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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series: these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers....
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Shardlake
- By Lee on 20-03-22
By: CJ Sansom
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Murder on the Lusitania
- By: Edward Marston
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool to New York on the Lusitania's maiden voyage. Posing as a passenger, Dillman is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line to keep an eye out for petty crimes....
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Great Fun
- By Penny G on 22-12-22
By: Edward Marston
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Murder on the Minnesota
- By: Edward Marston
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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New York, 1908. Private detectives George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield plan to take a break from work upon the Cunard Line’s fleet with the offer of employment upon the Minnesota, a freighter and passenger vessel, which is bound for the Far East.
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Good light listen
- By Jude Malta on 14-12-22
By: Edward Marston
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The Secrets of Crestwell Hall
- By: Alexandra Walsh
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Present Day. Isabella Lacey and her daughter, Emily, are excited to be starting a new life at her aunt’s home, Crestwell Hall in Wiltshire. During renovations, Isabella discovers an ancient bible that once belonged to Bess Throckmorton, and to her astonishment finds that it doubled as a diary....
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Very Twee
- By Jo Snow on 15-04-24
By: Alexandra Walsh
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The Final Shot
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 7
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Another high-profile case forces maverick barrister Charles Holborne into the orbit of the Kray twins, the men who refuse to stay in his past and still have the power to destroy him....
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Incredible book
- By Gavin jones on 17-10-23
By: Simon Michael
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The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor....
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Reviewer: Jane Starfield
- By Jane on 08-10-22
By: Ellis Peters
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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series: these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers....
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Shardlake
- By Lee on 20-03-22
By: CJ Sansom
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Murder on the Lusitania
- By: Edward Marston
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool to New York on the Lusitania's maiden voyage. Posing as a passenger, Dillman is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line to keep an eye out for petty crimes....
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Great Fun
- By Penny G on 22-12-22
By: Edward Marston
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Murder on the Minnesota
- By: Edward Marston
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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New York, 1908. Private detectives George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield plan to take a break from work upon the Cunard Line’s fleet with the offer of employment upon the Minnesota, a freighter and passenger vessel, which is bound for the Far East.
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Good light listen
- By Jude Malta on 14-12-22
By: Edward Marston
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The Secrets of Crestwell Hall
- By: Alexandra Walsh
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Present Day. Isabella Lacey and her daughter, Emily, are excited to be starting a new life at her aunt’s home, Crestwell Hall in Wiltshire. During renovations, Isabella discovers an ancient bible that once belonged to Bess Throckmorton, and to her astonishment finds that it doubled as a diary....
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Very Twee
- By Jo Snow on 15-04-24
By: Alexandra Walsh
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The Final Shot
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 7
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Another high-profile case forces maverick barrister Charles Holborne into the orbit of the Kray twins, the men who refuse to stay in his past and still have the power to destroy him....
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Incredible book
- By Gavin jones on 17-10-23
By: Simon Michael
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The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor....
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Reviewer: Jane Starfield
- By Jane on 08-10-22
By: Ellis Peters
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Death on the Lusitania
- Patrick Gallagher, Book 1
- By: R. L. Graham
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A highly atmospheric Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set on a luxury cruise-liner during WW1....
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Absolutely superb!
- By Anonymous User on 23-02-24
By: R. L. Graham
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Force of Evil
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 6
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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On the face of it, representing a widow in an accidental death case should be routine. Sergeant Maynard, a Royal Air Force policeman, died in a simple motorcycle accident. The problem is, Mrs Maynard insists her husband was murdered....
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Brilliant book
- By Jill on 04-10-23
By: Simon Michael
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EMPEROR: The Gods of War, Book 4 (Unabridged)
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Paul Blake
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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The fourth volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar....
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Changed the Reader!
- By JH on 02-11-10
By: Conn Iggulden
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Death in the Spires
- By: KJ Charles
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby died. Was killed. Murdered.
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Superb as ever from KJ Charles
- By Mr. C. Reynolds on 16-04-24
By: KJ Charles
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The Bookseller of Inverness
- By: S.G. MacLean
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From twice CWA award-winning author S. G. MacLean comes a gripping historical thriller set in Inverness in the wake of the 1746 battle of Culloden....
