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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series: these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers....
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Shardlake
- By Lee on 20-03-22
By: CJ Sansom
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The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
- By: Eleni Kyriacou
- Narrated by: Daphne Alexander
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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They say she's a murderer. She says nothing....
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I was engrossed
- By Amazon Customer on 21-11-23
By: Eleni Kyriacou
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Vindolanda
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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AD, 98. Defences are weak as tribes rebel against Rome. It falls to Flavius Ferox, Briton and Roman centurion, to keep the peace....
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At last a proper roman novel
- By The Curator on 09-02-18
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The Ashes of London
- By: Andrew Taylor
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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From the number-one best-selling author of The American Boy and The Silent Boy comes a brand-new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London....
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Mystery and murder in 'the dunnest smoke of hell'
- By Rachel Redford on 27-04-16
By: Andrew Taylor
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The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor....
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Reviewer: Jane Starfield
- By Jane on 08-10-22
By: Ellis Peters
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Death of a Lesser God
- The Malabar House, Book 4
- By: Vaseem Khan
- Narrated by: Maya Saroya
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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James Whitby, sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit India activist Fareed Mazumdar, is less than two weeks from a date with the gallows....
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Another wonderful addition to the Malabar House series
- By Brian on 10-04-24
By: Vaseem Khan
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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series: these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers....
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Shardlake
- By Lee on 20-03-22
By: CJ Sansom
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The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
- By: Eleni Kyriacou
- Narrated by: Daphne Alexander
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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They say she's a murderer. She says nothing....
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I was engrossed
- By Amazon Customer on 21-11-23
By: Eleni Kyriacou
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Vindolanda
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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AD, 98. Defences are weak as tribes rebel against Rome. It falls to Flavius Ferox, Briton and Roman centurion, to keep the peace....
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At last a proper roman novel
- By The Curator on 09-02-18
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The Ashes of London
- By: Andrew Taylor
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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From the number-one best-selling author of The American Boy and The Silent Boy comes a brand-new historical thriller set during the time of the Great Fire of London....
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Mystery and murder in 'the dunnest smoke of hell'
- By Rachel Redford on 27-04-16
By: Andrew Taylor
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The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor....
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Reviewer: Jane Starfield
- By Jane on 08-10-22
By: Ellis Peters
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Death of a Lesser God
- The Malabar House, Book 4
- By: Vaseem Khan
- Narrated by: Maya Saroya
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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James Whitby, sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit India activist Fareed Mazumdar, is less than two weeks from a date with the gallows....
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Another wonderful addition to the Malabar House series
- By Brian on 10-04-24
By: Vaseem Khan
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An Assassination on the Agenda
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 11
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder....
By: T E Kinsey
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The Secrets of Crestwell Hall
- By: Alexandra Walsh
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Present Day. Isabella Lacey and her daughter, Emily, are excited to be starting a new life at her aunt’s home, Crestwell Hall in Wiltshire. During renovations, Isabella discovers an ancient bible that once belonged to Bess Throckmorton, and to her astonishment finds that it doubled as a diary....
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Love it
- By kimberley on 01-05-24
By: Alexandra Walsh
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The Castleton Affair
- Book 3
- By: Benedict Brown
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When mystery writer Marius Quin and his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague are hired by a secretive stranger to find a missing civil servant, they immediately set to work.
By: Benedict Brown
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The Bookseller of Inverness
- By: S.G. MacLean
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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From twice CWA award-winning author S. G. MacLean comes a gripping historical thriller set in Inverness in the wake of the 1746 battle of Culloden....
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Fabulous book, edge of the seat suspense
- By Amazon Customer on 06-08-22
By: S.G. MacLean
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The Fire Court
- James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 2
- By: Andrew Taylor
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Great Fire has ravaged London, wreaking destruction and devastation wherever its flames spread. Now, guided by the incorruptible Fire Court, the city is slowly rebuilding, but times are volatile, and danger is only ever a heartbeat away....
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Takes a while to get into the story
- By Kirstine on 16-06-20
By: Andrew Taylor
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Deadline
- Thane & Moss, Book 1
- By: Bill Knox
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Detectives Thane and Moss embark on a manhunt, and a gripping game of cat and mouse unfolds in a dual narrative that plunges listeners into the heart of a bygone era in Scottish crime....
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A great listen.
