29 Best Traditional British, Fiction Books
Traditional British, Fiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Traditional British, Fiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Traditional British, Fiction audiobooks below.
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Spook Street
- By: Mick Herron
- Narrator: Mick Herron
- Length: 10 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: February 21, 2017
- Language: English
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4.64(61 ratings)
4.64(61 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDWhat happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for aging spies who can no longer remember their secrets are secret? Or are senile spies taken care of in a different, more permanent fashion? These are theWhat happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for aging spies who can no longer remember their secrets are secret? Or are senile spies taken care of in a different, more permanent fashion?
These are the paranoid concerns of David Cartwright, a Cold War-era operative and one-time head of MI5 who is sliding into dementia, and questions his grandson, River, must answer now that the spy who raised him sometimes forgets
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to wear pants. But River, himself an agent at Slough House, MI5’s outpost for disgraced spies, has other things to worry about. A bomb has detonated in the middle of a busy shopping center and killed forty innocent civilians. The “Slow
Horses” of Slough House must figure out who is behind this act of terror before the situation escalates. -
Real Tigers
- By: Mick Herron
- Narrator: Mick Herron
- Length: 11 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 19, 2016
- Language: English
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4.64(61 ratings)
4.64(61 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDLondon: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they’ve messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The “Slow Horses,” as the failed spies of Slough House are called, areLondon: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they’ve messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The “Slow Horses,” as the failed spies of Slough House are called, are
doomed to spend the rest of their careers pushing paper, but they all want back in on the action.When one of their own is kidnapped and held for ransom, the agents of Slough House must defeat the odds, overturning all expectations of their competence, to breach the top-notch security of MI5’s intelligence headquarters, Regent’s Park,
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and steal valuable intel in exchange for their comrade’s safety. The kidnapping is only the tip of the iceberg, however–the agents uncover a larger web of intrigue that involves not only a group of private mercenaries but the highest authorities
in the Secret Service. After years spent as the lowest on the totem pole, the Slow Horses suddenly find themselves caught in the midst of a conspiracy that threatens not only the future of Slough House, but of MI5 itself. -
London Rules
- By: Mick Herron
- Narrator: Mick Herron
- Length: 11 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 05, 2018
- Language: English
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4.64(61 ratings)
4.64(61 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDAt MI5 headquarters Regent’s Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is facing attacks from all directions: the MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, a nasty tabloid columnist, and the frontrunner for mayor of the West Midlands. Meanwhile, the countryAt MI5 headquarters Regent’s Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is facing attacks from all directions: the MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, a nasty tabloid columnist, and the frontrunner for mayor of the West Midlands. Meanwhile, the
country is suffering a seemingly random string of terror attacks.Over at Slough House, the home for demoted MI5 spies, the agents are struggling with personal problems, from repressed grief to a possibly psychopathic new colleague. But they’re about to rediscover their greatest strength–that of making
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a bad situation much, much worse. -
Joe Country
- By: Mick Herron
- Length: 11 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 11, 2019
- Language: English
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4.64(61 ratings)
4.64(61 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDIf Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die. In Slough House, the London outpost for disgraced MI5 spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over theIf Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die.
In Slough House, the London outpost for disgraced MI5 spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech Wicinski is determined to discover who destroyed his career, even if he tears his life apart in the process.
And with winter taking its grip, Jackson Lamb would sooner be left brooding in peace, but even he can’t ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible for killing a slow horse breaks cover at last, Lamb sends his agents out to even the score.