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Fabulous book, edge of the seat suspense
- By Amazon Customer on 06-08-22
By: S.G. MacLean
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McLevy: The Collected Series 7-12
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Drama
- By: David Ashton
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Siobhan Redmond, full cast
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
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Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond star in series 7-12 of the Victorian crime drama....
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absolutely LOVE this series
- By Loui on 22-11-22
By: David Ashton
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Cleopatra Fox Mysteries Boxed Set, Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her....
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Great murder mystery
- By n j elliot on 12-02-24
By: C.J. Archer
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The Dead Letter Delivery
- The Glass Library, Book 4
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother’s veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will hopefully provide answers.
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can't wait for the next installment
- By Miss MC on 07-04-24
By: C.J. Archer
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An Assassination on the Agenda
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 11
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder....
By: T E Kinsey
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McLevy: The Collected Series 1-6
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Drama
- By: David Ashton
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Siobhan Redmond, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
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The first six series of the Victorian detective drama starring Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond....
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EXCELLENT
- By Lesley Goodman on 09-12-22
By: David Ashton
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High Vaultage
- By: Chris Sugden, Jen Sugden
- Narrated by: Peter Wicks
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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1887. London, but not as you know it. The Industrial Revolution went further than anyone could have imagined, and the sprawling, chaotic metropolis of Even Greater London spreads across the entire southern half of England....
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Totally bingeable steampunk fantasy
- By Helen Burgess on 15-03-24
By: Chris Sugden, and others
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Corrupted
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 4
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Holborne has cemented his reputation as a respected murder trial lawyer, who is near unbeatable in the courtroom. But he is still on the radar of the notorious Kray Twins and before long he finds himself drawn into one of their darker scandals....
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At last something I enjoy and relate to
- By Tony Horner on 16-06-23
By: Simon Michael
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Tales of London: Hawksmoor and Others
- Four BBC Radio 4 Dramas
- By: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrated by: Philip Jackson, Norman Rodway, Adjoa Andoh, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Set in the heart of London, these star-studded adaptations feature parallel investigations into killings across two centuries, black magic, haunted houses, holy ghosts and a stunning performance by Simon Callow as the magnificent Charles Dickens....
By: Peter Ackroyd
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EMPEROR: The Field of Swords, Book 3 (Unabridged)
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Paul Blake
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Julius Caesar has taken his legions north into mighty battles with the Gallic tribes. But as his successes mount, overwhelming ambition and new alliances begin to threaten his friendship with Marcus Brutus....
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Extra word on previous review
- By Alex on 12-09-10
By: Conn Iggulden
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A Trail of Ink
- Hugh De Singleton’s Chronicles, Book 3
- By: Mel Starr
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Some valuable books have been stolen from Master John Wyclif, the well-known scholar and Bible translator. He calls upon his friend and former pupil, Hugh de Singleton, to investigate. Hugh’s investigation leads him to Oxford where he again encounters Kate....
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I enjoy the medieval setting
- By taptoflow on 03-04-22
By: Mel Starr
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The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
- By: Eleni Kyriacou
- Narrated by: Daphne Alexander
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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They say she's a murderer. She says nothing....
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I was engrossed
- By Amazon Customer on 21-11-23
By: Eleni Kyriacou
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Double Jeopardy
- Tweed & Co., Book 1
- By: Colin Forbes
- Narrated by: Scott Fleming
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In West Germany, a British agent is savagely murdered and left with a neo-Nazi sign carved into his back. In London, Tweed of the Secret Intelligence Service sends his most capable operator, Keith Martel, to replace the man—and to find the truth behind his death....
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Entertainingly bad
- By The Curator on 30-09-23
By: Colin Forbes
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The Librarian of Crooked Lane
- The Glass Library, Book 1
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical....
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Books just keep getting better
- By Freddie Roberts on 30-03-23
By: C.J. Archer
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The House at Riverton
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Summer 1924. On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again....
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Too long
- By Manx Miss on 04-07-23
By: Kate Morton
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A Very English Murder
- A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 1
- By: Verity Bright
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady...daring detective? Listen to find out more....
