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Case of the Missing Marquess
- An Enola Holmes Mystery
- By: Nancy Springer
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,066
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 919
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 920
Meet Enola Holmes, teenaged girl turned detective and the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes. When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Original, Bold, Brilliant New Heroine
- By Dirk Turgid on 02-25-13
- Case of the Missing Marquess
- An Enola Holmes Mystery
- By: Nancy Springer
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
excellent
Reviewed: 08-20-24
This is a "kids book" in the same way Harry Potter books are. It's for anyone who loves a good, well-written book telling a story of adventure with a heroine you want to befriend. That's what this is. Kid or not, you'll love it.
Oh, and narration couldn't be better!
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The Family Vault
- A Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mystery, Book 1
- By: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Like many old New England families, the Kellings live to die. Although their family vault is spacious and comfortable, it will not do for Sarah Kelling's great-uncle Frederick. In his will, he demands to be buried inside the ancient family tomb at Boston Common, which hasn't admitted a new member in more than a century. But when the Kellings crack the old vault's door, they find a recently built brick wall - and behind it lays a surprisingly fresh corpse, a skeleton with rubies in its teeth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good
- By MT on 08-06-24
- The Family Vault
- A Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mystery, Book 1
- By: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Very good
Reviewed: 08-06-24
I really enjoyed this book. I rarely have a jaw drop in the middle of a cosy mystery, but I had one in this. I loved the details of the mystery, the characters, the writing - all of it.
it's a bit dated, but I was born in the 1960s, so I remember these days. It's certainly a good reminder that as a society, we.really don't want to go backwards. 🙂
The narration is pretty good as well. Definitely worth a listen.
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Here Comes the Body
- Catering Hall Mystery Series 1
- By: Maria DiRico
- Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
After her philandering husband's boat went down, newly single Mia Carina went back to Astoria, the bustling Queens neighborhood of her youth. Living with her nonna and her oversized cat, Doorstop, she's got a whole new life - including some amateur sleuthing...Mia is starting work at Belle View, her father's catering hall, a popular spot for weddings, office parties, and more. Soon she's planning a bachelor party for a less-than-gentlemanly groom. But it goes awry when the gigantic cake is wheeled in and a deadly surprise is revealed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining
- By Beatrice on 02-29-20
- Here Comes the Body
- Catering Hall Mystery Series 1
- By: Maria DiRico
- Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
Loved it!
Reviewed: 07-23-24
This was a really good book and narration. it doesn't follow the "same old, same old" of most cozy mysteries, but isn't overly violent.
The characters are fun people you grow to care about and the mystery keeps you guessing. There's a lot to look forward to, so I hope the series is a long one.
The actress who narrates is also excellent. No ridiculous voices, manages both genders well, and great with accents.
All good!
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Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door
- Jane Darrowfield, Book 2
- By: Barbara Ross
- Narrated by: Traci Odom
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story5 out of 5 stars 53
Jane Darrowfield is using her retirement years to work as a professional busybody, with most of her business coming from her West Cambridge, Massachusetts, community. This time her client is right next door.... Megan, who's purchased the house next to Jane's, needs some help from her snooping neighbor. Megan's been having blackouts, hearing voices - and feeling like someone's following her. Are these symptoms of an illness - or signs that she's in danger?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, Compelling, Refreshing
- By Debbie on 02-02-22
- Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door
- Jane Darrowfield, Book 2
- By: Barbara Ross
- Narrated by: Traci Odom
very good
Reviewed: 07-09-24
Excellent mystery and perfect narration. I just wish there were more in the series. Hopefully, eventually.
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Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody
- Jane Darrowfield Series, Book 1
- By: Barbara Ross
- Narrated by: Traci Odom
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Jane Darrowfield is a year into her retirement, and she's already traveled and planted a garden. She's organized her photos, her recipes, and her spices. The statistics suggest she has at least a few more decades ahead of her, so she better find something to do...After Jane helps a friend with a sticky personal problem, word starts to spread around her bridge club - and then around all of West Cambridge, Massachusetts - that she's the go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story
- By Susan on 09-17-20
- Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody
- Jane Darrowfield Series, Book 1
- By: Barbara Ross
- Narrated by: Traci Odom
decent mystery, excellent narration
Reviewed: 07-06-24
Based on the title, I wasn't sure I'd like Jane, but I did. She's actually not a busybody at all. She's intelligent, interesting, and believable.
The mystery itself is pretty good and held my interest. The various cliques of the suspects are a bit weird, but don't detract from the story.