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Dead Lions
- By: Mick Herron
- Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 18, 2022
- Language: English
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4.64(61 ratings)
4.64(61 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDLondon’s Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what’s left of their careers. The “Slow Horses,” as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe theyLondon’s Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what’s left of their careers. The “Slow Horses,” as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op
badly, or got in the way of an ambitious colleague. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle–not unusual in this line of work. One thing these failed spies have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action.Now the Slow Horses have a chance at redemption. An old Cold War-era spy is found dead on a bus outside Oxford, far from his usual haunts. As the agents dig in to their fallen comrade’s circumstances, they uncover a shadowy tangle of
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ancient Cold War secrets. How many more people will have to die to keep those secrets buried? -
D for Dead
- By: Keri Beevis
- Narrator: Mikhaila Aaseng
- Length: 11 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: August 25, 2020
- Language: English
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4.47(480 ratings)
4.47(480 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen a teenager is found stabbed to death, detectives Rebecca Angell and Jake Sullivan are called to the scene, and clues soon lead them to a crime novel that the killer has used as gruesome inspiration. The author, Amy Gallaty, has a new book out,When a teenager is found stabbed to death, detectives Rebecca Angell and Jake Sullivan are called to the scene, and clues soon lead them to a crime novel that the killer has used as gruesome inspiration. The author, Amy Gallaty, has a new book out, at first prompting Angell and Sullivan to question how far she is prepared to go in the name of promotion. But when Amy attracts the attentions of a stalker and then a second murder mirrors another of her plots, they realize they are up against a cruel and clever psychopath, one who may have a more personal agenda. Working with the FBI, Angell and Sullivan find themselves in a race against the clock to unlock the secrets in Amy’s past before the killer can strike again. This book was previously published as Dead Write.
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Cherringham, Episodes 7-9
- By: Matthew Costello
- Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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4.46(24 ratings)
4.46(24 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morningSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
The Body in the Lake
Cherringham parish council has invited Laurent Bourdain, the mayor of a French village on the Brittany coast, to a gala reception to join the two villages in a mutually beneficial “twinning.” The venue: Lady Repton’s manor house, which her grandson hopes to turn into a world-class conference center. An elaborate dinner worthy of the French dignitary has been prepared. But as the night wears on, and the wine flows, the mayor will vanish from the celebration, only to be found floating dead in the nearby lake. An accident it would appear–until Jack and Sarah start to piece together what really happened to the body in the lake.
Snowblind
One of the worst blizzards in years hits Cherringham, cutting the village off from the rest of the world. Just outside town, in a gothic mansion behind towering walls, stands Broadmead Grange, a struggling retirement home. One of the home’s residents, poor old Archy, becomes Cherringham’s latest victim after he loses himself out among the snow drifts. Did Archy really just fall victim to the elements, or was foul play involved? Jack and Sarah take on the case to dig up the truth.
Playing Dead
When the Cherringham Drama Society invites a local television celebrity to direct their Christmas show, they get more publicity than they bargained for. Someone’s out to sabotage the event, and rehearsals spin into chaos. Jack and Sarah are asked to investigate and soon discover that there’s a darker mystery taking place behind the scenes …
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Cherringham, Episodes 4-6
- By: Matthew Costello
- Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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4.45(116 ratings)
4.45(116 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morningSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
Thick as Thieves
Two Cherringham locals, roaming a farm with metal detectors, discover an amazing treasure–a silver Roman plate worth millions. They must share the reward with both the farmer and the owner of the land, the formidable Lady Repton, but there will be plenty for everyone. That night, while the village pubs do a roaring trade, archaeologist Professor Peregrine Cartwright offers to keep the plate secure in his massive wall safe. But when the British Museum expert arrives to verify the find next morning, the safe is empty! Police blame a notorious gang of art thieves operating in the county, But Jack and Sarah have other suspicions …
Last Train to London
Cherringham is devastated. Otto Brendl, the likable old man who had hosted the classic Punch-and-Judy show for the kids each summer, has died suddenly of a heart attack. But while the memorial service is being planned, Jack becomes suspicious that Otto wasn’t just the friendly man next door. Maybe there’s more behind the heart attack? Soon Jack and Sarah are on the trail of a particularly sinister murderer–and together they will find that there’s not only one kind of justice.
The Curse of Mabb’s Farm
Up on the hill above Cherringham sits Mabb’s Farm. It’s a place with a dark history dating back to the seventeenth century–a time when locals lived in fear of the devil, and witches were burnt at the stake. Legend has it that the farm–and all who live there–are cursed with misfortune. But is it really a curse when this year’s crops fail, the livestock sicken, and deadly fires break out? Or is there a hidden reason behind these dangerous events?
