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Syndicate
- Dick Francis Novels, Book 13
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 35
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 35
Chester Newton is a successful racehorse syndicate organiser and his company, Victrix Racing, is having its best year yet. When his prized horse, Potassium, wins the world-famous Epsom Derby, Chester is set to become the next big thing in British horse racing. But one phone call changes everything. Someone hiding behind a voice scrambler and an untraceable phone is demanding he fixes a race – and they’re willing to go after Chester’s family if he fails to comply.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration is slurred and dull
- By MRS J CLOTHIER on 02-11-24
- Syndicate
- Dick Francis Novels, Book 13
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Boring
Reviewed: 02-01-25
The best I can say about it is that it was a freebie as part of Amazon Prime.
High time to call it a day and take up a different hobby! As for Martin Jarvis, there must be dozens of narrators who would do a better job. The best by far is Jonathan Keeble, but he is obviously way too busy.
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Iced
- Dick Francis Novels, Book 10
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 69
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 68
Finding himself in St Moritz during the same weekend as White Turf, when high-class horse racing takes place on the frozen lake, Miles gets talked into helping out with the horses. It is against his better judgement. Seven years before, he left horseracing behind and swore he would never return. When he discovers something suspicious is going on in the races, something that may have a profound impact on his future life, Miles begins to search for answers. But someone is adamant to stop him—and they’ll go to any lengths to do it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sound subjects overdramatic narrator
- By barbara on 27-09-22
- Iced
- Dick Francis Novels, Book 10
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Boring
Reviewed: 01-12-22
Nothing happened for three quarters of the book. By the time it did, I had already lost the will to live. Returning it as it certainly isn't worth a credit.
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Murder at the Manor: A 1920s Cozy Mystery
- A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery
- By: Catherine Coles
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 62
Evelyn Christie has resigned herself to another long, boring weekend at Hessleham Hall, the home of her husband, Tommy's, family. However, it turns out to be anything but dull when his uncle, the Earl of Northmoor, is shockingly murdered! Evelyn must use all of her sleuthing knowledge, gained whilst she was a member of the Police force during the war, to find out who the murderer is before the bungling local police force decide the Earl was bumped off so Tommy could inherit his title.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story ok
- By Anon on 20-01-21
- Murder at the Manor: A 1920s Cozy Mystery
- A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery
- By: Catherine Coles
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
Lost the will to live
Reviewed: 13-08-21
Not the greatest book I have listened to. I have also bought the next two books in the series. I hope they are better than this one, which I am going to return.
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Rules for Perfect Murders
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 528
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Story4 out of 5 stars 466
A series of unsolved murders with one thing in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels. The deaths lead FBI Agent Gwen Mulvey to mystery bookshop Old Devils. Owner Malcolm Kershaw had once posted online an article titled 'My Eight Favourite Murders,' and there seems to be a deadly link between the deaths and his list - which includes Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders, Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train and Donna Tartt's The Secret History.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beware of the spoilers!!
- By Kent Bird Lover on 08-04-21
- Rules for Perfect Murders
- By: Peter Swanson
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Utter rubbish
Reviewed: 25-07-21
If this is a sample of Peter Swanson's novels, then I will not be buying any more of them.
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Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4
- The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Brett
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Chaired by Simon Brett (author of the hugely popular Charles Paris series), this intriguing, interactive panel show challenges professional crime novelists to put their experience and expertise to the test as they try to unravel various mind-bending mysteries. Each episode features a death and a denouement - with various red herrings and misdirections along the way. As the murder scenario is described and the clues laid out, our writer-detectives take turns cross-examining the suspects.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great fun
- By PPod on 15-02-21
- Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4
- The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Brett
Brilliant
Reviewed: 24-01-21
I have followed this series for years on the radio, kept looking to see if it was available as an audio book, so was really pleased when it was finally released. The funny thing is that I am sure there were some episodes I had not heard before, impossible I know, as it comes round on the radio at regular intervals.
Love all the episodes, but my favourite has to be Dead Broads Don't Talk. Val really plays up to the various characters Lee and Maria play. Brilliant. Shame the BBC saw fit not to do more than the four series, especially as I am a great fan of Simon Brett. At least I now have those safe and sound on my laptop.
