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A Shot in the Dark
- Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 1
- De: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrado por: Nathaniel Parker
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,090
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,814
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,801
Sussex, England, 1929. Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up there, when young and handsome Sir Harry Mortimer returns home from his diplomatic posting in Cairo, with his beautiful and unconventional American wife, Kat. No sooner have the two arrived, when a jewel robbery occurs at Harry's aunt's home - Mydworth Manor. The police are baffled and overwhelmed with the case. But Harry and Kat have an edge in the hunt for the dangerous culprit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good start.
- De justthisonce en 02-09-20
- A Shot in the Dark
- Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 1
- De: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrado por: Nathaniel Parker
Ending telegraphed at start
Revisado: 05-07-20
Hard to believe it took ‘outsider’ Cat 3/4 of book to suspect villains. I guessed part of plot during recital of crime scene and figured rest of it in first interviews of staff. Usual Country House murder setup — ignore obvious leads because of their ‘Birth’ . Reminded me of the Gosford Park investigation & Stephen Fry’s character as detective
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The Mating Season
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil
- Duración: 6 h y 51 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 337
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 285
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 286
Bertie Wooster is one of nature's gentlemen, so when Gussie Fink-Nottle gets himself into a spot of bother with the law, Bertie helps out - by impersonating Gussie! The plan seems to be working, until Gussie turns up - impersonating Bertie!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funniest Book & Performance EVER!
- De CompSci Prof en 07-19-15
- The Mating Season
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil
Funniest Book & Performance EVER!
Revisado: 07-19-15
Using all humor-devices at his disposal, Wodehouse delivers a truly timeless classic in The Mating Season. The hero, Bertram Wilberforce Wooster (Bertie to his intimates) is helplessly drawn into a three-act fiasco in his feeble attempts to aid school-chums straighten out lovers quarrels. Add a dose of self-preservation (frantically avoiding marriage with Madeline Basset as per usual), large dogs, and over-starched butlers and the stage is set. Jeeves, Bertie's personal manservant and the brains behind all solutions, convinces Bertie to impersonate a friend-in-distress and that begins a roll-call of other impersonations.
I can re-read this every few years but am never quite prepared for the waves of laughter for the village concert, especially the violin solo, Master George's BenBattle rendition, or when the knockabout cross-talk act scene arrives. The delivery of one liners and range of voices displayed by Jonathan Cecil is truly astounding and I urge you to give this book a listen.
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