of fright. There was that terrified scream, a "low whistle," and a "clanging metal sound." As Julia was in the throes of death she had pointed to her stepfather's room and said, "Oh, Save me, Helen! It was the speckled band!" What was she talking about?

Helen was frightened because recently, in the dead of night, she "heard that same whistle." "Fweet!" She somehow knew that death awaited her too. A motive needed to be found and Stoke Moran needed to be explored, but before they could approach the home, Dr. Grimesby Roylott came to threaten them. It was going to be dangerous and Dr. Watson would be carrying a gun. Julia's room was quickly examined and a few things caught Holmes's eye. There was a dummy bedpull, a useless vent, and a bed that was bolted to the floor.