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Delightful cosy mystery
- By V. O'Regan on 08-04-20
By: Verity Bright
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A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel
- The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon, Book 2
- By: Mel Starr
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Alan, the beadle of the manor of Bampton, had gone out at dusk to seek those who might violate curfew. When, the following morning, he had not returned home, his young wife Matilda had sought out Master Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff of the manor....
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Unchallenging but entertaining
- By The Curator on 01-02-20
By: Mel Starr
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Timetable of Death
- The Railway Detective, Book 12
- By: Edward Marston
- Narrated by: Nick McArdle
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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1859. St Mary's Church, Spondon. A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it....
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a good listen.
- By Kevin Murphy on 04-04-24
By: Edward Marston
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The Eagle in the Sand
- Eagles of the Empire, Book 7
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Russell Boulter
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Judaea in AD 46. Roman centurions Cato and Macro have been posted to Judaea for a 'hearts and minds' operation....
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Macro, Cato and The Holy Ghost
- By Simon on 03-01-17
By: Simon Scarrow
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The Heretic's Mark
- The Jackdaw Mysteries, Book 4
- By: S. W. Perry
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The Elizabethan world is in flux. Radical new ideas are challenging the old. But the quest for knowledge can lead down dangerous paths....
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Poor story line
- By keith hamilton on 11-04-21
By: S. W. Perry
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The Montford Maniac
- The Violet Thorn Mysteries 2
- By: M.R.C. Kasasian
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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The horrors have only just begun... When Lady Violet Thorn's unbearable Aunt Igitha unexpectedly arrives at her doorstep and disrupts her peaceful existence, it sets off unsettling events eerily reminiscent of the infamous Montford Maniac’s reign. Violet must unravel the connection between her unwelcome guest and the brutal incidents – from savage beasts at her doorstep to horrifying public executions.
By: M.R.C. Kasasian
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Secrets of a Scottish Isle
- Jane Wunderly Mysteries, Book 5
- By: Erica Ruth Neubauer
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Isle of Iona, 1927 Cast away on a remote locale, Jane's latest assignment depends on concealing her identity and blending in at an occult gathering. Not even her fiancé, Redvers, can be too close as she uncovers the truth about Robert Nightingale, enigmatic leader of the Order of the Golden Dawn--a group made up of supernatural ceremonies, influential people, and an undefinable darkness
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The Shadow Key
- By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
- Narrated by: Richard Harrington
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat him with bewildering suspicion. When Henry discovers his predecessor died under mysterious circumstances, he is determined to find answers.
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Murder in Manhattan
- Camille Divine Murder Mysteries, Book 7
- By: Ándrea Hicks
- Narrated by: Ink Arnadine
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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A letter arrives for Camille at her sumptuous hotel in Manhattan. She is surprised anyone knows of her presence in New York, so opens it with wonder. The envelope is closed with a seal she recognizes; a family of some note within New York society. She frowns, speculating on its contents. The letter is a request to attend a gala at New York's famous Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. Her help has been entreated to solve a matter of national importance, with the letter's writer asking Camille for her utmost discretion.
By: Ándrea Hicks
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Never Dead
- A Novel
- By: Joe Scipione
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
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A series of grave robberies in the 1920s go unsolved until reporter Michael Jacobs follows a new thread. His investigation leads him to a small town in the suburbs of Chicago named Elk Hills. While there, he finds out more haunting information than the police ever discovered. But with each interview bringing him closer to the truth, he finds himself becoming a part of the story he was looking to write.
By: Joe Scipione
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A Rake's Reward
- The Merry Men Series, Book 3
- By: Meredith Bond
- Narrated by: Harry Singers
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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American Sara Whately came to England with a single goal: recover a long-lost family treasure. Her father had long ago renounced his title and abandoned his country, but desperate financial straits call for desperate measures. Gaining access won’t be easy. The jewels are hidden on an estate Sara’s grandfather lost long ago in an unlucky turn of the cards. And then there’s the vexing, villainous, valiant Viscount Reath…
By: Meredith Bond
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The Montford Maniac
- The Violet Thorn Mysteries 2
- By: M.R.C. Kasasian
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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The horrors have only just begun... When Lady Violet Thorn's unbearable Aunt Igitha unexpectedly arrives at her doorstep and disrupts her peaceful existence, it sets off unsettling events eerily reminiscent of the infamous Montford Maniac’s reign. Violet must unravel the connection between her unwelcome guest and the brutal incidents – from savage beasts at her doorstep to horrifying public executions.