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrator: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Public Domain
- Publish date: March 27, 2018
- Language: English
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4.42(44023 ratings)
4.42(44023 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDVenture back in time to Victorian London to join literature’s greatest detective team, the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson, as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892,Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature’s greatest detective team, the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson, as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. The collection includes one of the author’s personal favorites: A Scandal in Bohemia, in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration. Additional mysteries include The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, and The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.
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Bad Actors
- By: Mick Herron
- Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 10, 2022
- Language: English
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4.4(2209 ratings)
4.4(2209 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDIn London’s MI5 headquarters a scandal is brewing that could disgrace the entire intelligence community. The Downing Street superforecaster–a specialist who advises the Prime Minister’s office on how policy is likely to be receivedIn London’s MI5 headquarters a scandal is brewing that could disgrace the entire intelligence community. The Downing Street superforecaster–a specialist who advises the Prime Minister’s office on how policy is likely to be received by the
electorate–has disappeared without a trace. Claude Whelan, who was once head of MI5, has been tasked with tracking her down.But the trail leads him straight back to Regent’s Park itself, with First Desk Diana Taverner as chief suspect. Has Taverner overplayed her hand at last? Meanwhile, her Russian counterpart, Moscow intelligence’s First Desk, has cheekily showed up
in London and shaken off his escort. Are the two unfortunate events connected?Over at Slough House, where Jackson Lamb presides over some of MI5’s most embittered demoted agents, the slow horses are doing what they do best, and adding a little bit of chaos to an already unstable situation …
There are bad actors everywhere, and they usually get their comeuppance before the credits roll. But politics is a dirty business, and in a world where lying, cheating and backstabbing are the norm, sometimes the good guys can find themselves outgunned.
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Death of a Gossip & Death of a Cad
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrator: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 10 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2014
- Language: English
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4.39(74 ratings)
4.39(74 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDDeath of a Gossip When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joined the fishing class, she wasted no time in ruffling the feathers–or was it the fins?–of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue andDeath of a Gossip
When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joined the fishing class, she wasted no time in ruffling the feathers–or was it the fins?–of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue and unladylike manner was Lochdubh Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet not even Hamish thought someone would permanently silence Lady Jane’s shrills–until her strangled body is fished out of the river. Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish must angle through the choppy waters of the tattler’s life to find the murderer. But with a school of suspects who aren’t ready to talk and dead women telling no tales, Hamish may be in over his head, for he knows that secrets are dangerous, knowledge is power, and killers usually do strike again.
Death of a Cad
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fianc+(r) home to Lochdubh, everybody in town is delighted … except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet his affairs of the heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla’s engagement party, has just been found murdered–shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with many titled party guests as the prime suspects, each with a reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case. When the hidden culprit strikes again, Hamish will find himself trying to save Priscilla from a miserable marriage–and catch a killer before he flies the coop.
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Striking Range
- By: Margaret Mizushima
- Narrator: Nancy Wu
- Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 07, 2021
- Language: English
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4.38(753 ratings)
4.38(753 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDHe was suspect number one–the man who tried to kill Deputy Mattie Cobb and may have killed her father thirty years earlier. But when Mattie and cold-case detective Jim Hauck reach the Colorado state prison where they will finally get toHe was suspect number one–the man who tried to kill Deputy Mattie Cobb and may have killed her father thirty years earlier. But when Mattie and cold-case detective Jim Hauck reach the Colorado state prison where they will finally get to interview him, he’s found dead in his cell. There’s only one clue: a map leading to Timber Creek and rugged Redstone Ridge. Following the clue, Mattie and her K-9 partner Robo journey into the burned forest surrounding Redstone Ridge. But before they can finish their search, they’re called to help investigate the death of a young woman found in a campground filled with elk hunters. Identification of the deceased points to her having recently given birth, but the infant is nowhere to be found. As a deadly storm descends upon the mountains, covering everything with a layer of ice and snow, Mattie and her team search for the missing newborn. The storm batters the area, taking its toll on the team and forcing the sheriff to call in reinforcements. When new evidence surfaces, they decide that finding the woman’s killer will lead them to her baby, making them even more desperate to solve the case. Then veterinarian Cole Walker goes missing, stranded alone in the high country with a person that Mattie now suspects is the mastermind behind several murders, including her father’s. She and Robo take to the trail to find Cole–but the killer has a cold-blooded plan that threatens them all.