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Forensics
- The Anatomy of Crime
- By: Val McDermid
- Narrated by: Sarah Barron
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 622
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 566
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 564
The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: how they lived, how they died--and who killed them. Val McDermid uncovers the secrets of forensic medicine with groundbreaking research and her own experience. Along the way you’ll wonder at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death and how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good book GOD AWFUL narration
- By May-May on 25-01-16
- Forensics
- The Anatomy of Crime
- By: Val McDermid
- Narrated by: Sarah Barron
Brilliant Book
Reviewed: 24-01-21
I love watching programs such as these on the television, so I thought I would give this book a go. Well it did not disappoint, absolutely brilliant. Well thought out and well written. If I had one complaint it would be the narration. There seemed to be an awful lot pf pauses. No matter, it didn't distract from the quality of the the book and its information.
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The Hilary Manningham-Butler Mysteries
- Omnibus
- By: Jack Treby
- Narrated by: Jack Treby, Angela Dawe
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 2
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Story2 out of 5 stars 2
The year is 1929. As the world teeters on the brink of a global recession, Bletchley Park plays host to a rather special event. MI5 is celebrating its twentieth anniversary and a select band of former and current employees are gathering for a weekend of music, dance and heavy drinking. Among them is Sir Hilary Manningham-Butler, a middle aged woman whose entire adult life has been spent masquerading as a man. She doesn't know why she has been invited but it is clear she is not the only one with things to hide.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Rosalene on 25-01-20
- The Hilary Manningham-Butler Mysteries
- Omnibus
- By: Jack Treby
- Narrated by: Jack Treby, Angela Dawe
Boring
Reviewed: 25-01-20
Listed to the first ten minutes, gave up. Boring narrative, boring story. Never want to read anything from this author again.
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Guilty Not Guilty
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4 out of 5 stars 160
Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare - the violent death of his wife. But worse is to come when he is accused of killing her and hounded mercilessly by the media. His life begins to unravel completely as he loses his job and his home. Even his best friends turn against him, believing him guilty of the heinous crime in spite of the lack of compelling evidence. Bill sets out to clear his name but finds that proving one’s innocence is not easy - one has to find the true culprit, and Bill believes he knows who it is....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed by Felix and Martin again
- By Clh77 on 06-12-19
- Guilty Not Guilty
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Not up to standard
Reviewed: 17-11-19
After all the years Felix Francis has been writing I would have expected him to do his research properly. Very early on in the book he proved he had not done so. In Kind Hearts And Coronets it was Dennis Price who murdered eight of his relatives, not Alec Guinness, who played all nine roles. Such a simple thing to check up on, yet Mr Francis did not bother to do so.
Obviously Mr Francis is writing for the US market as many of his terms, sidewalk for instance, are not used here in the UK. There were other anomalies too numerous to mention.
On the whole the plot was poor, the narration also left something to be desired. A very disappointing audio book, which I will be returning.
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Crisis
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
Harrison Foster is a lawyer by training but works as a crisis manager for a London firm that specialises in such matters. Summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables slaughters six very valuable horses, including the short-priced favourite for the Derby, Harry (as he is known) finds there is far more to the ‘simple’ fire than initially meets the eye. For a start, human remains are found amongst the equestrian ones in the burnt-out shell. All the stable staff are accounted for, so who is the mystery victim?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Irritating Americanisms
- By MJD on 21-09-18
- Crisis
- By: Felix Francis
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Predictable
Reviewed: 29-09-18
Oh dear, is it me, but I am finding Mr Francis a tad predictable. I had worked out what was going on, and 'who dun it' long before 'our hero' had. As for the last chapter, pity somebody didn't tell me it was an advert for taking a holiday in the Maldives!
Maybe my tastes have changed with the advent of more recent authors. Or maybe horse racing and the American influence that has crept into his books is not what I am looking for these days.
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Murder for Christmas
- By: Francis Duncan
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Beevers
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 354
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 307
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Story4 out of 5 stars 308
A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome, at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so, too, are tensions amongst the assortment of guests.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic narrator
- By Ms. Jenny M. Stone on 14-11-16
- Murder for Christmas
- By: Francis Duncan
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Beevers
The most boring book ever written
Reviewed: 04-06-18
Listened to the prologue and part of the first chapter, lost the will to live. I can't make up my mind if it is the story or the narrator, probably the latter, but one thing is for sure I am returning it.
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