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Secrets of a Scottish Isle
- Jane Wunderly Mysteries, Book 5
- By: Erica Ruth Neubauer
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Isle of Iona, 1927 Cast away on a remote locale, Jane's latest assignment depends on concealing her identity and blending in at an occult gathering. Not even her fiancé, Redvers, can be too close as she uncovers the truth about Robert Nightingale, enigmatic leader of the Order of the Golden Dawn--a group made up of supernatural ceremonies, influential people, and an undefinable darkness
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The Shadow Key
- By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
- Narrated by: Richard Harrington
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat him with bewildering suspicion. When Henry discovers his predecessor died under mysterious circumstances, he is determined to find answers.
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Murder in Manhattan
- Camille Divine Murder Mysteries, Book 7
- By: Ándrea Hicks
- Narrated by: Ink Arnadine
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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A letter arrives for Camille at her sumptuous hotel in Manhattan. She is surprised anyone knows of her presence in New York, so opens it with wonder. The envelope is closed with a seal she recognizes; a family of some note within New York society. She frowns, speculating on its contents. The letter is a request to attend a gala at New York's famous Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. Her help has been entreated to solve a matter of national importance, with the letter's writer asking Camille for her utmost discretion.
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Never Dead
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A series of grave robberies in the 1920s go unsolved until reporter Michael Jacobs follows a new thread. His investigation leads him to a small town in the suburbs of Chicago named Elk Hills. While there, he finds out more haunting information than the police ever discovered. But with each interview bringing him closer to the truth, he finds himself becoming a part of the story he was looking to write.
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A Rake's Reward
- The Merry Men Series, Book 3
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American Sara Whately came to England with a single goal: recover a long-lost family treasure. Her father had long ago renounced his title and abandoned his country, but desperate financial straits call for desperate measures. Gaining access won’t be easy. The jewels are hidden on an estate Sara’s grandfather lost long ago in an unlucky turn of the cards. And then there’s the vexing, villainous, valiant Viscount Reath…
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Death in the Spires
- By: KJ Charles
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Jem begins to track down the people who were there the night Toby died – a close circle of friends once known as the ‘Seven Wonders’ for their charm and talent – only to find them as tormented and broken as himself. All of them knew and loved Toby at Oxford. Could one of them really be his killer? As Jem grows closer to uncovering what happened that night, his pursuer grows bolder, making increasingly terrifying attempts to silence him for good. Will exposing Toby's killer put to rest the shadows that have darkened Jem’s life for so long? Or will the gruesome truth only put him in more danger?
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Superb as ever from KJ Charles
- By Mr. C. Reynolds on 16-04-24
By: KJ Charles
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The Household
- By: Stacey Halls
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- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top secret, its residents unknown to one another, but the girls have one thing in common: they are fallen. Offering refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute, Urania Cottage is a second chance at life - but how badly do they want it?
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Fascinating and well-researched
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The Secret Keepers
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The beautiful bastide at Beaulieu-sur-Mer has always been an idyllic retreat for the Challant family, but the summer of 1928 changes everything. One humid, stormy night, a young local boy suffers a fatal accident in the bastide’s grounds – and the suspicious circumstances around his death sets off a chain of whispers in the town on the Riviera. For the Challant children, they have no choice but to move on and leave those terrible events in the past. But through the years of loves and losses, marriages and betrayals, the Challants’ lives will always be tainted by that night.
By: Tilly Bagshawe
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Sparks of Bright Matter
- By: Leeanne O'Donnell
- Narrated by: Gerry O’Brien
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In Georgian London Irish-born Peter Woulfe is a young downtrodden apprentice chemist with a secret interest in alchemy. When he is tasked with caring for a mysterious illustrated book - the Mutus Liber - he loses it to a light-fingered young prostitute called Sukie. Soon, a group of dangerous men are in pursuit of Peter, urgently seeking the book's return, and too late he realises its extraordinary value.
