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Bestsellers
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 33 mins
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Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart....
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A nice collection
- By Meaghan Bynum on 09-19-23
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Greta Scacchi, Hugh Grant, full cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words....
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Desert Island drama
- By Adeliese Baumann on 02-13-18
By: P. D. James
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by Colin Dexter of one of his short stories....
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Radio drama suberp
- By James & Noreen Tichenor on 12-25-18
By: Colin Dexter
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Taken at the Flood (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Gordon Cloade is killed in a London air raid, and his vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen. Five of his relatives are desperate to get their hands on Cloade's money....
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Once again Agatha Christie’s story is superb.
- By Mahalo on 05-31-19
By: Agatha Christie
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Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights & Other Shetland Mysteries
- A BBC Radio Crime Collection
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Grant O'Rourke, Steven Robertson, Marnie Baxter, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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Ann Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author....
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Difficult to understand the actors
- By Renee on 10-05-23
By: Ann Cleeves
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Maurice Denhham
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
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A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead....
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Excellent story... different Poirot than usual
- By Karen on 07-01-12
By: Agatha Christie
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 33 mins
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Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart....
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A nice collection
- By Meaghan Bynum on 09-19-23
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Greta Scacchi, Hugh Grant, full cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words....
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Desert Island drama
- By Adeliese Baumann on 02-13-18
By: P. D. James
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by Colin Dexter of one of his short stories....
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Radio drama suberp
- By James & Noreen Tichenor on 12-25-18
By: Colin Dexter
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Taken at the Flood (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Gordon Cloade is killed in a London air raid, and his vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen. Five of his relatives are desperate to get their hands on Cloade's money....
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Once again Agatha Christie’s story is superb.
- By Mahalo on 05-31-19
By: Agatha Christie
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Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights & Other Shetland Mysteries
- A BBC Radio Crime Collection
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Grant O'Rourke, Steven Robertson, Marnie Baxter, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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Ann Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author....
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Difficult to understand the actors
- By Renee on 10-05-23
By: Ann Cleeves
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Maurice Denhham
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
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A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead....
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Excellent story... different Poirot than usual
- By Karen on 07-01-12
By: Agatha Christie
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Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Three
- The Sixties (1960-1968)
- By: Francis Durbridge
- Narrated by: full cast, Marjorie Westbury, Peter Coke
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
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Paul Temple swings into the '60s with five complete radio dramas featuring the writer-cum-amateur detective and his wife, Steve, plus bonus archive material....
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Good entertainment value "if"
- By L. May on 06-11-17
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The Ngaio Marsh BBC Radio Collection
- Four Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde, Stephen Thorne, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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A collection of the BBC’s dramatisations of Ngaio Marsh’s most famous sleuth: Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Includes 'A Man Lay Dead', 'A Surfeit of Lampreys', 'Opening Night' and 'When in Rome'....
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Love these radio plays
- By LAURA S. HERTZOG on 10-30-21
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Endless Night (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Forbes, Lizzie Watts
- Length: 57 mins
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Agatha Christie wrote 'Endless Night' in 1967, and it is one of her greatest - and most unusual - novels. Creepy, malevolent and claustrophobic, it is a story about choices, the nature of good and evil....
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Unbelievably good
- By Brooke276 on 02-10-19
By: Agatha Christie
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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Mrs Farrars is found dead of an apparent overdose one year after the death of her husband. The villagers of King's Abbot are suspicious....
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My favorite book- my favorite drama
- By DARBY KERN on 01-01-15
By: Agatha Christie
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Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor
- Seven BBC Radio Crime Dramas
- By: Michael McStay
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne, Joe Dunlop, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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The collected BBC Radio 4 crime dramas featuring Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor....
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Diverting but not gripping
- By Thomas on 05-17-23
By: Michael McStay
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Auris 5
- Tödlicher Schall
- By: Vincent Kliesch, Sebastian Fitzek
- Narrated by: Oliver Masucci, Luisa Wietzorek, Simon Jäger, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Der nächste Teil der Audible Original Bestseller Serie nach einer Idee von Sebastian Fitzek! Im 5. Thriller der AURIS-Reihe macht ein psychopathischer...
By: Vincent Kliesch, and others
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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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Can’t wait for the last one!