- By Elaine Gribben on 03-02-24
By: Bill Knox
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Death on the Lusitania
- Patrick Gallagher, Book 1
- By: R. L. Graham
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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New York, 1915. RMS Lusitania, one of the world’s most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in Her Majesty’s government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England....
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Absolutely superb!
- By Anonymous User on 23-02-24
By: R. L. Graham
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The Eagle in the Sand
- Eagles of the Empire, Book 7
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Russell Boulter
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Judaea in AD 46. Roman centurions Cato and Macro have been posted to Judaea for a 'hearts and minds' operation....
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Macro, Cato and The Holy Ghost
- By Simon on 03-01-17
By: Simon Scarrow
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Murder on the Cornish Cliffs
- A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 16
- By: Verity Bright
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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A festive invitation from an old family friend, the promise of gingerbread at the village inn, snowy walks on the Cornish coast with Gladstone the bulldog. But wait, is that a body on the beach....
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Enjoyable
- By IrisB on 30-03-24
By: Verity Bright
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The Librarian of Crooked Lane
- The Glass Library, Book 1
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical....
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Books just keep getting better
- By Freddie Roberts on 30-03-23
By: C.J. Archer
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Corrupted
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 4
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Holborne has cemented his reputation as a respected murder trial lawyer, who is near unbeatable in the courtroom. But he is still on the radar of the notorious Kray Twins and before long he finds himself drawn into one of their darker scandals....
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At last something I enjoy and relate to
- By Tony Horner on 16-06-23
By: Simon Michael
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Styx and Stones
- Daisy Dalrymple, Book 7
- By: Carola Dunn
- Narrated by: Mia Chiaromonte
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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Daisy Dalrymple searches for a killer whose vicious pen matches a murderous heart in this delightful installment of Dunn's cozy mystery series....
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Accent is wrong.
- By D Suz on 30-04-17
By: Carola Dunn
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The Hurtwood Village Murders
- A Marius Quin Mystery, Book 2
- By: Benedict Brown
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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England 1928. Mystery writer Marius Quin receives alarming news from his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague that their childhood friends are in danger. Back in their charming village of Hurtwood, the three Heaton cousins have all been sent identical death threats....
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enjoyable story with a little twist
- By Casapp on 26-03-24
By: Benedict Brown
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A Very English Murder
- A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 1
- By: Verity Bright
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady...daring detective? Listen to find out more....
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Delightful cosy mystery
- By V. O'Regan on 08-04-20
By: Verity Bright
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Force of Evil
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 6
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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On the face of it, representing a widow in an accidental death case should be routine. Sergeant Maynard, a Royal Air Force policeman, died in a simple motorcycle accident. The problem is, Mrs Maynard insists her husband was murdered....
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Brilliant book
- By Jill on 04-10-23
By: Simon Michael
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The Last Protector
- James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 4
- By: Andrew Taylor
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies....
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Riveting historical fiction
- By Max on 07-04-20
By: Andrew Taylor
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The Seeker
- Damian Seeker 1
- By: S. G. MacLean
- Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies at home and abroad....
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A Dark-Cloaked Figure
- By Simon on 10-12-16
By: S. G. MacLean
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Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Mysteries
- Four Original Short Stories
- By: John Taylor
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor....
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Good show
- By Rogayah on 27-08-16
By: John Taylor
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The Final Shot
- Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 7
- By: Simon Michael
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Another high-profile case forces maverick barrister Charles Holborne into the orbit of the Kray twins, the men who refuse to stay in his past and still have the power to destroy him....
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Incredible book
- By Gavin jones on 17-10-23
By: Simon Michael
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Murder in the Bookshop
- Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Anita Davison
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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1915, London: Working in the dusty bookshop that her Aunt Violet inherited, Hannah Merrill is accustomed to finding twists in every tale. But discovering her beloved best friend Lily-Anne – with a paperknife through her heart – in the middle of the bookshop, is not a plotline she saw coming....
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Entertaining
- By Elaine on 27-08-23
By: Anita Davison
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The Shadows of London
- By: Andrew Taylor
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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London 1671. The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man’s brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work....
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Great story, read well
- By Anonymous User on 23-11-23
By: Andrew Taylor
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The House at Riverton
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Summer 1924. On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again....
