Author: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
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SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 27
Duration 2h 12m
Gordon Cloade is killed in a London air raid, and his vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen. Five of his relatives are desperate to get their hands on Cloade's money, and Rosaleen begins to fear for her life. The prospects for the Cloades improve when they discover that Rosaleen had a previous husband who perished mysteriously in Africa. T...
View BookAuthor: Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
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Author Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Narrator Clive Mantle
SeriesThe Edge Chronicles, The Twig Trilogy, Book 1
Duration 6h 11m
Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, fascinating and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. In his travels he encounters myriad peculiar creatures, like his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peace...
View BookDoctor Who Demon Quest Series Book 3: A Shard of Ice
Author: Paul Magrs
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Author Paul Magrs
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesDoctor Who Demon Quest, Book 3
Duration 1h 6m
The third exciting adventure in a brand new series of linked multi-voice adventures for the Doctor and friends, based on characters from the classic TV series.
View BookVernon Bright Series Book 1: Vernon Bright and the Magnetic Banana
Author: Steve Barlow
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Author Steve Barlow
Narrator Nigel Lambert
SeriesVernon Bright, Book 1
Duration 2h 40m
It started with a banana ... now Vernon Bright has managed to turn himself into a living magnet. He's being attacked by shopping trolleys and he sends computers haywire. It's up to John Watt to find a solution. And hitting him over the head isn't going to work...
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
A group of adventurers set out from Damascus to visit the legendary "Gate of Baghdad", also known as the "Gate of Death". When one of the party is found dead, the others look to the seemingly unimpeachable Mr. Parker Pyne.
View BookAuthor: Dick King-Smith
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Author Dick King-Smith
Narrator Josie Lawrence
Duration 1h 39m
When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can't believe her eyes. When the carrot turns out to be a tiny leprechaun, she can't believe her luck. She is the only human who can see him - but where is his pot of gold?
View BookAuthor: Anita Sullivan
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Author Anita Sullivan
Narrator David-Lloyd Gareth
Duration 44m
When PC Andy Davidson arrests a young girl for shoplifting, he thinks it's going to be a routine case. That is, until he sees that she is carrying a gun. The girl is soaking wet, covered in mud, and the weapon is like nothing he's ever seen before. He knows that this is a case for Torchwood... The team discovers that the girl is called Freda, but c...
View BookAuthor: Lisa Jewell
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Author Lisa Jewell
Narrator Imogen Church
Duration 12h 23m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell, read by Imogen Church. The smash-hit bestseller from the author of The Girls and Then She Was Gone Six people, one big house and the party that brings it all down . . . Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates. Nothing can come between them - until the gorgeous Jemima moves...
View BookAuthor: Peter James
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Author Peter James
Narrator Daniel Weyman
Duration 12h 27m
A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying, and millions of pounds' worth of valuables stolen. But, as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace rapidly learns, there is one priceless item of sentimental value that the old woman's powerful family cherish above all else. And they are fully prepared to take the law in...
View BookAn Interview With Ben Aaronovitch
Author: Listening Books
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Ben Aaronovitch
Duration 18m
Ben Aaronovitch is the author of The Rivers of London series, the first four books are available to borrow from our MP3 CD library.
View BookAuthor: John Niven
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Author John Niven
Narrator Tom Riley
Duration 7h 45m
Meet Steven Stelfox. London 1997: New Labour is sweeping into power and Britpop is at its zenith. A&R man Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music industry, fuelled by greed and inhuman quantities of cocaine, searching for the next hit record amid a relentless orgy of self-gratification. But as the hits dry up and the industry...
View BookMagical Cats Mystery 1: Curiosity Thrilled the Cat
Author: Sofie Kelly
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Author Sofie Kelly
Narrator Cassandra Campbell
SeriesMagical Cats Mystery, Book 1
Duration 10h 28m
When librarian Kathleen Paulson moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two strays would nuzzle their way into her life. Owen is a tabby with a catnip addiction and Hercules is a stocky tuxedo cat who shares Kathleen's fondness for Barry Manilow. But beyond all the fur and purrs, there's something more to these felines. When murd...
View BookAuthor: Tania Carver
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Author Tania Carver
Narrator Martyn Waites
Duration 12h 15m
Into the house. Down the stairs. Through the dripping dark of the cellar. Someone is there. Someone that shouldn't be there. As a building awaits demolition, a horrifying discovery is made inside the basement: a cage made of human bones - with a terrified, feral child lurking within. Unbeknownst to DI Phil Brennan and psychologist Marina Esposito,...
View BookThe Gentry: Stories of the English
Author: Adam Nicolson
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Author Adam Nicolson
Narrator David Fleeshman
Duration 16h 3m
Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. We may well be `a nation of shopkeepers', b...
View BookAuthor: P.G. Wodehouse
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Author P.G. Wodehouse
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesThe Inimitable Jeeves, Book 1
Duration 3h 34m
The first volume of Wodehouse's brilliant complete and unabridged short stories. Originally a semi-novel, this version contains self-contained stories which are nonetheless linked, often by Bingo Little, an endearingly hopeless chap and a serial romancer: 1. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum 2. No Wedding Bells For Bingo 3. Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mi...
View BookStephen Fry On the Phone, Episode 1 Creating A Network
Author: Stephen Fry
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Author Stephen Fry
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesStephen Fry on the Phone Series, Book 1
Duration 13m
Stephen Fry meets the brains behind the mobile phone. There are more mobile phones in the world than there are people on the planet: In this first episode, Stephen Fry explores the creation of the mobile phone network. Richard Frenkiel, a Bell Labs engineer, who created the cellular networks on which all mobile phones depend, was himself never part...
View BookAuthor: John Mortimer
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Author John Mortimer
Narrator Jeremy Irons
Duration 43m
When Lewis Luby (Jeremy Irons) comes to, late at night in an Italian hospital, he finds himself lying under the monstrous big toe of God. Surely there has been some mistake: Luby, who has never for one moment believed in the immortality of the soul, cannot possibly be in heaven! John Mortimer had the idea for 'Mr Luby's Fear of Heaven' when he firs...
View BookAuthor: Hilaire Belloc
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Author Hilaire Belloc
Narrator Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres
Duration 1h 10m
A much-loved classic for children and adults alike, this collection of poems is a truly unforgettable book of moral instruction. Take heed from the lessons learnt by Matilda, who told lies and was burned to death, Jim, who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion, and Rebecca, who slammed doors for fun and perished miserably...
View Book21st Century Science: Genetics
Author: Moira Butterfield
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Author Moira Butterfield
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 1h 5m
Advances in scientific knowledge have already led to the cloning of animals and the genetic modification of crops, but what's in store for the future? This audio book provides an easily accessible introduction to the world of genetics.
View BookThe Chronicles of Narnia Series Book 4: Prince Caspian
Author: C S Lewis
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Author C S Lewis
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Chronicles of Narnia, Book 4
Duration 6h
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are mysteriously transported back to Narnia where they discover that it has been hundreds of years since their reign as Kings and Queens of the land ended. Cair Paravel, the castle where they lived, is in ruins and the evil King Miraz has taken charge. Along with their old friend Prince Caspian, the children race to ov...
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
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SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 21
Duration 2h 12m
Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura's considerable fortune. But a poison pen letter begins a chain of events which is to end in tragedy. Convinced that Mary Gerrard, a childhood playmate of Elinor's, is attempting to ingratiate herself with her aunt fo...
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