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The Belvedere Murders
- Heathcliff Lennox, Book 11
- By: Karen Baugh Menuhin
- Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst-Phillips
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 252
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Story5 out of 5 stars 252
Jack Dutton died in the dark. Why? Who hated him enough to kill him? Why had he made a list of gemstones and their prices? What was he guilty of? Dutton had been a handsome war hero, but tragedy surrounded him, and his nature had always been unpredictable. When Lennox and Swift begin peeling away the layers of deceit, they uncover some vile secrets, secrets that have already led to Dutton's murder, and it's not long before there's another.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lenox does it again!
- By Rebecca Donahue on 01-29-25
- The Belvedere Murders
- Heathcliff Lennox, Book 11
- By: Karen Baugh Menuhin
- Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst-Phillips
Wonderfully complex web of mystery & murder
Reviewed: 02-23-25
Loved the plot as I’ve enjoyed all the Heathcliff Lenox mysteries. The plots are well constructed and really hold the listener’s attention. Although I’ve had no issue previously with earlier books, the narration in this one was poor when it came to voicing the older women characters. So very high and screechy, it was not only painful to listen but almost wholly non- understandable. I had to get the book on Kindle so as to go over these parts. And kind of caricatures of older women, as well. In actuality, many older women’s voices actually deepen - they don’t get higher. It was even difficult with one or two younger women characters as well. I hope this isn’t going to be an issue in future.
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Silent Night, Stolen Night
- Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery Shorts 47
- By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story5 out of 5 stars 119
With just two days before Christmas, young Liam Byrne is caught in the act of burgling the wealthy Marchmont family home. Liam's wife Shannon is devastated: with no money, no hope, no husband - and their baby due any day. But from gaol, Liam claims he was set-up. As heavy snow blankets Cherringham, can Jack and Sarah do the impossible - find the real culprit and free Liam in time? Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Christmas mystery
- By SAF48 on 12-28-24
- Silent Night, Stolen Night
- Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery Shorts 47
- By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
Great Christmas mystery
Reviewed: 12-28-24
I think this is the very best of the Cherringham books by Costello and Richards. Great plot - intricately woven against the holiday background and so well narrated by Neil Dudgeon. I hope Costello and Richards put out more holiday stories. Listening to this mystery during Christmas was just perfect, adding to the seasonal feelings and enjoyment.
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The Haunted House
- A Charles Dickens Christmas Story
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 9
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 9
Another wonderful Dickens short story combining spectral images with Christmas. Wonderful turns of phrase and digressions throughout. To name but one, “faithful obstructions”, for servants - in other words, easier to do it yourself if not for pride of position. Playful, fun, and illuminating. One of his less listened-to stories; well worth it for anyone, but especially for fans.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bad story topped by worse narrator
- By Sohachi on 04-16-15
- The Haunted House
- A Charles Dickens Christmas Story
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown Deaver Brown
How awful the narration is
Reviewed: 12-14-24
Dickens deserves better. I finally muted the narration so I could get to the point where I could leave this review. Worse, I did not want to use a credit for such a cheap purchase - only $2.40 but what a waste. And Audible won’t return the money even as a credit as Smazon does with books one returns
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The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel: Booktrack Edition
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 188
London, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine-art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson to beg for their help. He is being menaced by a strange man in a flat cap - a wanted criminal who seems to have followed him all the way from America. In the days that follow, his home is robbed, his family is threatened. And then the first murder takes place.
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4 out of 5 stars
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no more music in background
- By Anonymous User on 02-28-19
Great story -music distracting
Reviewed: 11-29-24
Loved the story and Derek Jacobi’s narration although I always think of Sherlock Holmes with a deeper voice than Jacobi’s characterization.
But the music was really annoying! Please narration only with maybe musical interludes if you must.
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Death of a Penniless Poet
- Miss Busby Investigates, Book 2
- By: Karen Baugh Menuhin, Zoe Markham
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 199
Gabriel Travis – a poet and book binder – has lived and worked above the popular bookshop in Chipping Common for many years. His story is tragic, his murder even more so. The police are convinced the bookshop owner is the culprit; the elderly and erudite, Ezekiel Melnyk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Respectful and well written characters.
- By CissyCatt on 04-23-24
- Death of a Penniless Poet
- Miss Busby Investigates, Book 2
- By: Karen Baugh Menuhin, Zoe Markham
- Narrated by: Corrie James
Great story with excellent narration
Reviewed: 08-03-24
Love Miss Busby and her friends set in the post World War I background. The small village near Oxford is rife with gossip and, of course, murder which Miss Busby and her friends set to solving despite the police detective’s trying to warn hem off. With a bit of romance, too, it’s a delightful listen.