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Too long
- By Manx Miss on 04-07-23
By: Kate Morton
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Tales of London: Hawksmoor and Others
- Four BBC Radio 4 Dramas
- By: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrated by: Philip Jackson, Norman Rodway, Adjoa Andoh, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Set in the heart of London, these star-studded adaptations feature parallel investigations into killings across two centuries, black magic, haunted houses, holy ghosts and a stunning performance by Simon Callow as the magnificent Charles Dickens....
By: Peter Ackroyd
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The Detective Up Late
- The Sean Duffy Series, Book 7
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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After handling a mercurial triple agent and surviving the riots and bombings and assassination attempts, all Detective Inspector Sean Duffy wants to do now is live. But in his final days in charge of Carrickfergus CID, a missing persons report captures his attention....
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So glad to have you back Sean
- By issy40 on 22-08-23
By: Adrian McKinty
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The Persephone Code
- By: Julia Golding
- Narrated by: Rose Robinson
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep below the hills of the Buckinghamshire countryside, the infamous Hellfire Caves house a pleasure palace for the idle rich – a secret society steeped in satanism, opium and debauchery of the highest order. When the club’s warden, Antony Pennington, is brutally murdered, his bastard sister, Dora, must follow the clues to decode who the killer is, aided by an unexpected ally – ex-Army officer, former opium addict and son of a Viscount, Dr Jacob Sandys.
By: Julia Golding
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Snobbery with Violence
- Edwardian Murder Mysteries, Book 1
- By: M.C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers' debut season in London society turns out to be a complete disaster. Rose's father suspects that her fiancé, Sir Geoffrey Blandon, is a first class scoundrel and calls in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more interested in discovering the truth than in landing a more appropriate suitor.
By: M.C. Beaton
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Boardwalk Babylon
- A Mickey Cleary Novel
- By: DANIEL J. WATERS
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 1978, and the first boardwalk casino has just opened its doors, drawing lowlifes and high rollers alike to the Jersey Shore. An old colleague has asked Mickey Cleary to help investigate a puzzling death at Atlantic City’s famous Steel Pier. After a decade in law enforcement, she has a new job, a fragile family, and a list of staunch friends and patient enemies. Will Mickey be able to see past her grief and her loneliness as the mystery unfolds? Or will she be drawn into the swirling depths by someone she trusts?
By: DANIEL J. WATERS
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The Castleton Affair
- Book 3
- By: Benedict Brown
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When mystery writer Marius Quin and his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague are hired by a secretive stranger to find a missing civil servant, they immediately set to work. Ernest Castleton was taken at gunpoint days earlier, but with the help of his distraught fiancée, Marius and Bella uncover a vital clue. Ernest hid a cryptic letter in the British Museum, and it sends the intrepid duo on a trail that stretches from the center of London all the way to the English coast.
By: Benedict Brown
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Gilded Time
- By: O'Neil De Noux
- Narrated by: Gabriel Jose Perez
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Mark Twain called it The Gilded Age, those years after the Civil War to the end of the 19th Century. It was a time of great prosperity and great poverty, a time of great opportunities and social unrest. Not a golden time but an era covered in a golden shell – gilded. On a dark night in Noressex, New York, Police Detective Mike Labruzzo comes to the aid of Matthew Den Helder, the injured son of the wealthy Den Helder family.
By: O'Neil De Noux
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Silent Winter Solstice
- A Beth and Evie Mystery, Book 1
- By: Bonnie Oldre
- Narrated by: Mallory Fuccella
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Silent Winter Solstice is an intriguing mystery full of 1960s small-town nostalgia and memorable characters. It is the night of the winter solstice, 1968. While most of the world is transfixed by the televised images of the first manned lunar orbit, Beth Williams rushes through the eerie quiet of her hometown city park trying to get to work on time. Suddenly, a body rolls down the hill and lands near her feet. She glimpses a shadowy figure at the top of the hill.
By: Bonnie Oldre
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The Persephone Code
- By: Julia Golding
- Narrated by: Rose Robinson
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep below the hills of the Buckinghamshire countryside, the infamous Hellfire Caves house a pleasure palace for the idle rich – a secret society steeped in satanism, opium and debauchery of the highest order. When the club’s warden, Antony Pennington, is brutally murdered, his bastard sister, Dora, must follow the clues to decode who the killer is, aided by an unexpected ally – ex-Army officer, former opium addict and son of a Viscount, Dr Jacob Sandys.
