Die for Love
A Jacqueline Kirby Mystery
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Narrated by:
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Grace Conlin
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Elizabeth Peters
About this listen
There's a sinister scenario being penned at this purple prose congregation. And when jealousy and passion are released from the boundaries of the printed page, the result can be murder.
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- Coco51
- 18-01-23
Of its Age
The copyright is 1984 and that it is an outdated form of amateur sleuth is too obvious to be ignored: the clever amateur collects clues and then excruciatingly gathers a crowd of possible perpetrators and v e r y slowly points the spotlight to each person gathered while the perpetrator over confident in the lack of clues to convict him/her sits complacently while the tale is unraveled. Audiences to day are more sophistcated and may enjoy the light hearted proceedings, but with modern forensic methods like to see a more realistic procedural.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-06-24
Elizabeth Peters at her sharp and witty best!
Loved every minute. Laughed and marvelled at Peters skills at telling a good story with brilliant twists and turns. Fabulous narrator.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-11-21
Atmospheric tale about literary folk
Die for Love is well written in an atmospheric situation of writer and their publishers. What people will do for power and money . I love the heroine Jacqueline and the way she pieces together the crime.
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- Di
- 13-09-21
Glad I stuck with it.
I have loved Elizabeth Peters Peabody books and decided as this was on the 2 for 1 credit offer I would give it a try. I found the narration hard but decided I had to accept that the monotone was intentional. It only seemed to be that way when the main character was thinking. I did enjoy the story and typically there are things that made me smile. Glad I listened to the end.
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- GeraniumCat
- 01-09-22
Okay
Nothing else that Peters wrote equals her Amelia Peabody series (although Vicky Bliss is quite fun) but the Jaqueline Kirby series is okay as bedtime listening. Jaqueline is spiky, bossy, snarky and intelligent, and most importantly, well-read, as she should be as a librarian. Here, she attends a conference of romantic novelists, having decided that writing a steamy novel should be easy, but both conference and novel are barely under way before there's a murder.
Were I to meet Jaqueline in real life I'd probably loathe her, but she does have some good qualities. She can be very kind, although never, in Die for Love, to her unwilling sidekick.
The narration is not perfect, but Conlin's dry style does suit Jaqueline very well. The trouble is that, despite her efforts, she can't help making some of the other characters sound much more sardonic than they are, but once you tune in to the rather monotonous delivery you start to hear more nuance.
I can't help liking a protagonist who gives chase in her bedroom slippers, so I've listened to both Audible Plus's offerings in this series, and enjoyed both.
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- Mixdell
- 04-01-23
Elizabeth Peters never disappoints
Although I far prefer her Amelia Peabody series. Beautifully written and performed. This was a fun story too but not in the same league.
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- jk
- 27-04-22
disappointing
being a firm fan of the Peabody sagas I was looking forward to hearing this but I have to admit it was very disappointing. The story was very slow to get going and never held attention. But perhaps the worst part was the narrator. For the most part she sounded bored and flat and extremely monotone. I'm glad it was a free edition and I didn't waste a credit!
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- Hilary Graham
- 12-07-23
Worst narration ever
I love Elizabeth Peters ' books and this is one i always enjoyed. But this audio version is terrible!! The narrator has a horribly flat voice and doesn't put any inflection in the places it ought to be. Worst of all she calls the main character Jack Wellin. Surely even Americans know how to pronounce Jacqueline? I found this INTENSLEY irritating. The only reason i endured to the end of the book was because I refuse to leave a job half done. Take my advice. If you love Elizabeth Peters ' work DO NOT listen to this recording.
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- Lorna Nash
- 02-04-22
Dreadful
One of the worst books I have come across. The story is awful and the narrator insists on pronouncing Jacqueline with a W in it. Hasn’t she ever heard the French name Jacque pronounced ?
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