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Lethal Treasure
- A Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery
- By: Jane K. Cleland
- Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
For antiques dealer Josie Prescott, an abandoned storage unit is the perfect place to find some killer treasure, but finding a dead body amongst the wares is more than she bargained for.With Valentine's Day a week away and the sun sparkling on the fresh-fallen snow in Rocky Point, New Hampshire, it is the perfect day for antiques dealer Josie Prescott to pursue her newest source of unexpected treasures - the contents of abandoned storage units sold at auction.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too much mental dithering
- By Emma on 09-23-23
- Lethal Treasure
- A Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery
- By: Jane K. Cleland
- Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
Too much mental dithering
Reviewed: 09-23-23
I have liked Josie Prescott mysteries in the past but this one rubbed me the wrong way from the get go! Mispronounced words added to my frustration with Prescott's endless mental ditherings about everything. Just when I had convinced myself to listen to more and accept it as a sort of boring book to go to sleep with, a word would get mangled and I would be alert and annoyed.
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The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
- By: Gladys Mitchell
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 74
When Rupert Sethleigh’s body is found one morning, laid out in the village butcher’s shop and minus its head, the inhabitants of Wandles Parva aren’t particularly upset. Sethleigh was a blackmailing money lender and when Mrs Bradley begins her investigation she finds no shortage of suspects. It soon transpires that most of the village seem to have been wandering about Manor Woods, home of the mysterious druidic stone on which Sethleigh’s blood is found splashed, on the night he was murdered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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classic golden age mystery
- By Luci Zahray on 04-12-12
- The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
- By: Gladys Mitchell
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
Pay Attention, Child....
Reviewed: 10-03-15
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Mrs. Bradley is a fine read if you like British classic mysteries and enjoy a mix of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse, with a dash of accountant's spreadsheet of facts and clues.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Personally, I find a heroine with "beady eyes" and "yellow talons" enchanting. Not suffering fools is another trait I like in Mrs. Bradley. I _felt_ the book is playing by the rules and, if I was attentive and as intuitive as Mrs. B, I should have figured it out. Was it playing by the rules? I haven't a clue, nor do I care...it is a detailed romp that was fun.
Any additional comments?
It is a silly but serious handling of a story. I _felt_ the book is playing by the rules and, if I was attentive and as intuitive as Mrs. B, I should have figured it out. Was it playing by the rules? I haven't a clue, nor do I care...it is a detailed detective romp that was fun.
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Wings of Fire
- Ian Rutledge, Book 2
- By: Charles Todd
- Narrated by: Samuel Gillies
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 840
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 833
When reclusive war poet Olivia Marlowe and her half-brother, Nicholas Cheney, die together in their ancestral home on the Cornish coast, it looks like suicide. The grieving relatives gather together to discuss the fate of Barcombe Hall, when another shocking death occurs. Inspector Rutledge, who is still shell-shocked from his experiences in the Great War, is sent from Scotland Yard to investigate. Rutledge is soon convinced that the answers to this baffling case lie within the family’s secret history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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AN ADDICTIVE SERIES!
- By The Louligan on 06-21-13
- Wings of Fire
- Ian Rutledge, Book 2
- By: Charles Todd
- Narrated by: Samuel Gillies
Reader handicaps a good book...
Reviewed: 12-22-14
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I would need another reader of the book...
What didn’t you like about Samuel Gillies’s performance?
While Samuel Gilles has a good voice, he has not yet mastered handling different voices. Needing to constantly consider who is speaking was distracting and annoying. I felt his attempts at accents from different classes or regions were not convincing either. But he has a really cool voice if coaching can improve his weaknesses.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I was looking forward to plowing through this series...I like the main character and his mental quirks.
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
- By: Jane Austen, Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 296
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 294
From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I wish they'd turn this into a movie!
- By Kat on 10-10-09
- Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
- By: Jane Austen, Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
The Graft Didn't Take
Reviewed: 05-08-10
I like reading lit from Austen's period, and I like science fiction. I thought this would be perfect! However, the author didn't take either genre seriously, and this sort of seemingly dashed off romp is too poorly executed to make it work. I can see how someone could enjoy it if they don't want subtlety and complexity...sort of like old style comic books.
Stick to reading Austen and Neal Stephenson alternately if you enjoy being immersed in another time and alternate realities.
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