By: Julia Golding
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Snobbery with Violence
- Edwardian Murder Mysteries, Book 1
- By: M.C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers' debut season in London society turns out to be a complete disaster. Rose's father suspects that her fiancé, Sir Geoffrey Blandon, is a first class scoundrel and calls in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more interested in discovering the truth than in landing a more appropriate suitor.
By: M.C. Beaton
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Boardwalk Babylon
- A Mickey Cleary Novel
- By: DANIEL J. WATERS
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 1978, and the first boardwalk casino has just opened its doors, drawing lowlifes and high rollers alike to the Jersey Shore. An old colleague has asked Mickey Cleary to help investigate a puzzling death at Atlantic City’s famous Steel Pier. After a decade in law enforcement, she has a new job, a fragile family, and a list of staunch friends and patient enemies. Will Mickey be able to see past her grief and her loneliness as the mystery unfolds? Or will she be drawn into the swirling depths by someone she trusts?
By: DANIEL J. WATERS
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The Castleton Affair
- Book 3
- By: Benedict Brown
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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When mystery writer Marius Quin and his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague are hired by a secretive stranger to find a missing civil servant, they immediately set to work. Ernest Castleton was taken at gunpoint days earlier, but with the help of his distraught fiancée, Marius and Bella uncover a vital clue. Ernest hid a cryptic letter in the British Museum, and it sends the intrepid duo on a trail that stretches from the center of London all the way to the English coast.
By: Benedict Brown
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Gilded Time
- By: O'Neil De Noux
- Narrated by: Gabriel Jose Perez
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Mark Twain called it The Gilded Age, those years after the Civil War to the end of the 19th Century. It was a time of great prosperity and great poverty, a time of great opportunities and social unrest. Not a golden time but an era covered in a golden shell – gilded. On a dark night in Noressex, New York, Police Detective Mike Labruzzo comes to the aid of Matthew Den Helder, the injured son of the wealthy Den Helder family.
By: O'Neil De Noux
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Silent Winter Solstice
- A Beth and Evie Mystery, Book 1
- By: Bonnie Oldre
- Narrated by: Mallory Fuccella
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Silent Winter Solstice is an intriguing mystery full of 1960s small-town nostalgia and memorable characters. It is the night of the winter solstice, 1968. While most of the world is transfixed by the televised images of the first manned lunar orbit, Beth Williams rushes through the eerie quiet of her hometown city park trying to get to work on time. Suddenly, a body rolls down the hill and lands near her feet. She glimpses a shadowy figure at the top of the hill.
By: Bonnie Oldre
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Balm of Angels
- By: Charles Dennis
- Narrated by: Charles Dennis
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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For years, Oliver and Rye have shared a home, their lives interwoven in the aftermath of Lydia Hammond's departure. Lydia, once a beloved actress and Rye's mother, left them behind to return to her homeland, England. The twists of fate led her to marry Alvin Spiegel, Oliver's former writing partner, adding layers of complexity to their relationship. Now, a fresh opportunity emerges for Oliver and Rye: collaborating on a brand-new Broadway production. Yet, a daunting challenge looms casting the female lead. Neither dares utter the name that lingers unspoken between them for 45 years Lydia.
By: Charles Dennis
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Missing 85 Days
- By: Randy Haglund
- Narrated by: Cameron Beierle
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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1924. John Olson left his home in Kootenai, Idaho for a sales trip to Spokane, expecting to return in two days. Instead he disappeared; his personal effects found strewn along the south bank of the Spokane River. Meanwhile, a hobo dressed in a business suit is rousted from a freight train. He has no idea where he is and, incredibly, has no idea who he is. He assumes an alias and works odd jobs while he searches for himself. Lonely, and with no one to turn to, he writes about his trials and his turmoil in a diary.
By: Randy Haglund
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The Twilight Queen
- A King's Fool Mystery, Book 2
- By: Jeri Westerson
- Narrated by: Noah James Butler
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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1536, London. Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is in peril. In the mid of night, court jester Will Somers is summoned to an urgent assignation when she discovers a body in her chamber. The queen wants Will to find out who the man is and how he ended up there. Is someone trying to frame her for his murder?