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A Fire at the Exhibition
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 10
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 592
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 526
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Story5 out of 5 stars 525
May 1912. After the previous year’s deadly heatwave, it’s been an uneventful spring in Littleton Cotterell. Though for Lady Hardcastle and her fiercely loyal lady’s maid Flo, at least there are the provincial delights of the village’s inaugural art exhibition—and bicycle race—to look forward to. But at the exhibition opening, there’s a panicked shout of ‘Fire!’ In the confusion, the main attraction—an extremely expensive book—is stolen from under everyone’s nose, as is a valuable painting lent by Sir Hector Farley-Stroud.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cant get enough of the indomitable duo!
- By Samuel Warren on 09-05-23
- A Fire at the Exhibition
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 10
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Very enjoyable village cozy mystery
Reviewed: 05-25-24
This is part of a great series and an enjoyable episode. Fascinating mystery of theft and murder that pulls the reader along to get to the final denouement of all. Lady Hardcastle and her able assistant are reliably enterprising with a good dose of humor. Once again, an enjoyable and onput downable story with a great narrator as well.
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The Chocolate Box
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Chocolate Box,” Poirot describes a case he was unable to solve. Investigating the apparent poisoning of a popular Belgian civil servant, Poirot goes undercover to expose the murderer, only to discover the case is not so tidy as he thinks. But who could have wanted the man dead? This short story originally appeared in the May 23, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Christie short story
- By SAF48 on 11-05-23
- The Chocolate Box
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
Great Christie short story
Reviewed: 11-05-23
Love Poirot and this is an excellent short story by Christie that illustrates both the detective’s processes as well as a failure. Narration is a bit disappointing as one expects to hear a voice similar to David Suchet’s. This narrator gives Poirot a somewhat higher register which is a bit jarring and distracting.
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Murder in Williamstown
- By: Kerry Greenwood
- Narrated by: Wendy Bos
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 145
When the redoubtable Miss Phryne Fisher receives threatening letters at her home, she enlists the unflappable apprentice Tinker to investigate. But as the harassment of Phryne threatens to spin out of control, her lover, Lin Chung is also targeted. Meanwhile, Dot begins to fear that her fiance, newly promoted Sergeant Hugh Collins, has gone cold on setting a date for their wedding. Phryne's clever daughters, Ruth and Jane, begin their own investigation into suspiciously dwindling funds when they are sent to help at the Blind Institute.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A strange offering from a seasoned author - made worse by a poor narrator
- By Doug on 11-15-22
- Murder in Williamstown
- By: Kerry Greenwood
- Narrated by: Wendy Bos
Great story ruined by poor narration
Reviewed: 05-07-23
One of the best Miss Fisher stories with a number of fascinating mysteries interwoven together with solutions provided by other characters in the stories. But such poor narration especially compared to Stephanie Daniel who was marvelous and really brought Phryne and friends to life. Maybe I’ll just read the books from now on and keep Daniel’s great narration in my head. She really is the voice of Phryne and friends.
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The Burning Issue of the Day
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 5
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,154
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,938
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,928
January 1910. A journalist has been killed in a suspicious blaze. Everything points to a group of suffragettes, but the apparent culprit insists she is innocent. When Lady Hardcastle receives a letter from a suffragette requesting her urgent help, the retired spy turned sleuth knows only she stands between an accused young woman and the gallows. Evidence at the scene makes Lizzie Worrel’s innocence difficult to believe, and with the police treating it as an open-and-shut case of arson, Lady Hardcastle faces a barrage of resistance as she tries to dig out the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love
- By Levi on 05-02-19
- The Burning Issue of the Day
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 5
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Historical Mystery and great fun, too.
Reviewed: 01-28-23
I really love this series of historical mysteries. This one involves the women’s suffrage movement along with some romance and arson. Lady Hardcastle and her servant/companion, Flo are just great and make a wonderfully daring yet amusing and close team. They solve a mysterious death in an arson case and prevent a large Diamond heist as well as dealing with some local skullduggery. Great read and wonderful narration as always.
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Christmas at The Grange
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,970
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,753
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,748
It's Christmas 1909, and for once Lady Hardcastle - respectable gentlewoman, amateur spy - and her lady's maid, Florence Armstrong, are setting sleuthing aside. They are invited to the festivities up at The Grange, as guests of Sir Hector and Lady Farley-Stroud. But barely have corks been popped and parlour games played when a mysterious crime comes to light.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Short Tale!
- By Alan K. on 01-10-18
- Christmas at The Grange
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Delightful Christmas mystery
Reviewed: 12-07-22
Actually a puzzle with a great twist, this was a really enjoyable mystery for holiday listening. Along with Lady Hardcastle and her maid/companion, Flo, the usual cast of characters in this series are all present and involved. I particularly liked the Christmas festive details of food, decor, and traditional activities of an English Edwardian holiday. I wish there were more such kinds of holiday mysteries available on Audible. These kinds of stories really add to the holidays as one can listen while shopping, decorating, and doing all the holiday prep.
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