A Coin Of Edward VII by Fergus Hume audiobook.
Genre: mystery
A family celebrates Christmas and its flaws are gently exposed by the house guest Mrs. Parry. Giles is engaged to the wealthy Daisy, yet is clearly in love with the governess Anne Denham. Things come to a head when Daisy is murdered. Who would murder her? Perhaps the governess who told her she wo ... Show More
Oct 2023
The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson - Scary Stories
<p><em>They were in a boat all alone on a foggy night in the middle of the Pacific ocean. But they weren’t alone. A strange voice cries out in the darkness, in search of food, but he is unwilling to be seen. The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson, </em>that’s next on The ... Show More
40 m
Feb 2022
380 Ian Fleming | PLUS The Black James Bond
Ian Fleming (1908-1964) always wanted to be a writer. Not an "author," as he put it, and not someone in the "Shakespeare stakes," but someone who wrote for money and pleasure. In developing his enduring character James Bond, he managed to accomplish both. In this episode, Jacke t ... Show More
48m 52s
Apr 2023
502 Persuasion by Jane Austen | My Last Book with Stephen Dobranski
Harold Bloom called Persuasion "the perfect novel." Virginia Woolf said "In Persuasion, Jane Austen is beginning to discover that the world is larger, more mysterious, and more romantic than she supposed." In this episode, the first of three parts, Jacke takes a look at Jane Aust ... Show More
35m 41s
Jun 2014
Ep 066 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
<p>Agatha Christie is the owner of numerous superlatives: best-selling novelist, influential mystery writer, criminally successful playwright. Also, did we mention she's a dame?</p><p>Her novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, written in the 1930s, endures not on ... Show More
50m 10s
Dec 2023
Flowering Evil by Margaret St. Clair - Sci Fi Short Stories Audiobook
<p><em>Like all her other plants from far-off worlds, Aunt Amy hoped the Venusian Rambler would win a prize. It hoped so too. Flowering Evil by Margaret St. Clair, </em>that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.</p> ... Show More
23m 55s