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When a parcel bomb explodes on Charles Denham's doorstep he realises that an enemy from the past is out to destroy him. This is the thrilling story of a man being hunted by an unidentified assassin across rural Buckinghamshire and then the Cotswolds in the mid 1950s. The last quarter of the book takes place over one night as the hero (and his previously unseen enemy, the "watcher in the shadows") agree to have a duel while out riding on the Cotswolds.
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Meet the Tiger
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- De: Leslie Charteris
- Narrado por: John Rayburn
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:1 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The fiction world of today needs a “Saint” more than it ever did. For years now that scene has been dominated by the “anti-heroes"—those grim gray operators in a sunless sub-culture where global issues are worked out with totally unemotional pragmatism, those hapless uninspired puppets manipulated and expended by ruthlessly dedicated little brothers of Big Brother. It made morbidly fascinating narrative, but it never gave anyone a lift until it climaxed in the hyper-gadgeted parodies of 007 extravaganzas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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droning
- De Kindle Customer en 04-27-24
De: Leslie Charteris
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Parade's End
- De: Ford Madox Ford
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 38 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 285
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 238
First published as four separate novels ( Some Do Not…, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and The Last Post) between 1924 and 1928, Parade’s End explores the world of the English ruling class as it descends into the chaos of war. Christopher Tietjens is an officer from a wealthy family who finds himself torn between his unfaithful socialite wife, Sylvia, and his suffragette mistress, Valentine. A profound portrait of one man’s internal struggles during a time of brutal world conflict, Parade’s End bears out Graham Greene’s prediction that "there is no novelist of this century more likely to live than Ford Madox Ford."
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliant, challenging, and valuable work
- De leora en 09-11-12
De: Ford Madox Ford
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The Bedlam Detective
- De: Stephen Gallagher
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 167
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 145
Sebastian Becker, a former Pinkerton man, lives in England and investigates wealthy eccentrics who may be too insane to care for their own affairs. He is asked to investigate rich landowner Sir Owain, but arrives to discover two young girls have been murdered, and it is not the first time children have come to harm in this small town.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Satisfying!
- De Margaret en 03-26-12
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A Test of Wills
- De: Charles Todd
- Narrado por: Samuel Giles
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,550
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,357
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,350
Ian Rutledge returns to his career at Scotland Yard after years fighting in the First World War. Unknown to his colleagues he is still suffering from shell shock, and is burdened with the guilt of having had executed a young soldier on the battlefield for refusing to fight. A jealous colleague has learned of his secret and has managed to have Rutledge assigned to a difficult case which could spell disaster for Rutledge whatever the outcome. A retired officer has been murdered, and Rutledge goes to investigate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to follow the narrator
- De Carol en 01-02-13
De: Charles Todd
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The Jewel in the Crown
- The Raj Quartet, Book 1
- De: Paul Scott
- Narrado por: Richard Brown
- Duración: 22 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
The first volume in Paul Scott's historical tour-de-force opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. In the Mayapore gardens, Daphne Manners, daughter of the provincial governor, leaves her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Superb writing, subverted by spiritless narration
- De mgale en 10-13-10
De: Paul Scott
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The House of Silk
- A Sherlock Holmes Novel
- De: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,641
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,145
Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in literary history. For the first time since the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the book will be revealed as deliberately as Holmes himself would unravel a knotty case, but bestselling novelist and Holmes expert Anthony Horowitz is sure to bring a compelling, atmospheric story to life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A disapointment
- De GP en 05-05-12
De: Anthony Horowitz
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The Day of the Triffids
- De: John Wyndham
- Narrado por: Kingsley Ben-Adir
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere 24 hours before is gone forever. But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good story but outstanding narration
- De NULL VOID en 07-29-23
De: John Wyndham
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The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1
- De: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 20 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,063
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,081
First appearing in print in 1890, the character of Sherlock Holmes has now become synonymous worldwide with the concept of a super sleuth. His creator, Conan Doyle, imbued his detective hero with intellectual power, acute observational abilities, a penchant for deductive reasoning and a highly educated use of forensic skills. Indeed, Doyle created the first fictional private detective who used what we now recognize as modern scientific investigative techniques.