- By Julie L. Smith on 05-05-22
By: CJ Sansom
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Flash Point [Dramatized Adaptation]
- Jason Trapp Thrillers, Book 3
- By: Jack Slater
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 9 hrs
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A Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system takes down a passenger jetliner in the skies over Belarus, showering the fields below in burning scrap. As the world begins to mourn the horrific accident, one man–new CIA director, George Lawrence–knows it is anything but.
By: Jack Slater
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Inspector Purbright
- Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Dramatisations from The Flaxborough Chronicles
- By: Colin Watson
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey, John Rowe, John Pullen, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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A collection of cosy crime dramas adapted from Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles, set in a small Lincolnshire market town in the 1960s and '70s....
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It passes the time
- By BJM on 03-23-22
By: Colin Watson
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Murder at the Vicarage (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
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In the sleepy little English country village of St Mary Mead, all is not as it seems. Under a seemingly peaceful exterior lurks intrigue, guilt, deception - and murder....
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Love These Dramatisations
- By Dylan on 02-07-17
By: Agatha Christie
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They Do It With Mirrors (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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Miss Marple is told that her old friend, Carrie, is in danger and she goes to stay with her at Stoneygates, a home for maladjusted adolescents....
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Definitely worth it!
- By Anna on 07-03-15
By: Agatha Christie
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And Then There Were None (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Lyndsey Marshal, John Rowe, Geoffrey Whitehead
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery....
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They Re-wrote the book!
- By Jeff on 08-07-11
By: Agatha Christie
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Sleeping Murder (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Gwenda Reed arrives from New Zealand, travelling ahead of her husband with the task of finding the perfect place to make their base....
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As Always Enjoyable. But ...
- By Dylan on 05-11-15
By: Agatha Christie
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Fatherland (Dramatized)
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday....
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butchered beyond comprehension
- By Howie on 10-28-06
By: Robert Harris
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Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection
- 55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley, full cast
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
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A comprehensive collection of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley - plus bonus documentary....
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Very poor audio quality
- By Lia Vakis on 06-14-23
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The Moving Finger (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple....
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Who is the poison pen?
- By DJDecca on 05-17-14
By: Agatha Christie
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Charles Paris: Situation Tragedy: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Charles Paris Dramatisations 6
- By: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche actor and amateur detective Charles Paris.
By: Jeremy Front, and others
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Raymond Chandler
- A BBC Radio Collection
- By: Raymond Chandler
- Narrated by: Don Fellows, Ed Bishop, full cast, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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They never came tougher than Marlowe, a cynical, world-weary, wise-cracking shamus whose honesty in a dishonest world sent him down the mean streets again and again in search of some kind of justice....
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Big Sleep
- By Dr. Joe de Beauchamp on 08-08-20
By: Raymond Chandler
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Raymond Chandler: The Long Goodbye (Dramatised)
- By: Raymond Chandler
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Trevor White, Saskia Reeves, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
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A Great Way To Spend One & A Half Hours
- By Nils J. Rasmussen on 11-24-12
By: Raymond Chandler
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The Unexpected Guest (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 58 mins
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A foggy night... a lonely country house... and a woman with a gun in her hand quietly surveying the dead body of her husband. It looked like a straightforward case of murder. Or was it?....
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The twist ending
- By Anonymous User on 06-12-24
By: Agatha Christie
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Five Little Pigs
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: full cast, John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Carla Lemarchant was a child of five when her mother was accused and convicted of poisoning her father, the famous painter Amyas Crale....
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Love these short Christie dramas!
- By Booksmart on 02-01-21
By: Agatha Christie
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Amok
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Sebastian Fitzek
- Narrated by: Natascha McElhone, Adrian Lester, Rafe Spall, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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This was to be her last day alive. The renowned criminal psychologist Ira Samin prepared her suicide thoroughly....
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What is up with all the background noise?
- By David on 05-29-15
By: Sebastian Fitzek
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Cleopatra's Tomb (Dramatized Adaptation)
- Rogue Angel, Book 64
- By: Alex Archer
- Narrated by: full cast, Nora Achrati, Nicole Perez, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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When a two-thousand-year-old jewel of Cleopatra’s is discovered in a Brooklyn construction zone, Annja, Roux, and Garin team up to hunt for the missing tomb of Cleopatra.
By: Alex Archer
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The Havana Quartet
- Four Full-Cast Crime Dramatisations
- By: Leonardo Padura
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Ben Crowe, Lanre Malaolu, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde....
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listening problems
- By eaglecliff on 12-24-18
By: Leonardo Padura