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Author: William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin
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Author William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 6h 55m
In this scorching crime hook-up, number one best seller Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney join forces for the first ever case of DI Laidlaw, Glasgow’s original gritty detective. Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he’s dead, and it was no accident. Besides a distraught f...
View BookAuthor: Maurice Leblanc
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Author Maurice Leblanc
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 42m
Arsene Lupin, master criminal and 'gentleman thief', is locked up in a prison cell when a brilliant crime bearing all of his hallmarks is committed. Could there be a copy-cat criminal out there in the underworld? But who could match the cunning, agility and grace of Arsene Lupin?
View BookAuthor: Robert Barr
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Author Robert Barr
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 13m
This shady tale takes a listener into the unhappy marriage life of Mr. and Mrs. Bodman, holidaying in snowier climes. Whilst each may have their motives, which party may find that they are driven to the edge and are staring into the abyss? An atmospheric thriller, this story examines two people with extreme personalities who unfortunately do not co...
View BookAuthor: Arthur Conan Doyle
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Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 35m
Written in the first person in the form of a letter, a man who has been in jail for three years professes his innocence of murder. In so doing he reveals a fascinating story of burglary and murder and a possible travesty of justice.
View BookAuthor: H C Mcneile
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Author H C Mcneile
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 42m
Taken from a fascinating collection of tales, including stories related by members of a select club consisting of an actor, a barrister, a doctor, a soldier, a writer and an 'ordinary man'. Each member of this club is obliged to entertain his fellows to dinner from time to time, after which he relates a story connected with his profession or trade...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 3h
If you like your murder stories with an unexpected twist, the following tales are for you: 'The Perfect Crime' by P.C Wren; 'Murder!' by Arnold Bennett; 'Which Make Them Remember' by Jack London; 'An Alpine Divorce' by Robert Barr; 'The Barrister's Story' by Sapper and 'B.24' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
View BookAuthor: John Aubrey
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Author John Aubrey
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 2h 37m
John Aubrey's eccentric portraits of the great figures of 17th-century England rank alongside Pepys's diaries for their vivid evocation of the period. Born in 1626, the son of a Wiltshire squire; at the age of 26 Aubrey inherited a family estate encumbered with debt, and finally went bankrupt in the 1670s. At his death in 1697 he left a mass of not...
View BookAuthor: Joseph Conrad
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Author Joseph Conrad
Narrator Brian Cox
Duration 3h 41m
Two novellas: In 'Youth', the seaman Marlow tells the story of a young man's coming of age on his first voyage to the East. 'Heart of Darkness' describes the slide into corruption of an idealistic trader - Kurtz - in the Belgian Congo. The accompanying music is by Schreker, Szymanowski and Tanneyev.
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