The narration is excellent. It's amazing what a difference a professional actor makes to an audio book.
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The Case of the Damaged Detective
- 5-Minute Sherlock, Book 1
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello, Carol Monda
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,786
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,210
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,195
A dance club full of bodies. Cause of death - a mystery. The lone survivor - a man, raving like a lunatic, wearing only a deerstalker hat. Now, the man who calls himself Sherman Holmes is being studied like a lab rat by a top-secret government agency. How is it he can be barely clinging to reality one minute - yet be a seeming genius the next? Within his brain might just be the greatest scientific breakthrough of the millennium, if anyone can figure out how to access it. Enter the agent code named Watson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I wish I could chain Drew to a desk and make him write for me 24/7... j/k... kind of...
- By Joseph Gray on 06-16-19
- The Case of the Damaged Detective
- 5-Minute Sherlock, Book 1
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello, Carol Monda
completely engaging
Reviewed: 06-12-24
A very good story and excellent production. I felt like I was watching a movie, it was that engaging. ready to start the next one.
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Only the Good Die Young
- A Country Club Murder, Book 1.5
- By: Julie Mulhern
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
Frances Walford's daughter, Ellison Russell, has developed the truly deplorable habit of finding bodies. And Frances can't help but scold her about it. But when Ellison goes to Europe, Frances finds a corpse of her own. Can she help catch a killer and keep her involvement a secret?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- By Sandy Morris on 04-27-24
- Only the Good Die Young
- A Country Club Murder, Book 1.5
- By: Julie Mulhern
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
great!
Reviewed: 04-26-24
This is so fun! I hope there are a few more Frances stories to come.
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The Grub-and-Stakers Move a Mountain
- Grub-and-Stakers Series, Book 1
- By: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrated by: Lory Reyes
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Anyone growing up in Lobelia Falls is taught to learn the elegant, ancient, and occasionally deadly art of shooting with a bow and arrow. Practicing the craft, freelance secretary Dittany Henbit is strolling through the woods with her bow at her side when she meets a surveyor making surveys where he shouldn't. Dittany is giving him what-for when an arrow goes whizzing above her head. It is sharp enough to kill, and was not fired by accident, but Dittany wasn't the target.
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4 out of 5 stars
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fun mystery
- By MT on 04-23-24
- The Grub-and-Stakers Move a Mountain
- Grub-and-Stakers Series, Book 1
- By: Charlotte MacLeod
- Narrated by: Lory Reyes
fun mystery
Reviewed: 04-23-24
This is kind of a retro cozy. Feels like it was written in the 1970s and since that's my childhood era, I really enjoyed it.
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The Lantern's Dance
- A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell Mysteries, Book 18)
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 387
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 387
After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes' son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian’s house, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat. Holmes rushes after Damian while Russell, slowed down by a recent injury, stays behind to search the empty house. In Damian’s studio, she discovers four crates packed with memorabilia related to Holmes’ grand-uncle, the artist Horace Vernet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fun historical romp!
- By Kris Rudin on 02-23-24
- The Lantern's Dance
- A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell Mysteries, Book 18)
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
so good!
Reviewed: 04-16-24
Excellent installment in the Russell/Holmes stories. They're all hard to put down, but this one in particular I had to listen to straight through.
Ms. King is an amazing writer. You get such a sense of time and place in this book, and can feel what the characters are feeling. Can't ask for more than that!
The new narrator is perfect. She's an excellent actress and you forget you're listening to one person instead of all these different voices.
Read or listen and enjoy!
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The Case of the Case of Kilcladdich
- Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, Book 6
- By: PJ Fitzsimmons
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
In The Case of the Case of Kilcladdich, golden-age gadabout Anty Boisjoly travels to the timeless source waters of Glen Glennegie to help decide the fate of his family’s favourite ferment, but an impossible locked room murder is only one of a multitude of mysteries that try Anty’s wits and witticisms to their northern limit. Time trickles down on the traditional tipple as Anty unravels family feuds, ruptured romance, shepherdless sheep, and a series of suspiciously surfacing secrets to sort out who killed whom and how and why and who might be next to die.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An absolute celebration of the marriage of humour & mystery!
- By Erin OBrien on 05-04-24
- The Case of the Case of Kilcladdich
- Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, Book 6
- By: PJ Fitzsimmons
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
so fun
Reviewed: 03-23-24
I think this is the funniest Anty story yet. The mystery was pretty good too. enjoy!
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