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He Shall Thunder in the Sky
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrator: Elizabeth Peters
- Length: 17 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 27, 2004
- Language: English
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4.35(8919 ratings)
4.35(8919 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDIn her best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries, author Elizabeth Peters has created an award-winning mixture of vivid archeological detail, finely-tuned suspense, and witty romance. Peters’ mysteries are so irresistible, The Washington Post BookIn her best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries, author Elizabeth Peters has created an award-winning mixture of vivid archeological detail, finely-tuned suspense, and witty romance. Peters’ mysteries are so irresistible, The Washington Post Book World says, “the public library needs to keep her books under lock and key.” This, the 12th Amelia Peabody mystery, opens in 1914. As the tides of war rise, Egypt is threatened by attacks. Espionage abounds, pulling in several members of the Peabody Emerson household even as they embark on a new archeological season. Amidst a growing tangle of disguises and deceptions, Emerson’s nemesis, the Master Criminal, appears. As increasing perils threaten the Peabody Emersons, their expedition, and Egypt, help arrives from a most unlikely source. He Shall Thunder in the Sky is a treasure-absorbing, intriguing, and highly entertaining. And the surprising resolution is one that leaves even the unflappable Amelia thunderstruck.
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A Walk with the Dead
- By: Sally Spencer
- Narrator: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.35(512 ratings)
4.35(512 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen a young girl, Jill Harris, is murdered, the case soon becomes personal for Monika Paniatowski. She saw the victim looking distressed only hours before she was killed, and Jill was the same age as her own daughter, Louisa. Driven by guilt andWhen a young girl, Jill Harris, is murdered, the case soon becomes personal for Monika Paniatowski. She saw the victim looking distressed only hours before she was killed, and Jill was the same age as her own daughter, Louisa. Driven by guilt and pity, Monika throws herself into the investigation, but both the chief constable, who is away, and Colin Beresford – her right-hand man – think she is too emotionally involved to handle it. What none of them know is that the killer is planning to strike again…
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Cherringham, Episodes 10-12
- By: Matthew Costello
- Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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4.33(8 ratings)
4.33(8 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morningSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
A Deadly Confession
On the edge of Cherringham lies St. Francis’ Convent, home of the Sisters of St. Francis, a small Catholic teaching order. Here a handful of nuns worship, contemplate, and pray. And here, one Easter, the beloved local priest Father Byrne meets his unexpected demise. The circumstances of his death are suspicious, and soon Jack and Sarah are on the case. What secrets did Father Byrne take to the grave? Who wanted him dead? And is religious faith ever a guarantee of innocence?
Blade in the Water
It’s just days before the Cherringham Regatta–an annual event that draws luxury yachts from across the country, as well as the local boat crowd, all looking to party on the river. But it’s no party when boats are vandalized, and a wealthy executive turns up missing, with his blood on the deck. As the Regatta date looms, Jack and Sarah discover that what’s happening on the water looks less like vandalism and more like murder.
Death on a Summer Night
Twenty-five years ago, on a hot summer night, Tim Bell drove to a secluded spot with talented young musician Dinah Taylor after their date at the village fair. But Dinah was never seen again, and Bell–with blood spatters on his clothing–was sent to prison for her murder. Now freed, Bell has returned to Cherringham and his life is in danger from those who feel that justice hasn’t really been served. But, Jack and Sarah wonder, was Bell truly guilty–or did the real killer escape detection all those years ago? As Cherringham swelters in another hot summer, time is running short to uncover the truth before someone else dies.
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrator: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: July 11, 2008
- Language: English
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4.31(75610 ratings)
4.31(75610 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDEleven short stories including The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Squires and The Final Problem. -
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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4.31(75610 ratings)
4.31(75610 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDThese delightful stories of the famous hawkeyed detective are told by his friend and foil, Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle draws us into nineteenth-century London–hansom cabs, train rides, and foggy nights–where Holmes astutely solvesThese delightful stories of the famous hawkeyed detective are told by his friend and foil, Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle draws us into nineteenth-century London–hansom cabs, train rides, and foggy nights–where Holmes astutely solves the most complex and perplexing cases of the day. Among the short stories included in this collection is “The Gloria Scott,” an account of Holmes’ very first case, and”The Greek Interpreter,” in which we finally meet Holmes’ intellectual brother, Mycroft.
