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  • Old Scores

  • Barker & Llewelyn, Book 9
  • By: Will Thomas
  • Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
  • Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (871 ratings)

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Old Scores

By: Will Thomas
Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
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Publisher's summary

In 1890, the first Japanese diplomatic delegation arrives in London to open an embassy. Cyrus Barker, private enquiry agent and occasional agent for the Foreign Service Office, is enlisted to display his personal Japanese garden to the visiting dignitaries.

Later that night, Ambassador Toda is shot and killed in his office and Cyrus Barker is discovered across the street, watching the very same office, in possession of a revolver with one spent cartridge.

Arrested by the Special Branch for the crime, Barker is vigorously interrogated and finally released due to the intervention of his assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, and his solicitor. With the London constabulary still convinced of his guilt, Barker is hired by the new Japanese ambassador to find the real murderer.

In a case that takes Barker and Llewelyn deep into parts of London's underworld, on paths that lead deep into Barker's own mysterious personal history, Old Scores is the finest yet in Will Thomas's critically acclaimed series.

©2017 Will Thomas (P)2017 Tantor
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I love the narrator of this series. He puts you right in the middle of the adventure.

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Excellent series!

Highly recommend this series about Private Investigative Service Agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewellyn. The clients they work for, their involvements with Scotland Yard and the characters who work with them on solving problems make each book in this series evolve beautifully in making a family of sorts. The plots are interesting and the work dangerous. Each book ends with me reaching for another.

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not his best

this was the first book out of the series I had a little trouble staying interested in.

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Loved it as usual!

Look forward to many more installments! It sounds like there'll be more to come!
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Wonderful!

I have loved and enjoyed all of the Llewelyn/Barker books and adore Antony Fergusons narration but I particularly enjoyed Old Scores. The insights in Oriental culture were fascinating. I highly recommend this entire series.

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What a ride!

Will Thomas really out does himself. Likely my favorite book in the series so far.

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I’m enjoying this series very much.

I began the series a few years ago but left it at some point for Agatha Christie or maybe Sherlock Holmes narrated by Stephen Fry.

With new books added to the series I started from the beginning to catch up on the world of Barker and Llewelyn and it’s as good as I remembered. However I have a quibble.

I’m finding the narration of Thomas’s character a bit overly petulant at times and it can be somewhat grating on the human ear. A small quibble I admit. But something I felt I should mention.

Hope this is helpful to y’all and enjoy your day.

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Series regulars will like the background info

I would not recommend this book as a first read. Go back, start from the beginning, enjoy each book, then read this edition. All the characters from previous stories come into their own. Looking forward to the next one.

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An interesting event sequence

Japanese representatives have arrived in England to establish an Embassy. After a murder Barker is hired to find the murderer.
Twists and turns with more deaths ensuing. If you like this series this one is excellent.

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Best Series

None of the books in this series disappointed. Stories were meticulously woven and thoroughly enjoyable.

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