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Murder for Christmas
- Narrated by: David Birney
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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Murder for Christmas
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Summary
Ah, the pleasures of Christmas: the hanging of lights, the traditional feasts, the gathering of families, and...a bit of murder, conspiracy, and theft. The holiday season seems to inspire the imagination of the best mystery writers, and their talents shine here in these delightful tales of Yuletide crime. In this busiest of seasons, seize a few hours to enjoy a sleigh—or slay--full of mysterious treasures, served with the finest of flair.
- “Death on Christmas Eve” by Stanley Ellin: A lawyer visits his reclusive clients on Christmas Eve.
- “The Necklace of Pearls” by Dorothy L. Sayers: Traditional party games in a fine old manor house are interrupted by the disappearance of family treasures.
- “The Case Is Altered” by Margery Allingham: In the shadows of a country estate aquiver with Christmas bustle, Mr. Albert Campion discerns activity that could be young love...or blackmail.
- “Cambric Tea” by Marjorie Bowen: An unpleasant aristocrat swears that his wife is poisoning him—and demands the intervention of a young doctor.
- “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The game is afoot! And the world's greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, is on the trail of the diamond thief who's hidden his booty in a Christmas goose.
- “The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding” by Agatha Christie: Persuaded to enjoy the pleasures of an old-fashioned English country Christmas, Hercule Poirot soon goes on the trail of a rare and priceless ruby.
- “Death on Air” by Ngaio Marsh: Septimus Tonks has been found dead of electrocution on Christmas morning. Chief Detective, Inspector Roderick Alleyn, must determine whether it's an accident, a suicide...or murder.
- “Back for Christmas” by John Collier: Hermione Carpenter manages everything beautifully and has promised to bring her husband, the doctor, back to England for Christmas—but he has other plans....
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- Tim S WILLIAMS
- 24-12-19
A nice collection of classics.
A great choice of some classic Christmas crimes.
the recordings are old but audible.
mostly the narrators are good, the only exception is the Agatha Christie were Poirot tends towards German and some of the English characters have distinctive American twang.
It would be nice to know which of the listed readers read which of the listed stories, as this doesn't appear in the store description, my library description or anywhere in the audio.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mrs. M. R. Quinn
- 07-12-17
Good Old Fashioned Yarns.
I love this book. The stories are all old fashioned, ripping good yarns from established mystery writers.
Make a pot of tea, grab the biscuit barrel and settle down on the sofa.
It's an absolute treat.
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- R
- 16-12-20
I love a good murder at Christmas
As a big fan of cosy murders, I enjoyed this book very much, the stories are mostly very strong and I had no problem with the narration. Its a perfect book for when you are out walking around the neighborhood at Christmas.
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- Matthew Roberts
- 16-10-17
Bad production
Some classic detective fiction by masters of the form, like Christie, Conan Doyle and Marsh, but the quality of the production was very poor, in terms of the audio quality and the variability of the performances by the narrators (some good, some not). Refund, please.
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