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The Vatican Cameos
- A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
- De: Richard T Ryan
- Narrado por: Nigel Peever
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
When the papal apartments are burgled in 1901, Sherlock Holmes is summoned to Rome by Pope Leo XII. After learning from the pontiff that several priceless cameos that could prove compromising to the church, and perhaps determine the future of the newly unified Italy, have been stolen, Holmes is asked to recover them. In a parallel story, Michelangelo, the toast of Rome in 1501 after the unveiling of his Pieta, is commissioned by Pope Alexander VI, the last of the Borgia pontiffs, with creating the cameos that will bedevil Holmes and the papacy four centuries later.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Difficult to Listen to Yet Intriguing Story
- De Nancy & Greg en 07-30-20
- The Vatican Cameos
- A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
- De: Richard T Ryan
- Narrado por: Nigel Peever
Sherlock as Winston
Revisado: 12-23-16
If you can get over Nigel channeling Churchill and the over exaggerated Italian accents, you will enjoy a fairly interesting Holmesian panache.
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Death on a Pale Horse
- Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's Secret Service
- De: Donald Thomas
- Narrado por: John Telfer
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
In a momentous period of British history, Donald Thomas' latest Sherlock Holmes adventure pits the great detective and his faithful biographer, Dr. John Watson, against an international conspiracy led by a disgraced English officer. Colonel Hunter Moran bears upon him the "Mark of the Beast"; his satanic ingenuity leaves a spectacular trail of devastation. It runs from the annihilation of a British armored column by Zulu tribesmen - armed only with shields and spears - to a life-and-death struggle on the sinking passenger steamer Comtesse de Flandre.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Captivating Sttle and Story Line !
- De GEORGE en 03-18-13
- Death on a Pale Horse
- Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's Secret Service
- De: Donald Thomas
- Narrado por: John Telfer
All Loose Ends Tied Too Neatly
Revisado: 10-28-15
First rate Holmesian novel...or should I say Watsonian? Good concept linking Col. Moran to some unexplained nefarious events but carried a bit too far I think. I began thinking that the Moriarty-Moran gang was responsible for everything from the premature death of Prince Albert to the assassination of President Garfield. A pretty good listen though,
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The Martian
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: R. C. Bray
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 175,856
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 161,659
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 161,479
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plainold "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Macgyver on Mars
- De Michael G Kurilla en 06-21-13
- The Martian
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: R. C. Bray
Didn't Get the Memo
Revisado: 10-05-15
As I began listening to this book I realized that I hadn't got the memo which stated that f**k had replaced damn as a mild expletive. Mr. Weir must have had a timer running and every time it went off he threw in a f**k. I know that millenials have adopted this firmly into their jargon, but I hope the general public and young children have not. This book will be read by the young and it is a shame that a good story to interest them in space exploration is tainted with such language.
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The Case of the Exploding Speakeasy - A Holmes-Watson Detective Team in Jazz-Age Philly!
- Sherlock Holmes Fiction Mystery (British Detectives)
- De: David E. Fessenden
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 5 h y 48 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 14
Thomas Watson left London two years ago and crossed the Atlantic to become a newspaper reporter in Philadelphia, 1920s Philadelphia, a city that rivals Al Capone's Chicago for its crime and corruption. Why would he go so far from family and friends? Admittedly, he was trying to get away - away from the shadow of his famous father, Dr. John Watson, and his father's even more famous friend, Sherlock Holmes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Inspired for me, Divinely inspired for my wife
- De Russell en 08-13-15
- The Case of the Exploding Speakeasy - A Holmes-Watson Detective Team in Jazz-Age Philly!
- Sherlock Holmes Fiction Mystery (British Detectives)
- De: David E. Fessenden
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
Not the Worst. But Close
Revisado: 05-13-15
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Holmesian neophytes who are members of the religious right.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Anything not divinely inspired
What didn’t you like about Paul Woodson’s performance?
It wasn't the worst, but after a while several of the characters started sounding the same.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Case of the Exploding Speakeasy - A Holmes-Watson Detective Team in Jazz-Age Philly!?
Most of the dialog... It is so redundant in many places that you wish the author had been in the explosion himself. It seems that this was a very short story based on content, then stretched into novel length. Guess the author was paid by the word.
Any additional comments?
Try a different divinity for inspiration
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