The various adventures in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close–the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. That struggle, seemingly to the death, was to leave many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes but was also to lead to his immortality as a literary figure.
Other stories include”Silver Blaze,””The Yellow Face,” “The Stockbroker’s Clerk,” “The Musgrave Ritual,” “The Reigate Puzzle,” “The Crooked Man,” “The Resident Patient,” “The Naval Treaty,” and “The Final Problem.”
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The American Agent
- By: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 11 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 26, 2019
- Language: English
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4.31(9571 ratings)
4.31(9571 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDBeloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror andBeloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.
When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting on the war in Europe, is found murdered in her London digs, news of her death is concealed by British authorities. Serving as a linchpin between Scotland Yard and the Secret Service, Robert MacFarlane pays a visit to Maisie Dobbs, seeking her help. He is accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice–Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie get out of Hitler’s Munich in 1938. MacFarlane asks Maisie to work with Scott to uncover the truth about Saxon’s death.
As the Germans unleash the full terror of their blitzkrieg upon the British Isles, raining death and destruction from the skies, Maisie must balance the demands of solving this dangerous case with her need to protect Anna, the young evacuee she has grown to love and wants to adopt. Entangled in an investigation linked to the power of wartime propaganda and American political intrigue being played out in Britain, Maisie will face losing her dearest friend–and the possibility that she might be falling in love again.
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Where are the Children?
- By: Mary Higgins Clark
- Narrator: Lindsay Crouse
- Length: 2 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1992
- Language: English
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4.3(800 ratings)
4.3(800 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.95 USDThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Suspense launched her career with this classic thriller following a woman whose past holds a terrible secret.Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths ofThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Suspense launched her career with this classic thriller following a woman whose past holds a terrible secret.
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Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her hair, and left California for the windswept peace of Cape Cod. Now remarried, she has two more beloved children, and the terrible pain has begun to heal‚Äîuntil the morning when she looks in the backyard for her little boy and girl and finds only one red mitten. She knows that the nightmare is beginning again… -
Where Are the Children?
- By: Mary Higgins Clark
- Narrator: January LaVoy
- Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.3(800 ratings)
4.3(800 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Suspense launched her career with this classic thriller following a woman whose past holds a terrible secret.Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths ofThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Suspense launched her career with this classic thriller following a woman whose past holds a terrible secret.
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Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her hair, and left California for the windswept peace of Cape Cod. Now remarried, she has two more beloved children, and the terrible pain has begun to heal–until the morning when she looks in the backyard for her little boy and girl and finds only one red mitten. She knows that the nightmare is beginning again… -
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Seasons Edition–Spring)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: April 13, 2021
- Language: English
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4.3(12 ratings)
4.3(12 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIt was a perfect day, with a bright sun and a few fleecy clouds in the heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out their first green shoots, and the air was full of the pleasant smell of the moist earth. To me at least there was aIt was a perfect day, with a bright sun and a few fleecy clouds in the heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out their first green shoots, and the air was full of the pleasant smell of the moist earth. To me at least there was a strange contrast between the sweet promise of the spring and this sinister quest upon which we were engaged. 
The Adventures of Sherlock¬†Holmes¬†is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his iconic detective. Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature’s greatest detective team ‚Äî the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson ‚Äî as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, featured tales include several of the author’s personal favorites: “A Scandal in Bohemia” ‚Äî in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration ‚Äî plus “The Speckled Band,” “The Red-Headed League,” and “The Five Orange Pips.” Additional mysteries include “The Blue Carbuncle,” “The Engineer‚Äôs Thumb,” “The Beryl Coronet,” “The Copper Beeches,” and others.
Narrated by award-winning voice talent Simon Bubb, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes¬†(Seasons Edition–Spring) is one of three titles available in March 2021. The spring season also will include¬†Emma and The Secret Garden.
