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Better Off Dead: A Sordid True Story of Sex, Sin, and Murder
- De: Michael Fleeman
- Narrado por: Michael Kinzie
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 80
A frustrated, unhappy wife. Her much younger, attentive lover. A husband who degrades and ignores her. The stage is set for a love-triangle murder that shatters family illusions and lays bare a quiet family community's seedy secret world of sex, sin, and swinging. Better Off Dead, the latest true crime book from New York Times best-selling author Michael Fleeman, strips away the pleasant veneer of the Silver Lakes neighborhood in California's high desert to tell a shocking story about a headline-grabbing crime.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator never saw the book before...
- De Canarylampshade en 12-03-18
Narrator never saw the book before...
Revisado: 12-03-18
I don't think this narrator read this book before he began recording. I'll find the verdict on-line. I lasted QUITE a while. The pronunciation of Gullian-Barre as "Gee-lon Berry" syndrome was the end of me.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Mr George Smiley is small, podgy, and at best, middle-aged. He is disillusioned, wrestles with idleness, and has been deserted by his beautiful wife. He is also compassionate, ruthless, and a senior British intelligence officer in short-lived retirement from the Circus, the British Secret Service organisation situated in London. But Moscow centre has infiltrated a mole into the Circus, and it's more than likely the perpetrator is Karla, Smiley's old adversary and his opposite number in Moscow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable
- De Amazon Customer en 06-06-21
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Michael Jayston
Best espionage novel I've ever read and heard.
Revisado: 02-10-17
Great story, great writing, and the perfect narrator.
It is phenomenal. And, piqued my interest in the real world Cold War spy scandals.
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The Modern Scholar: Detective Fiction
- From Victorian Sleuths to the Present
- De: Professor M. Lee Alexander
- Narrado por: Professor M. Lee Alexander
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
From mysterious origins through the Victorian sleuths and the "Golden Age" of the genre (the 1920s through the 1940s) and to the present day, detective fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers have consistently topped best-seller lists around the world. Professor M. Lee Alexander provides listeners with a lively discussion of groundbreaking authors from Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle to Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, and modern writers such as Nevada Barr and Jonathan Kellerman.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Badly directed overview of dective fiction
- De Esmeralda en 10-15-10
- The Modern Scholar: Detective Fiction
- From Victorian Sleuths to the Present
- De: Professor M. Lee Alexander
- Narrado por: Professor M. Lee Alexander
Very disappointed
Revisado: 01-14-14
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Fact checking. The professor made a number of errors regarding authors whose work I know well -- leading me to lose interest in her lectures on those authors whose work I don't know a lot about.
What was most disappointing about M. Lee Alexander’s story?
Not a strong academic lecture at all.
What aspect of M. Lee Alexander’s performance would you have changed?
Again, it was not appropriately researched, the number of errors led the whole book to be a disappointment for me.
Any additional comments?
Bummer. I've 2 other Modern Scholar titles -- one on WWI, the other on the Paris peace talks. I trust Margaret MacMillan, but now am leery about the other titles. I won't be buying more.
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A Beautiful Blue Death
- Charles Lenox Mysteries Series #1
- De: Charles Finch
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,304
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,156
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,155
Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring fire and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery. Prudence Smith, one of Jane's former servants, is dead of an apparent suicide. But Lenox suspects something far more sinister: murder, by a rare and deadly poison.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I like cozy
- De Sheryl en 05-21-12
- A Beautiful Blue Death
- Charles Lenox Mysteries Series #1
- De: Charles Finch
- Narrado por: James Langton
Great story -- narration, not so much
Revisado: 07-29-12
This character driven mystery is charming; description of place and time are very good. The narrator, however, detracts from the story, particularly in the voice of Charles Lenox. He sounds supercilious, and flippant. I find this in contrast to the character's actual words. Nonetheless, I've bought the next 2.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly:
- And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective (Unabridged)
- De: Donald Thomas
- Narrado por: John Telfer
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
"Have you ever seen a ghost, Mr. Holmes?" asks Victoria Temple, and Sherlock Holmes, at the height of his powers in 1898, must face a new challenge, one that plunges the great detective into the realm of the supernatural. Miss Temple has been found guilty - but also insane - at her trial for murdering a child under her care. She is locked away in the Broadmoor lunatic asylum, and worse still, she believes fully in her own guilt....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Long for simple mysteries
- De Jim Foreman en 06-21-11
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly:
- And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective (Unabridged)
- De: Donald Thomas
- Narrado por: John Telfer
Great narration carries the day!
Revisado: 07-29-12
Where does Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly: rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The narration of this book brings it to the top of the list.
Who was your favorite character and why?