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5 out of 5 stars
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mouth watering
- De David en 03-30-10
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The Secret Adversary & N or M?
- Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook
- De: Agatha Christie
- Narrado por: Hugh Fraser
- Duración: 13 h y 21 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 119
From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes two novels featuring the beloved sleuthing duo: In the The Secret Adversary, Tommy and Tuppence decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd. But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment for the sinister Mr. Whittington draws them into a diabolical conspiracy. Set during the dark days of World War II, Agatha Christie’s N or M? puts two most unlikely espionage agents, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, on the trail of a pair of Nazi spies who have murdered Britain’s top agent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hugh Fraser is great!
- De Cheryl McInerney en 09-06-22
De: Agatha Christie
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The Unsettled Dust
- De: Robert Aickman
- Narrado por: Reece Shearsmith
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
Robert Aickman, the supreme master of the supernatural, brings together eight stories in which strange things happen that the reader is unable to predict. His characters are often lonely and middle-aged, but all have the same thing in common: they are brought to the brink of an abyss that shows how terrifyingly fragile our piece of mind actually is. 'The Unsettled Dust', 'The House of the Russians', 'No Stronger Than a Flower', 'The Cicerones' and 'Ravissante' first appeared in the Sub Rosa collection in 1968, but the stories were published together as The Unsettled Dust in 1990.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly read, sheds new light on this work
- De James Townsend en 04-10-17
De: Robert Aickman
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The Last Detective
- An Inspector Peter Diamond Investigation
- De: Peter Lovesey
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,302
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,053
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,042
Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is the last detective: a genuine gumshoe, committed to door-stopping and deduction rather than fancy computer gadgetry. So when the naked body of a woman is found floating in the weeds in a lake near Bath with no one willing to identify her, no marks, and no murder weapon, his sleuthing abilities are tested to the limit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pleasantly surprised -- loved Inspector Diamond!
- De Tracey en 01-06-13
De: Peter Lovesey
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The Young Clementina
- De: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 10 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
Charlotte Dean enjoys nothing more than the solitude of her London flat and the monotonous days of her work at a travel bookshop. But when her younger sister unceremoniously bursts into her quiet life one afternoon, Charlotte's world turns topsy-turvy. Beloved author D. E. Stevenson captures the intricacies of post-World War I England with a light, comic touch that perfectly embodies the spirit of the time. Alternatively heartbreaking and witty, The Young Clementina is a touching tale of love, loss and redemption through friendship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Miss Dean's Dilemma
- De Jerri C en 05-02-18
De: D. E. Stevenson
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The Quiet American
- De: Graham Greene
- Narrado por: Joseph Porter
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,130
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 950
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 945
Alden Pyle, an idealistic young American, is sent to Vietnam to promote democracy amidst the intrigue and violence of the French war with the Vietminh, while his friend, Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, looks on.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narrator nearly derails Greene novel.
- De Richard en 07-12-12
De: Graham Greene
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Grey Mask
- Miss Silver, Book 1
- De: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrado por: Diana Bishop
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 512
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 458
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 459
The first of the classic mysteries featuring governess-turned-detective Miss Silver, who investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring. Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, the hardy young man returns to the manor of his birth, where generations of Morays have lived and died. Strangely, he finds the house unlocked, and sees a light on in one of its abandoned rooms. Eavesdropping, he learns of a conspiracy to commit a fearsome crime.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The shaky first of a long, strong series
- De Phebe en 07-21-15
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Watcher in the Shadows
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Total1 out of 5 stars
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Not unabridged!!!
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Live up to your description that it is unabridged. The abridgment leaves out far too much subtle detail that gives the story it's true flavor.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-12-24
Exceptional vocabulary, picturesque descriptions
See title above for complete, albeit condensed review, which is all I care to share
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