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The Classic Crime Collection: 15+ Novels and Stories from Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Wilkie Collins, Josephine Tey, & More
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, A Study in Scarlet, Whose Body?, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Man in the Queue, The Moonstone, & More
- By: Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, and others
- Length: 155 hrs and 34 mins
- Highlights
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 2
The Classic Crime Collection is a collection of 18 classic detective novels, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic crime writers in history, including Dorothy L. Sayers; Arthur Conan Doyle; Agatha Christie; Dashiell Hammett; Wilkie Collins; Josephine Tey; and more.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Chapters out of order
- By Tracey Jones on 02-28-25
- The Classic Crime Collection: 15+ Novels and Stories from Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Wilkie Collins, Josephine Tey, & More
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, A Study in Scarlet, Whose Body?, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Man in the Queue, The Moonstone, & More
- By: Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Freeman Wills Crofts, Earl Derr Biggers, Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, various
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, Kris Dyer, Barnaby Edwards, David Rintoul, Ben Allen, Roger May, Malk Williams, full cast
Love the number of storie-No titles/chapters!
Reviewed: 03-06-25
Given the length of this collection, the lack of titles and chapters is unforgiveable. It's impossible for listeners to know where they are in a given story or even to skip a story that isn't appealing. How was this allowed by Audible? Very poor decision on the production side.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45,881
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41,514
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,343
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Reprieve Amidst Ugly News, Relentless Negativity
- By Cathy Lindhorst on 08-27-17
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Wonderful characters & story
Reviewed: 04-19-24
This is 2nd time I have listened to this book, probably a year apart. I have enjoyed it far more this time because the characters grew on me and I understood the precarious situation they were all in much better. The Count is a memorable and sympathetic character who is undaunted by the ugliness of the Soviet system that seeks to eradicate the world he grew up in. He never loses his belief in the superiority of the former ways and all of his actions are in accordance with that conviction. Reading this novel is an educational experience even if think you're familiar with the history of the period it takes place in. The Count's indomitable spirit is a testimony to the indomitable spirit of any free person who temporarily finds himself trapped in circumstances beyond his control and who refuses to surrender to hopelessness. I know I'll probably listen to this one every year from now on. And the narrator is outstanding.
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Tuscan Blood
- Ali Falco, Book 2
- By: Jeff Carson
- Narrated by: Marnye Young
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
After five years on foot patrol inside the idyllic Tuscan walled city of Siena, Italy, Ali Falco is eager to stretch her limbs into the surrounding region and prove her worth in her new role of detective. Still recovering from gunshot wound surgery after the events up north in Como, she gets her chance sooner than expected when a man is found murdered inside his family vineyard home in the wine country of Montalcino.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Action Packed
- By Meg Christine on 04-14-24
- Tuscan Blood
- Ali Falco, Book 2
- By: Jeff Carson
- Narrated by: Marnye Young
Boring story & narration
Reviewed: 04-13-24
Where to start? It's hard to believe that the same author of the David Wolfe series is the author of the boring Alli Falco series. These two stories might be more engaging with a different narrator... monotone delivery and unchanging pacing put me to sleep. I will not be listening to any more of these unless there's a new narrator.
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This Rough Ocean
- By: Ann Swinfen
- Narrated by: Philip Battley
- Length: 23 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
It is December, 1648, and England faces one of the greatest crises in its history. Bands of renegade soldiers and broken men roam the countryside, looting, burning, and raping. In Parliament, former allies are torn apart after six years of bloody conflict. John Swynfen, a rising young MP and one of the leaders of the moderate party, is working for peace, but only if safeguards can be established to protect Parliament and control the powers of the king. Ranged against him and his friends are Oliver Cromwell and his son-in-law Henry Ireton, intent on seizing power by the sword.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epic Love Story. Beautifully written & narrated.
- By Cate F. on 01-27-18
- This Rough Ocean
- By: Ann Swinfen
- Narrated by: Philip Battley
Loved the story, hated the narrator
Reviewed: 05-07-23
I love historical fiction and this was a new author for me. I really enjoyed the story, but the reader was extremely annoying. I've never heard anyone read so jerkily and I ended up just enduring until it ended, despite being fascinated by the characters. He was good at accents but otherwise his narration was flat and without any smoothness in his presentation. I'd love to listen to her other books, but he's the narrator on all of them. Very disappointing.
