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Midnight at Malabar House
- The Malabar House Series, Book 1
- By: Vaseem Khan
- Narrated by: Maya Saroya
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 170
As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's most unwanted unit of police officers. Six months after joining the force she remains India's first female police detective, mistrusted, sidelined and now consigned to the midnight shift. And so, when the phone rings to report the murder of prominent English diplomat Sir James Herriot, the country's most sensational case falls into her lap.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Feminist Fiction from a Male Author
- By Prinny abraham on 09-18-20
- Midnight at Malabar House
- The Malabar House Series, Book 1
- By: Vaseem Khan
- Narrated by: Maya Saroya
Difficult to like
Reviewed: 07-26-24
The main character, the first female police officer in India, is a driven, socially inept young woman, assigned as Inspector to handle the investigation into the death of an influential British citizen. Plot has lots of twists and turns, and unexpected developments...but Persis as a character was hard to like, therefore hard to care about her success...though it was assumed.
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Dead Man's Ransom
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 276
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 278
When the village of Shrewsbury's own sheriff, Gilbert Prestcote, is taken prisoner by the Empress Maud's forces, its citizens are prepared to exchange him for a man of equal value they have within their possession. But soon after Prestcote arrives for the prisoner exchange, he dies. Was it death by natural causes or a most unnatural murder?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tull and Cadfael are a perfect match
- By G on 03-26-12
- Dead Man's Ransom
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
Excellent narration
Reviewed: 07-01-24
Patrick Tull always does a fabulous job narrating the Brother Cadfael mysteries. And the stories and characters are always memorable, offering both insights into this historical period and human nature.
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The Unexpected Guest
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 885
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 787
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 782
A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Performance by Hugh Fraser
- By Customer on 04-03-16
- The Unexpected Guest
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
unexpected twists
Reviewed: 06-13-24
Just when you think you have it figured out, Agatha throws in a twist you never saw coming! It was delightful to discover this new-to-me old book from truly the mistress of mystery... and Hugh Fraser's narration was perfection.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd & The Hollow
- Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 201
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 200
Two bestselling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook: Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Agatha Christie’s classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two great Christie books, excellent narrator
- By TheCook on 01-10-22
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd & The Hollow
- Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
subtle exploration of personality and emotion
Reviewed: 05-23-24
The characters were well drawn, and the narration superbly done. Christie is masterful, as always.
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A Filling Account
- The Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Emma Ainsley
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Dogwood Donuts owner Maggie Sharpe is busy preparing for the introduction of a new lunch feature at her shop. To clear her mind after long hours at work, she takes walks around the neighborhood and her route takes her by the old house on the hill that used to belong to her aunt. It seems someone is doing renovations and Maggie becomes curious about the new owner. When curiosity makes her take a closer look, the disgruntled owner makes it abundantly clear that she’s not welcome. A suspicious incident happens at the house, a body is discovered, and all fingers seem to be pointing at Maggie.
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3 out of 5 stars
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just okay
- By jennym on 04-30-24
- A Filling Account
- The Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Emma Ainsley
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
just okay
Reviewed: 04-30-24
Author seems to have never learned alternatives to "said"... gets extremely irtitatiing....short line of dialog, "he said", then short dialog and again, "she said." Reading the text, you might be able to ignore this, but the Audible version makes it all too noticeable.
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'Towards Zero' and 'Ordeal by Innocence'
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 891
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 797
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 788
Towards Zero: What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. Ordeal By Innocence: According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Towards Zero - terrific!
- By Kathy on 02-06-13
- 'Towards Zero' and 'Ordeal by Innocence'
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Too slow
Reviewed: 01-11-24
Too much a psychological study, with too little action. Not even very much character development...ended up skipping ahead for the denouement.
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A Disappearance in Fiji
- By: Nilima Rao
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 178
1914, Fiji: 25-year-old Akal Singh would rather be anywhere but this tropical paradise—or, as he calls it, “this godforsaken island.” After a promising start to his police career in his native India and Hong Kong, Akal has been sent to Fiji as punishment for a humiliating professional mistake. Lonely and grumpy, Akal plods through his work and dreams of getting back to Hong Kong. When an indentured Indian woman goes missing from a sugarcane plantation and Fiji’s newspapers scream “kidnapping,” the inspector-general reluctantly assigns Akal the case.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good historical story
- By JU on 09-20-23
- A Disappearance in Fiji
- By: Nilima Rao
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
Enjoyable!
Reviewed: 10-03-23
This was a very interesting introduction to a period of history I knew little about. The blatant racism of the Europeans towards both those of Fijian and Indian descent was clearly portrayed. I liked the characters, and hope there will be more books by this author!
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Farewell Blues
- A Lady Adelaide Mystery
- By: Maggie Robinson
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 148
Lady Adelaide Compton had prepared herself to say good-bye forever to Detective Inspector Devenand Hunter. It would be a welcome relief not to get mixed up in any more murders, even if it meant never working alongside the handsome detective again...wouldn't it? But then Addie's prim and proper mother, Constance, the Dowager Marchioness of Broughton, is accused of murdering her secret lover, and there can't be enough gentlemen detectives on hand to find the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Lori Dykes on 10-13-24
- Farewell Blues
- A Lady Adelaide Mystery
- By: Maggie Robinson
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
easy listening
Reviewed: 07-16-23
I enjoyed all four of the Lady Adelaide mysteries, yet was delighted the author wrapped the romantic threads up so quickly at the conclusion of this book. Plus, the narration was very good! Time to find another "cozy" series to listen to while quilting!
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Comeback
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Story5 out of 5 stars 116
When globe-hopping British First Secretary Peter Darwin returns to his childhood home for a visit, he is sorry. Waiting for him were long-hidden memories, a string of racehorse deaths and homicide. As Darwin begins to realize that the key to all of it involves his own past, he wishes he'd never come back, because he just might never leave again—alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like the story, but sound was weird
- By Jeanette on 11-07-22
- Comeback
- By: Dick Francis
- Narrated by: Tony Britton
Fuzzy recording
Reviewed: 11-18-22
Dick Francis is always a great story teller, but this recording is a travesty! It's fuzzy and even has crackles like a bad phone connection...sounds like it was recorded with a sheet of paper over the microphone! Really ruins the experience.
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Iced
- A Dick Francis Novel
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 93
Seven years ago, Miles Pussett was a steeplechase jockey, loving the rush of the race. But after an unfortunate event, he left horseracing behind and swore he would never return. Now he gets his adrenaline rush from riding headfirst down the Cresta Run, a three-quarter-mile Swiss ice chute, reaching speeds of up to eighty miles per hour. Finding himself in St Moritz during the same weekend as White Turf, when high-class horseracing takes place on the frozen lake, he gets talked into helping out with the horses. Against his better judgement, he decides to assist.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring!
- By Ceectee on 07-31-22
- Iced
- A Dick Francis Novel
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Deadly dull
Reviewed: 11-18-22
I'm 90+ minutes in, and can't stomach any more. Felix Francis, your editor shouldn't have let you release this one! Every other book has been great, but this one...nope!
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