
The Agora Letters Volume 2: Five Historical Murder Mysteries
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Narrated by:
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Clay Boutwell
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By:
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Clay Boutwell
It is 1890. In the twilight of his years, Carl Brooke records his reminiscences as a member of the Agora Society. Each letter describes the society's involvement in solving a crime, often coming to the aid of Captain Barnwell of the Boston police.
Get five complete mysteries in one. This collection includes stories six through 10 in the Agora Mystery series:
- Murder by Monday, Book 6
- Eggs over Arsenic, Book 7
- Remember Thy Oath, Book 8
- The Felled Crabapple Tree, Book 9
- The Eye of Bennu, Book 10
Knowledge of prior stories is not necessary to enjoy any of these mysteries in any order.
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Fabulous Historical Mysteries
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The stories are well told in a classic Victorian style that hearkens back to the best of Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Brooke solves a series of apparently unrelated cases with the help of his friend and colleague Captain Barnwell. There's plenty of action, great attention to detail both in describing the characters and setting and in documenting our hero's painstaking investigative techniques, a brilliant, devious and thoroughly evil mastermind lurking in the background like a haunting refrain in a Hollywood thriller, and the edge-of-your-seat finale is both thrilling and satisfying.
I loved the individual stories and the vehicle of the Agora society which ties them all together in a neat package.
A collection that's well worth your time.
5 Great Mysteries from Victorian America
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Murder by Monday, Book 6~~In Defense of Dogs
A penitent murderer is being haunted by his past sin; but did he even kill the man he'd shot in self defense?
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Eggs over Arsenic, Book 7~~The Art Critic
A drawing room whodunnit with a deserving corpse and some pretty seedy suspects.
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Remember Thy Oath, Book 8~~Pirates!
Legally, duress negates contracts, but pirates don't operate under the law. Can The Agora Society save the day?
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The Felled Crabapple Tree, Book 9~~Civil War Trauma
A veritable love story, there is still a great deal of historic action and reaction in this tale of a Civil War veteran's changed personality, now known as PTSD. Flawed people still want to appear perfect to their loved ones; but can one live with oneself, knowing one has wronged another? Another quandry to be solved.
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The Eye of Bennu, Book 10~~Facing His Nemesis
Within the series of 10 stories, most of the previous tales really seem to stand on their own within a greater story arc involving the Agora Society. However, by the time you get to the last two, the interrelatedness becomes compelling and, although you would have a fine fable with just the last chapter, the integration of the whole is worth the effort to read the entire series, or at least stories nine and ten together. I had the benefit of listening to the author read his own words and enact them, using distinct voices for the different characters, with as much skill as a professional voice artist. This episode represents the conclusion and brings history and mystery together, tying off all the disparate threads one didn't realize had been left hanging.
Murder Most Foul--History and Mystery
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I see that most reviews are 4 or 5 stars. I thought I would just love this series but I had a really hard time getting into it. It is not a bad story but just not one I loved or want to explore more. So please give this book a chance and make up your own mine. The narration for this book was done by the author and I did enjoy his voice very much.
Okay
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5 Mystery Short Stories
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The Agora Letters Volume 2
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Agora Society Mysteries
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The reader here is the author whose voice is a wonderful match for this series. His absolute familiarity with the material allows all the emotion and nuance he intended. Well done and very enjoyable.
Well Done
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An enjoyable period mystery series!
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Clay does his own narration (not all authors can narrate) but Clay can and does a fine job.
Highly recommend this book.
I was given a free copy of this audiobook at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.
A great example of this genre
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