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Hornblower and the "Hotspur"
- By: C.S. Forester
- Narrated by: Nicolas Coster
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 818
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 742
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Story5 out of 5 stars 742
Only 27 years old, Horatio Hornblower has distinguished himself as a capable and intrepid officer in the Royal Navy. On a reconnaissance mission with the Hotspur, a three-masted frigate under his command, Hornblower and his crew narrowly avoid capture by their French adversaries, but the danger is not over. In the meantime, misgivings about his recent marriage also weigh heavily on the young officer's mind.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Do not buy this one
- By caddisfly on 07-01-18
- Hornblower and the "Hotspur"
- By: C.S. Forester
- Narrated by: Nicolas Coster
terrible narrator
Reviewed: 12-06-22
ponderous is the only word to describe this narrator's delivery. No dramatization, barely any inflection, just plodding, slow and ponderous. I only finished it to get to the next book and the other narrator who really knows how to give life to the story and the characters.
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The Confession of Brother Haluin
- The Fifteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 296
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 294
After a miraculous escape from death, Brother Haluin wishes to confess that he was responible for the death of the girl he loved and the baby she was to bear, 18 years previously. Brother Cadfael accompanies a crippled young monk on his journey of penance - a path that leads them into a web of old jealousy and deceit. The mission to beg forgiveness also brings death, and Brother Cadfael investigates.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Predicrable ending and silly story
- By Barbara L. on 04-26-21
- The Confession of Brother Haluin
- The Fifteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
One of her best!
Reviewed: 10-21-21
I am constantly amazed by Ms. Peters' plots and themes and characters and how she weaves her moral wisdom into a complex tapestry.
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Next to Last Stand
- Walt Longmire Mysteries, Book 16
- By: Craig Johnson
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,724
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,293
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,278
One of the most viewed paintings in American history, Custer's Last Fight, copied and distributed by Anheuser-Busch at a rate of more than two million copies a year, was destroyed in a fire at the 7th Cavalry Headquarters in Fort Bliss, Texas, in 1946. Or was it? When Charley Lee Stillwater dies of an apparent heart attack at the Wyoming Home for Soldiers & Sailors, Walt Longmire is called in to try and make sense of a piece of a painting and a Florsheim shoebox containing a million dollars, sending the good sheriff on the trail of a dangerous art heist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historical misinformation, Fascinating!
- By shelley on 09-23-20
- Next to Last Stand
- Walt Longmire Mysteries, Book 16
- By: Craig Johnson
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Craig Johnson is phoning it in
Reviewed: 10-19-21
I loved the early books that were full of new characters, new plots, wonderful scenery and surprising twists and turns. The last few have been tedious. George Guidall needs to retire. He can't even complete a sentence without taking a breath and his voices all sound the same. very disappointed.
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The Summer of the Danes
- The Eighteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Brother Cadfael finds himself caught up in a bitter feud between two royal brother whose armies teeter on the brink of civil war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I hate abridged versions
- By C. Abbott on 10-17-21
- The Summer of the Danes
- The Eighteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
I hate abridged versions
Reviewed: 10-17-21
I don't understand why this one is abridged and all the other Brother Cadfael stories are not. just because it's narrated Derek Jacobi, not Patrick Tull?
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The Summer of the Danes
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
In summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen and Empress Maudhave temporarily exhausted each other. Brother Cadfael, herbalist-sleuth of Shrewsbury's Benedictine Abbey, agrees to accompany wise young Brother Mark on Church business in Wales. But the brothers soon find themselves caught up in yet another feud. A Welsh prince has banished his brother, accusing him of the treacherous murder of an ally, and the country teeters on the brink of civil war. Cadfael has to survive the brotherly quarrel that could plunge an entire kingdom into chaos.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I hate abridged versions
- By C. Abbott on 10-17-21
- The Summer of the Danes
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
I hate abridged versions
Reviewed: 10-17-21
I don't understand why this one is abridged and all the other Brother Cadfael stories are not. just because it's narrated Derek Jacobi, not Patrick Tull?
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The Ionian Mission
- Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 8
- By: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,904
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,600
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,585
Shoved into a temporary command in "that rotten old Worcester," Aubrey is off to the Mediterranean to join the Royal Navy's blockade of the French port of Toulon, where he will be dispatched by Admiral Harte (unfortunately the same Admiral Harte he cuckolded years ago) on a secret mission that promises to embroil Aubrey in political conflict. His friend Stephen's help notwithstanding, Aubrey faces some of the choppiest waters of his career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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...a plucking apart, a worrying to death.
- By Darwin8u on 03-16-17
- The Ionian Mission
- Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 8
- By: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
Fantastic battle scene
Reviewed: 09-20-21
This book has O'Brian's best battle scene yet in the series. I constantly marvel at his imagination and plotting.
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