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Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Jack Shepherd
Duration 45m
A classic and puzzling Father Brown mystery to amaze and delight with twists and turns galore and wonderful characterization by Edward Hardwicke - TV's Dr. Watson from The Adventures of Sherock Holmes. Hardwicke's gravelly low tones are a perfect suit to any detective story and a reader will be totally captured after his first few words.
View BookAuthor: Dick Francis
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Author Dick Francis
Narrator Tony Britton
Duration 10h 41m
It is difficult to say which was the first step towards the distant cataclysm. Looking back, Tim Ekaterin sees it as the day his boss stepped into a fountain. From there he is drawn into events and meets people as yet unconnected, but which, when woven together by time and chance, lead to violent action and the threat of death. Set in the world of...
View BookMagical Cats Mystery Book 2: Sleight of Paw
Author: Sofie Kelly
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Author Sofie Kelly
Narrator Cassandra Campbell
SeriesMagical Cats Mystery, Book 2
Duration 10h 18m
Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But after Owen and Hercules followed her home, she realized her mind wasn't playing tricks on her-her cats have magical abilities. When the body of elderly do-gooder Agatha Shepherd is found near Kath's favorite local cafe, she knows Owen's talent for turning invisible and...
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Nicholas Courtney
Duration 6h
In this novelisation of a playscript, the formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to let the thief replace it, no questions asked. When the lights come on, Sir Claud is dead and Hercule Poirot must act quickly to prevent a global catastrophe. (Adapted by Charles Osborne).
View BookA Maisie Dobbs Mystery: In This Grave Hour
Author: Jacqueline Winspear
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Author Jacqueline Winspear
Narrator Julie Teal
Duration 9h 51m
Britain is at war. Returned from a dangerous mission onto enemy soil, Maisie Dobbs is fully aware of the gravity of the current situation; her world is on the cusp of great change. One of those changes can be seen in the floods of refugees that are arriving in Britain, desperate for sanctuary. When Maisie stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may...
View BookDaisy Dalrymple Book 3: Requiem For A Mezzo
Author: Carola Dunn
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Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Bernadette Dunne
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 3
Duration 6h 37m
In the third installment of Carola Dunn's cozy mystery series, Daisy Dalrymple is up to her fashionable bob in temperamental artists-one of whom is a cunning killer. With dashing Scotland Yard Inspector Alec Fletcher at her side, Daisy is enjoying a delightful performance of Verdi's Requiem, featuring her neighbor Muriel Westlea's celebrated sister...
View BookAuthor: Georges Simenon
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Author Georges Simenon
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 43m
A full-cast dramatisation starring Nicholas Le Prevost as Inspector Maigret In 'Maigret: Inspector Cadaver', Maigret has to deal with an old enemy - an ex-police officer nicknamed 'Inspector Cadaver' - who seems to be doing everything in his power to obstruct him.
View BookThe Mysterious Affair At Styles
Author: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Hugh Fraser
SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 1
Duration 5h 57m
Agatha Christie's first ever murder mystery. After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter mur...
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Hugh Fraser
SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 2
Duration 6h
On a French golf course, a millionaire is found stabbed in the back... An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But why is the dead man wearing his son's overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murde...
View BookSidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night
Author: James Runcie
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Author James Runcie
Narrator Peter Wickham
Duration 10h 10m
1955. Canon Sidney Chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is back. Accompanied by his faithful Labrador, Dickens, and the increasingly exasperated Inspector Geordie Keating, Sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a Cambridge don from the roof of King's College Chapel, a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio an...
View BookA Maisie Dobbs Mystery: Elegy For Eddie
Author: Jacqueline Winspear
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Author Jacqueline Winspear
Narrator Julie Teal
SeriesMaisie Dobbs Mystery, Book 9
Duration 10h 59m
April 1933. Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. When Eddie is killed in a violent accident, there is skepticism about the cause of death. Who would want to kill Eddie, and why? Maisie Dobbs is determined to offer her help. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whet...
View BookAuthor: Colin Dexter
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Author Colin Dexter
Narrator Edward Hardwicke
Duration 14m
Neighborly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new puzzle for Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse.
View BookA Maisie Dobbs Mystery: A Dangerous Place
Author: Jacqueline Winspear
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Author Jacqueline Winspear
Narrator Julie Teal
SeriesMaisie Dobbs Mystery, Book 11
Duration 10h 9m
Four years after she set sail from England, leaving everything she most loved behind, Maisie Dobbs at last returns, only to find herself in a dangerous place... In Jacqueline Winspear's powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the British garrison town of Gibraltar leads Maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and pe...
View BookBaby Ganesh Detective Agency Series Book 3: The Strange Disappearance of A Bollywood Star
Author: Vaseem Khan
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Author Vaseem Khan
Narrator Madhav Sharma
SeriesBABY GANESH DETECTIVE AGENCY, Book 3
Duration 11h 21m
Mumbai thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters. But even in the city of dreams, there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Rising star and incorrigible playboy Vikram Verma has disappeared, leaving his latest film in jeopardy. Hired by Verma's formidable mother to find him, Inspector Chopra and his sidekick, baby elephant Ga...
View BookThe Yellow Cottage Vintage Mysteries Book 2: The Curse of Arundel Hall
Author: J. New
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Author J. New
Narrator Jilly Bond
SeriesThe Yellow Cottage Cosy Mysteries, Book 2
Duration 5h 47m
One ghost and one murder, one hundred years apart. But are they connected? Ella has discovered a secret room in The Yellow Cottage, but with it comes a ghost. Who was she? And how did she die? Ella needs to find the answers before either of them can find peace. But things take a nasty turn for the worse. Ella Bridges has been living on Linhay Islan...
View BookAuthor: Dick Francis
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Author Dick Francis
Narrator Tony Britton
Duration 10h 54m
Summoned by his wealthy father, Malcolm, after a three-year estrangement, amateur jockey Ian Pembroke attempts to discover who murdered Malcolm's money-grabbing fifth wife and who wants Malcolm dead as well. Suspects include the man's three surviving ex-wives and eight children. Hidden gold, house bombs and expensive racehorses spice up the familia...
View BookAuthor: Colin Dexter
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Author Colin Dexter
Narrator Terence Hardiman
Duration 8h 27m
Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's. Most could remember the churchwarden's murder and the murderer's consequent suicide, but a chance meeting reveals deception...
View BookAuthor: Ngaio Marsh
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Author Ngaio Marsh
Narrator Ric Jerrom
Duration 10h 18m
It was planned as an act of charity: a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift. But its execution was doomed when Miss Campanula sat down to play. A chord was struck, a shot rang out and Miss Campanula was dead. A case of sinister infatuation for the brilliant Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn.
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
Narrator John Moffatt
Duration 6h 30m
Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, a tragic accident had been followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies - a husband and wife - shot dead. Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that 'old sins leave long shadows'.
View BookThe Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
Author: Colin Dexter
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Author Colin Dexter
Narrator Terence Hardiman
Duration 7h 31m
The Foreign Examinations Syndicate at Oxford is a small unit which invigilates examinations for people from the Third World who sit their exams in their own countries. Complete integrity from its small staff is essential. When a member of the Syndicate is murdered, Chief Inspector Morse is convinced that one of the five executives of the Syndicate...
View BookAgatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon
Author: M. C. Beaton
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Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
Duration 6h 2m
After nearly being killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door, determined to prove that his wife is cheating, Raisin Investigations immediately offers to help. Trouble is, Agatha hates divorce cases but she has a business to run now and she's not...
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