 
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Hanging Falls
- By: Margaret Mizushima
- Narrator: Nancy Wu
- Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 10, 2020
- Language: English
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4.3(1415 ratings)
4.3(1415 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA deluge has flooded the high ground near Hanging Falls–but heavy rains aren’t the only menace descending on Timber Creek. While on a scouting mission to pinpoint trail damage, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo stumble upon aA deluge has flooded the high ground near Hanging Falls–but heavy rains aren’t the only menace descending on Timber Creek. While on a scouting mission to pinpoint trail damage, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo stumble upon a body floating at the edge of a lake. Robo catches human scent, which leads to an enigmatic forest-dweller who quickly becomes suspect number one. With help from veterinarian Cole Walker, Mattie identifies the victim and discovers an odd religious cult whose dress and manners harken back to the 19th century. As the list of suspects grows, an unexpected visit from members of Mattie’s long-lost family sheds new light on her childhood as they help her piece together details of the fateful night when she was abducted at age two. The tangled threads of the investigation and family dynamics begin to intertwine, but darkness threatens to claim a new victim before Mattie and Robo can track down the killers.
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Rumpole
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.29(264 ratings)
4.29(264 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDHere are six delightful tales featuring everyone’s favorite barrister for the defense, Horace Rumpole. Eccentric characters such as his wife, Hilda, otherwise known as “She Who Must Be Obeyed,” and his philandering colleague ClaudeHere are six delightful tales featuring everyone’s favorite barrister for the defense, Horace Rumpole. Eccentric characters such as his wife, Hilda, otherwise known as “She Who Must Be Obeyed,” and his philandering colleague Claude Erskine-Brown are back as Rumpole visits a snooty restaurant where he engages in a battle of wills over his adored mashed spuds, takes the unaccustomed role of prosecutor, and ventures–unwillingly–onto a ship, where he confronts, of all things, a detective novelist.
Included are “Rumpole +a la Carte,” “Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent,” “Rumpole and the Right to Silence,” “Rumpole at Sea,” “Rumpole and the Quacks,” and “Rumpole for the Prosecution.”
This masterly blend of humor and mystery makes for irresistible listening.
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A Sunlit Weapon
- By: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.28(6066 ratings)
4.28(6066 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear’s beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. October 1942.In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear’s beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
October 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire–the fastest fighter aircraft in the world–to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft from the ground. Returning to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, bound and gagged. She rescues the man, who is handed over to the American military police; it quickly emerges that he is considered a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing.
Tragedy strikes two days later, when another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo’s plane was attacked. At the suggestion of one of her colleagues, Jo seeks the help of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs. Meanwhile, Maisie’s husband, a high-ranking political attache based at the American embassy, is in the thick of ensuring security is tight for the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, during her visit to the Britain. There’s already evidence that German agents have been circling: the wife of a president represents a high value target. Mrs. Roosevelt is clearly in danger, and there may well be a direct connection to the death of the woman ferry pilot and the recent activities of two American servicemen.
To guarantee the safety of the First Lady–and of the soldier being held in police custody–Maisie must uncover that connection. At the same time, she faces difficulties of an entirely different nature with her young daughter, Anna, who is experiencing wartime struggles of her own.
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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
- By: James Lovegrove
- Narrator: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.27(30 ratings)
4.27(30 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDIt is the autumn of 1880, and Dr. John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan, badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity. Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinaryIt is the autumn of 1880, and Dr. John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan, badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity.
Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before. Moreover, there are disturbing reports of creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close.
Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths and a sinister drug lord who is seeking to expand his criminal empire. Yet both he and Watson are soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful than they could ever have imagined, forces that can be summoned, if one is brave – or mad – enough to dare.
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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities
- By: James Lovegrove
- Narrator: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 10 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.27(30 ratings)
4.27(30 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDIt is the spring of 1895, and more than a decade of combating eldritch entities has cost Dr. John Watson his beloved wife Mary, and has nearly broken the health of Sherlock Holmes. Yet the companions do not hesitate when they are called to theIt is the spring of 1895, and more than a decade of combating eldritch entities has cost Dr. John Watson his beloved wife Mary, and has nearly broken the health of Sherlock Holmes. Yet the companions do not hesitate when they are called to the infamous Bedlam lunatic asylum, where they find an inmate speaking in R’lyehian, the language of the Old Ones. Moreover, the man is horribly scarred and has no memory of who he is.