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An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 33 mins
- Unabridged
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His Last Bow An Epilogue Of Sherlock Holmes, is one of 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in Strand Magazine. The narration is in the third person, instead of the first person narration usually provided by the character of Dr. Watson, and it is a spy story, rather than a detective mystery. Due to its portrayal of British and German spies, its publication during the First World War and its patriotic themes, the story has been interpreted as a propaganda tool intended to boost morale for British readers.
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Death on the Tiber
- By: Lindsey Davis
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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With hideous murders in the streets of Rome, a lone female traveller arrives with an agenda of her own. But when her corpse is dragged out of the river bearing signs of foul play, Flavia Albia is drawn in, concerned about her fellow Briton's fate. Albia's quest to find the killer becomes deeply personal when she discovers a man at the centre of the plot is an old adversary of hers. Will she be obsessed by revenge? Can she let the past go, or will it consume her?
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Clever and witty story telling
- By Fenechs on 17-04-24
By: Lindsey Davis
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Twisting Tales and Truth
- By: Edward J Boudreau Jr.
- Narrated by: Anthony
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Fiction that mimics reality. A series of short stories of mysteries that often leave you guessing. Reality-inspired mysteries, each with a surprising twist, keeping you guessing until the end.
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The Engraver's Secret
- By: Lisa Medved
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tudor, Claire Warrillow
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanish Netherlands, 1620s: raised by her father Lucas to know her mind, Antonia Vorsterman sees everything that goes on in her world—all the rivalries and jealousies that course through the artists' studios and workshops of Antwerp. Drawn into the lively household of the artist Peter Paul Rubens, whose work her father engraves for a living, Antonia begins to see a life of colour and possibility for herself—until Lucas entrusts her with a terrible secret that will alter the course of their family's future.
By: Lisa Medved
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The Cryptic Clue
- A Tea Ladies Mystery
- By: Amanda Hampson
- Narrated by: Zoe Carides
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome back to Zig Zag Lane in the heart of Sydney's rag-trade district, where our intrepid tea ladies, Hazel, Betty and Irene, have their work cut out. Solving a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, earned them the respect of a local police officer. Now he needs their assistance to help solve a plot that threatens national security. As if that's not enough, Irene gets a coded message directing her to the spoils of a bank robbery, which sends the tea ladies on a treasure hunt with an unexpected outcome.
By: Amanda Hampson
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
- A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery, Book 4
- By: Dorothy L. Sayers
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The chief character, Lord Peter Wimsey, goes to the Bellona Club to have a meal with an old friend of his, ninety-year old General Fentiman. In great surprise, he finds the aged man fully dressed by the fire in full rigor mortis. A question arises concerning the time of death and the situation develops into a serious murder investigation. Wimsey sometimes seemed to have a supercilious attitude as a monocled aristocrat and sometimes became a sort of professional detective. His family motto was, “As my whimsy takes me.”
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The Murder of Mr. Ma
- By: John Shen Yen Nee, SJ Rozan
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Dee has come to London to investigate the murder of a man he’d known during World War I when serving with the Chinese Labour Corps. No sooner has Dee interviewed the grieving widow than another dead body turns up. Then another. All stabbed to death with a butterfly sword. Will Dee and Lao be able to connect the threads of the murders—or are they next in line as victims?
By: John Shen Yen Nee, and others
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The Road to Grantchester
- By: James Runcie
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1938, and eighteen-year-old Sidney Chambers is dancing the quickstep with Amanda Kendall at her brother Robert’s birthday party at the Caledonian Club. No one can believe, on this golden evening, that there could ever be another war. Returning to London seven years later, Sidney has gained a Military Cross, and lost his best friend on the battlefields of Italy. The carefree youth that he and his friends were promised has been blown apart, just like the rest of the world – and Sidney, carrying a terrible, secret guilt, must decide what to do with the rest of his life.
By: James Runcie