A different type of Watson makes it a not-Sherlock but Sherlock-like. And very enjoyable.
What does John Telfer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I'm not sure that I would experience the story differently if I read it -- Telfer's narration is terrific in the way any good actor brings life to good writing.
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The Moving Finger
- A Miss Marple Mystery
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
No one warned Jerry and Joanna that vile, anonymous letters were being sent to various villagers and, indeed, they soon receive such a letter themselves. A letter, of course, is only harmful if a recipient takes it so seriously she kills herself-which happens soon after the story begins. And then there is a murder. Is this the result of a letter, or of a deranged mind that fears discovery? Jerry Burton is out of investigative ideas when Miss Marple appears, ready to solve the crime.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This will keep you guessing
- De Alan Winterrowd en 09-12-10
- The Moving Finger
- A Miss Marple Mystery
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
Great story, poor choice of narrators
Revisado: 06-27-11
I love this story of Christie's, but the choice of Martin Jarvis to narrate neglects the fact that the protagonist is about 30 years of age. It takes away from the story in a fundamental way.
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The Science of Sherlock Holmes
- From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
- De: E. J. Wagner
- Narrado por: E. J. Wagner, Simon Prebble
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
Forensic expert Wagner has crafted a volume that stands out from the plethora of recent memoirs of contemporary scientific detectives. By using the immortal and well-known Sherlock Holmes stories as her starting point, Wagner blends familiar examples from Doyle's accounts into a history of the growth of forensic science, pointing out where fiction strayed from fact.
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2 out of 5 stars
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BOOK RUINED BY AUTHOR NARRATING
- De The Louligan en 01-30-15
- The Science of Sherlock Holmes
- From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
- De: E. J. Wagner
- Narrado por: E. J. Wagner, Simon Prebble
Can't get through it...
Revisado: 06-27-11
I found this very disappointing! While the writing is probably just fine, the author has chosen to narrate it, and that was a poor decision. It would be YARDS better had a professional narrator been chosen.
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Land of Echoes
- A Cree Black Thriller
- De: Daniel Hecht
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 15 h y 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 447
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 199
Nothing in Cree's experience as a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist or as a paranormal investigator has prepared her for Tommy Keeday's case. A talented young Navajo, Tommy has recently been exhibiting bizarre symptoms that his family believes are signs of possession by a chindi, a hostile spirit. As Cree struggles to find answers, she becomes increasingly aware that Tommy and the people who surround him have some deep and disturbing secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another fascinating book
- De JoAnn en 04-27-04
- Land of Echoes
- A Cree Black Thriller
- De: Daniel Hecht
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
Great narration, great story!
Revisado: 06-16-07
Let me briefly add my voice to the chorus of praise for both the story and the narration of Land of Echoes. I've read all the Cree Black novels, and listened only to this one, and I believe that Anna Fields brings a new dimension to the story. I find audio a different experience than the printed page -- I believe the narration here is excellent, and brought life to the characters in an exciting way.
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Messenger of Truth
- A Maisie Dobbs Novel
- De: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,312
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,893
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,898
London, 1931. The night before an exhibition of his artwork opens at a famed Mayfair gallery, the controversial artist Nick Bassington-Hope falls to his death. The police rule it an accident, but Nick's twin sister, Georgina, isn't so sure. For help with this case, Georgina seeks out Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book!
- De karen en 08-12-09
- Messenger of Truth
- A Maisie Dobbs Novel
- De: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy
Excellent audio!
Revisado: 06-16-07
The Maisie Dobbs series is absolutely wonderful -- a great combination of the "traditional British mystery" and the ugly bits of truth and progress that World War One brought to the surface -- the aftermath of war, unemployment, poverty, disease. The fallout from the explosion of the old myths is expertly and interestingly examined through characters that become friends, and complicated story lines. Cassidy's narration is terrific, I've searched for other titles she's done, simply to hear her lovely voice, and crisp, clear narration.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: David Suchet
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,262
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 805
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 807
The Mysterious Affair at Styles introduces Hercule Poirot, mystery fiction's greatest detective. Dapper, brilliant Monsieur Poirot, retired as the Chief of Belgian Police, is summoned to a magnificent English country estate to solve a murder. The victim: a wealthy heiress. The suspects: her fortune-hunting husband, her jealous relatives, even her hired companion. The solution: a deadly scheme that is revealed by the master detective himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- De D.J Mac en 01-19-04
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: David Suchet
The first Christie, by the best Poirot!
Revisado: 06-16-07
I love this story! It's the first Christie, the first Poirot, and the same setting as the final Poirot. Suchet does a wonderful job with the story, will all characterizations, as well as with his own inimitable Poirot. Highly recommended!
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