By: Jeri Westerson
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Nature of the Crime
- Bow Street Duchess Mystery, Book 6
- By: Cara Devlin
- Narrated by: Allie Rose
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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When a fellow passenger is found dead on Audrey's packet ship from France, a mysterious note on the body points to her as the killer. Detained in Dover for an inquest that is being led by a prejudiced magistrate, she is joined by trusted friends and family—and the newly minted viscount, Hugh Marsden—to prove her innocence. But when it's discovered the murdered man was a private inquiry agent, hired to follow the duchess while she traveled the Continent, they enter a race to find out who hired him and why.
By: Cara Devlin
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The Mistress of Dara Island
- By: Averil Kenny
- Narrated by: Sarah Kants
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Tally has always known she will one day become the Mistress of Dara Island in her mother Nerissa's stead. A belief founded on her mother's promise. But as she matures, her determination and wilfulness bring her into conflict with her ruthless father, 'Bullshark' Richard Ramsey, a powerful figure feared by everyone, including his wife. Ultimately, Tally must face the heartbreaking realisation that her promised future is slipping from her grasp. After a sudden disappearance from the island, Tally embarks on a desperate search that leads her deep into Dara's treacherous wilderness.
By: Averil Kenny
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For Whom Death Tolls
- The Manor House Mystery, Book 3
- By: Kate Kingsbury
- Narrated by: Mary Sarah
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Elizabeth is horrified when the body of an American airman is found hanging from a bell rope in the church tower. As always, our intrepid sleuth is hot on the trail, but a missed clue and a formidable killer may very well cost her life.
By: Kate Kingsbury
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The Sky Pilot’s Wife
- By: Christine Coleman
- Narrated by: Fiona Mitchell
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An intriguing romance arises between two of the most unlikely characters and it is heightened by the secret language of flowers. The green-eyed monster, jealousy, causes an inevitable conflict and the rising tension creates a catastrophe which triggers a totally unexpected train of events.
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The Small Museum
- By: Jody Cooksley
- Narrated by: Louise Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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London, 1873. Madeleine Brewster's marriage to Dr. Lucius Everley was meant to be the solution to her family's sullied reputation. After all, Lucius is a well-respected collector of natural curiosities. His 'Small Museum' of bones and specimens in jars is his pride and joy, although firmly kept under lock and key. His sister Grace's philanthropic work with fallen women is also highly laudable. However, Maddie soon finds herself unwelcome in what is meant to be her new home.
By: Jody Cooksley
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Lightning Strikes the Silence
- A Lane Winslow Mystery, Book 11
- By: Iona Whishaw
- Narrated by: Marilla Wex
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A warm June afternoon in King’s Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive. At the Nelson Police Station, Inspector Darling and Sergeant Ames, following up on a report of a nighttime heist at the local jeweler’s, discover the jeweler himself dead in his office, apparently bludgeoned, and a live wire hanging off the back of the building.
By: Iona Whishaw
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Six Motives for Murder
- Brackerley Prison Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Frances Brody
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Yorkshire, 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the prison takes on a catering contract for Brackerley village's wedding of the year. Almost all the female inmates are delighted to be involved in the celebrations, though Linda is desperate to avoid the event in case she is spotted, photographed, and once more appears on the front pages of the gutter press. During the wedding reception, one of the inmates discovers the father of the bride, Mr Chapin, stabbed to death behind the marquee.
By: Frances Brody
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When the Needle Drops
- By: Colin MacIntyre
- Narrated by: Robin Laing
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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It's the run-up to Christmas, 1998. On the Isle of Mull, Sergeant Ivor Punch is losing himself in his vinyl collection, a tragic anniversary and too much single malt whisky. But news of a missing child soon brings him back to his senses. And as word spreads of more strange disappearances, an aircraft vanishing from the sky and a famous classical musician gone with it, it seems a sinister plot holds the island in its grip. Punch thought he knew the secrets of this place, its people and stories.
By: Colin MacIntyre
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An Independent Woman
- Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series, Book 3
- By: Sarah F. Noel
- Narrated by: Vicki-Jo Eva
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Summoned to Edinburgh by the Dowager Countess of Pembroke, Tabitha and Wolf reluctantly board a train and head north to Scotland. The dowager's granddaughter, Lily, refuses to participate in the preparations for her first season unless Tabitha and Wolf investigate the disappearance of her friend, Peter. Initially skeptical of the need to investigate, Tabitha and Wolf quickly realize that the idealistic Peter may have stumbled upon dark secrets. How far would someone go to cover their tracks?
By: Sarah F. Noel