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An honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night to keep him out of trouble and, seeing his fine book collection, slowly falls into the gentle art of book collecting. Just as the friendship is blossoming, the policeman's book-collecting friend is murdered. To solve the mystery of why the victim was killed, and which of his rare books was taken, Wigan dives into the world of 'runners' and book collectors, where avid agents will gladly cut you for a first edition and then offer you a lift home afterwards.
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred. Alfred burst into the world of London’s high society, but his answers to questions about his past are decidedly vague. Before Olive can gather more than the basics, a murder occurs at a posh party. Suddenly, every Bright Young Person in attendance is a suspect, and Olive must race to find the culprit because a sly murderer is determined to make sure Olive’s first case is her last.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The performance was excellent.
- By Walter J Oben on 03-01-25
By: Sara Rosett
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Strangers on a Train
- By: Patricia Highsmith
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,287
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,075
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,072
In Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who manipulates Guy into swapping murders with him. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy is trapped in Highsmith's perilous world - where, under the right circumstances, anybody is capable of murder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup of tea
- By jesshway on 11-25-15
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The Tattoo
- By: Chris McKinney
- Narrated by: Brent Mukai
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Ken Hideyoshi is the new guy in Halawa Correctional Institute. He’s tough looking, a hard case. His cellmate is Cal—the mute tattoo artist of the prison who murdered his own wife. Ken, already inked with a gang symbol and a Japanese emblem, eventually asks Cal to create an elaborate tattoo on his back, in kanji script, of Musashi’s Book of the Void.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pidgin dialog was fun to hear!
- By Angela on 03-13-25
By: Chris McKinney
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The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds
- A Dizzy Heights Mystery, Book 1
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks, Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 787
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 718
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 716
London, 1925. With their band the Dizzy Heights, jazz musicians Ivor ‘Skins’ Maloney and Bartholomew ‘Barty’ Dunn are used to improvising as they play the Charleston for flappers and toffs, but things are about to take a surprising turn.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not What I Was Expecting
- By Paulette on 03-10-21
By: T E Kinsey
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The Body in the Garden
- A Lily Adler Mystery
- By: Katharine Schellman
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 250
London 1815. Newly widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women. At a ball thrown by her oldest friend, Lady Walter, she expects the scandal, gossip, and secrets. What she doesn't expect is the dead body in Lady Walter's garden. Lily overheard the man just minutes before he was shot: young, desperate, and attempting blackmail. But she's willing to leave the matter to the local constables - until Lord Walter bribes the investigating magistrate to drop the case. Stunned, Lily realizes she's the only one with the key to catching the killer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Limited enthusiasm
- By John S. on 06-07-20
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Elementary, She Read
- By: Vicki Delany
- Narrated by: Kelly Clare
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4 out of 5 stars 228
When Gemma finds a rare and potentially valuable magazine hidden in the bookshop, she and her friend Jayne set off to find the owner, only to stumble upon a dead body. The highly perceptive Gemma is the police's first suspect, so she puts her consummate powers of deduction to work to clear her name, investigating a handsome rare books expert, the dead woman's suspiciously unmoved son, and a whole family of greedy characters desperate to cash in on their inheritance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great read, but only for some
- By TK on 12-05-19
By: Vicki Delany
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Murder Past Due
- Cat in the Stacks Mystery, Book 1
- By: Miranda James
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash. He's returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough he's entangled in a real-life thriller. A famous author of gory bestsellers and a former classmate of Charlie's, Godfrey Priest may be the pride of Athena, but Charlie remembers him as an arrogant, manipulative jerk—and he's not the only one. Godfrey's homecoming as a distinguished alumnus couldn't possibly go worse: by lunch, he's put a man in the hospital.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not What I Expected
- By TAL on 10-03-24
By: Miranda James
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Early Riser
- A Novel
- By: Jasper Fforde
- Narrated by: Thomas Hunt
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 914
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 809
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 809