The detectives discover that the inmate was once a scientist, a student of Miskatonic University, and one of two survivors of a doomed voyage down the Miskatonic River to capture the semi-mythical shoggoth. Yet how has he ended up in London, without his wits? And when the man is taken from Bedlam by forces beyond normal mortal comprehension, it becomes clear that there is far more to the case than one disturbed Bostonian. It is only by learning what truly happened on that fateful New England voyage that Holmes and Watson will uncover the truth, and learn who is behind the Miskatonic monstrosity …
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The Consequences of Fear
- By: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 23, 2021
- Language: English
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4.27(8509 ratings)
4.27(8509 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDAs Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a possible murder that threatens devastating repercussions for Britain’s war efforts in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling mystery series. October 1941.As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a possible murder that threatens devastating repercussions for Britain’s war efforts in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling mystery series.
October 1941. While on a delivery, young Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Crouching in the doorway of a bombed-out house, Freddie waits until the coast is clear. But when he arrives at the delivery address, he’s shocked to come face to face with the killer.
Dismissed by the police when he attempts to report the crime, Freddie goes in search of a woman he once met when delivering a message: Maisie Dobbs. While Maisie believes the boy and wants to help, she must maintain extreme caution: she’s working secretly for the Special Operations Executive, assessing candidates for crucial work with the French resistance. Her two worlds collide when she spots the killer in a place she least expects. She soon realizes she’s been pulled into the orbit of a man who has his own reasons to kill–reasons that go back to the last war.
As Maisie becomes entangled in a power struggle between Britain’s intelligence efforts in France and the work of Free French agents operating across Europe, she must also contend with the lingering question of Freddie Hackett’s state of mind. What she uncovers could hold disastrous consequences for all involved in this compelling chapter of the “series that seems to get better with every entry” (Wall Street Journal).
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Edge of Delirium
- By: Trevor Scott
- Narrator: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 13, 2016
- Language: English
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4.27(62 ratings)
4.27(62 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFormer Eugene Police Department detective, Paul Adler, has major problems. Officially, he’s on an extended administrative leave. Unofficially, he was forced to retire early for conduct unbecoming a police officer. Until he can get reinstated,Former Eugene Police Department detective, Paul Adler, has major problems. Officially, he’s on an extended administrative leave. Unofficially, he was forced to retire early for conduct unbecoming a police officer. Until he can get reinstated, or until he drinks himself to death, he has taken on private investigations, where his lack of a filter makes him a true Dick. When a woman hires Paul to find her friend, he has a bad feeling about the case. Shortly they find a dead body on the Oregon coast, and now a missing person has turned into a murder investigation. But nothing is as it seems with this investigation. This normally serene city is rocked with murder as Paul unravels layers of deception. Will he uncover the truth before this case kills him?
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Cherringham, Episodes 19-21
- By: Matthew Costello
- Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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4.27(389 ratings)
4.27(389 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morningSet in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
Ghost of a Chance
Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous Ghost-Hunters Dinner, complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions, and things that go bump in the night. But this year’s event ends in a terrifying accident, and suddenly everyone wonders, Is there a real ghost loose in the hotel? Jack and Sarah are convinced the culprit must be human, but soon they’re forced to confront their own superstitions as they find themselves on the trail of an unsolved Victorian murder.
Follow the Money
Claire and Terry Goodman seem to have everything–a successful business, a son at Oxford, a new mansion right on the Thames, and, seemingly, plenty of money to spend. But when Jack and Sarah are asked to investigate an odd robbery at the Goodman home, secrets start to emerge. And as the truth is revealed, it will be too much for someone to bear … and murder may be the only way out.
Murder Most Wild
When the Zakro Corporation attempts to build a mammoth supermarket outside Cherringham, the whole village is up in arms. But the accidental death of the lead environmentalist, Sam Lewis, seems to hand victory to the developers. Could Sam’s opposition to the project be the real reason he died? When Jack and Sarah take on the case, they learn that what had been thought an accident was in fact one very wild murder.
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