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The Death of an Effendi
- De: Michael Pearce
- Narrado por: Nigel Carrington
- Duración: 5 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Cairo, 1909. The murder capital of the world, where deaths are two a piastre. But the death of an effendi? That is something different. Effendis, the Egyptian elite, are important. Especially if, in a country ruled by foreigners, they happen to be foreign. Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt, is called in to investigate. But is he the right man to be investigating?
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best of the British mystery writers
- De Terry en 10-20-11
- The Death of an Effendi
- De: Michael Pearce
- Narrado por: Nigel Carrington
Lots of detail on foreign culture.
Revisado: 01-04-12
Michael Pearce's mysteries are interesting and appealing if you like to be immersed in historical fiction set in countries we don't read much about. I have read or listened to 3 of his novels and haven't become bored. To me they are at least as good as John Grisham. The narrator, Nigel Carrington can do many different characters plausibly; he is very good.
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The Mingrelian Conspiracy
- De: Michael Pearce
- Narrado por: Bill Wallis
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 24
Cairo of 1908 lives by and in its cafes. Now, suddenly, Cairo's cafe culture is threatened by gangs in the protection business. The task falls to Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt and head of the secret police, to find out who is behind this threat to Cairo.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More Mamur Zapt books, Please!!!!
- De Yvette en 03-09-10
- The Mingrelian Conspiracy
- De: Michael Pearce
- Narrado por: Bill Wallis
Historical suspense
Revisado: 11-06-11
Bill Wallis is a phenomenal narrator. He does multiple voices with different accents that are remarkably convincing and distinctive. It's like listening to a cast.
The imagery of a foreign country which comes through from the writing is vivid. The story is a little too much like the last Michael Pearce novel I listened to but still pretty interesting.
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories (Adaptations)
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle, Clare West - adaptations
- Narrado por: John Graham
- Duración: 55 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Adapted from the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening – and he knows what question the stranger will ask.
In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street – visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good read
- De pushpa mishra dwivedi en 04-07-15
- Sherlock Holmes Short Stories (Adaptations)
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle, Clare West - adaptations
- Narrado por: John Graham
Don't Adapt Arthur Conan Doyle
Revisado: 09-19-11
I didn't pay enough attention to the details of the description but, when I first listened, realized this wasn't the original. One of the most enjoyable aspects of reading Sherlock Holmes is the prose, including quirky names and details. For example, in "The Speckled Band", the cheetah and the ape, running loose on the estate.
Little of this is present in this adaptation. Perhaps this retelling is o.k. for a child first hearing the Sherlock Holmes short stories but for those of us who love these stories and were looking for a good performance of the classic, it leaves something the be desired.
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