Every Winter, the human population hibernates. Your name is Charlie Worthing, and it's your first season with the Winter Consuls, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses. You are investigating an outbreak of viral dreams which you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artifact borne of the sleeping mind. When the dreams start to kill people, it's unsettling. When you get the dreams, too, it's weird. When they start to come true, you begin to doubt your sanity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A different book from Jasper Fforde
- By MarilynArms on 02-16-19
By: Jasper Fforde
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An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 1-3
- By: Carlene O'Connor
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 983
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 882
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 881
The first three books in the Irish Village Mystery series are included in this edition: Murder in an Irish Village, Murder at an Irish Wedding, and Murder in an Irish Churchyard.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Your Disdain of Americans is Showing
- By CatMom on 08-08-22
By: Carlene O'Connor
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The Bird's Nest
- By: Shirley Jackson, Kevin Wilson - foreword
- Narrated by: Linda Jones, Mark Bramhall
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
Elizabeth is a demure 23-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson’s characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl - but four separate, self-destructive personalities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great audio version
- By jaspersu on 10-21-21
By: Shirley Jackson, and others
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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Season 1; 44-Episode Collection
- By: Raymond Chandler, Milton Geiger, Gene Levitt, and others
- Narrated by: Gerald Mohr, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Raymond Chandler’s famous private eye, Philip Marlowe, comes to life in this 44-episode collection of season one of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio show, featuring the original cast recordings originally aired on the CBS Radio Network from 1948-1950. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a fan favorite for its no-nonsense, hard-boiled approach to crime solving and is presented here in 44 commercial-free episodes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok in small doses
- By peter on 09-04-20
By: Raymond Chandler, and others
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The Last Woman in the Forest
- By: Diane Les Becquets
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Robert Fass, full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 155
Marian Engström has found her true calling: working with rescue dogs to help protect endangered wildlife. Her first assignment takes her to Northern Alberta, where she falls in love with her mentor, the daring and brilliant Tate. When they’re separated on another assignment, she’s shattered to learn of his tragic death. Before long, Marian discovers disturbing inconsistencies about Tate’s life and begins to wonder if the man she loved could have been responsible for the unsolved murders of at least four women.
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4 out of 5 stars
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She touched upon the mindset of women
- By Seattle blues on 03-09-19
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The Anatomist's Wife
- Lady Darby Mystery, Book 1
- By: Anna Lee Huber
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,300
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,174
Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when one of the house guests is murdered, her brother-in-law asks her to aid the insufferable Sebastian Gage - a fellow guest with some experience as an inquiry agent. While Gage is clearly more competent than she first assumed, Kiera isn't about to let her guard down, as accusations and rumors swirl.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good read.
- By sslarigo on 01-22-15
By: Anna Lee Huber
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Alpacas and Alibis
- A Sadie Sexton Hoochville Mystery, Book 1
- By: Ramey James
- Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
After spending twelve years in New York City, fiber influencer Sadie Sexton didn’t expect to find herself living back in her hometown of Hoochville, Tennessee. But when her grandmother bequeaths her beloved yarn shop to Sadie and her sister Charmayne with the stipulation that they must run it together for a year, Sadie and her dog Peaches find themselves back in the small Appalachian town.
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2 out of 5 stars
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AI narration?
- By Helen on 02-10-25
By: Ramey James
There's not a ton of "mystery," in the sense that there's nothing for the reader to try to figure out; if I had to issue a complaint about this book, it's that the ending felt ad hoc. But I still felt like I was watching a silly old British sleuthing movie.
Fun mystery
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The copper and the bookseller.
The bookseller gets murdered, the police detective takes the easy out with the assailant, yet Wigan is promoted to assist with the investigation because of his knowledge of the book trade. Remember, it is set in 1954, original issue in 1956, so it is historical to us but contemporary for the writer. Despite the most meticulous diligence both before and after sentencing, it looks grim. The copper also becomes a bookseller on the side. The basics are intriguing, but it's the ingenious plot twists and diabolical red herrings that make this an exceptional Classic!
I requested and received an EARC from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley. I am thankful, but I did find it in audio and gave my eyes a break.
Nick Rawlinson is an excellent voice actor.
Great plot twist!
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The horrible narrator vocals
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