Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories

By: Peter Lovesey
Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Antony Ferguson, Henrietta Meire, Tim Bruce
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £13.99

Buy Now for £13.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

A collection of 18 crime stories with a diverse range of characters and scenarios, from guilt-ridden fraudsters to lovesick murderers.

©1994 Peter Lovesey (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Inspector Purbright cover art
The Housemaid cover art
Artifacts cover art
The Tao of Pooh cover art
Them Bones cover art
Glad One: Crazy Is a Relative Term cover art
Elegy cover art
American Girl cover art
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast cover art
What a Ghost Wants cover art
The Murderer's Son cover art
Shelter in Place cover art
The Snow Killer cover art
The Grand Hotel: A Novel cover art
Bunburry 1-3 cover art
One Last Child cover art

What listeners say about The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    213
  • 4 Stars
    73
  • 3 Stars
    27
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    211
  • 4 Stars
    69
  • 3 Stars
    12
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    3
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    199
  • 4 Stars
    70
  • 3 Stars
    21
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

loved it

One of the best volume of short stories, most with a twist. Good Narration too.
worth a credit

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Truly impressed!

I’ve read so many crime stories in my life and didn’t expect much from a free book but this was actually amazing. After many stories I had to pause to reflect upon it and think about the genius plot before I could go to the next! Really recommendable!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable

Was very enjoyable with twist and turns all the way through each story.
More book like this are needed

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Colin & Davie's conversation was hilarious

I laughed out loud at Davie's cringing at Colin's conversation on the train. We've all been there.
These are short and sweet twist in the tales, with some being more successful than others.
The narration was excellent for the most part, with the exception of the false regional accents. That Scottish accent was particularly dreadful.
Enjoyable enough listen.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant

Loved the book with all its twists and turns.
Haven't read Peter Lovesey before. Now I look forward to a full novel.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fab

Loved every story and I was gripped by all of them. More like this please.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

entertaining

a really good selection of stories with a twist, most enjoyable to listen too overall

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Entertaining collection

I very rarely leave a review, but as I depend so much on those left by others when choosing my next listen, I've decided I need to do my bit too. 😏.
I very much enjoyed listening to this collection of entertaining crime stories and I will certainly listen to them again. I prefer crime that is not grisly or graphic and these stories satisfy that preference without being overly "cosy". Some of the narrators in this collection are better than others (5 stars for the content, 4 stars for the narration).

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

35 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Super Stories

Wanted some short stories to listen to at night in bed..
These are so so good!
Would recommend to be anyone !

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great short story collection.

Well worth listening too. An intriguing collection of short stories that I would highly recommend.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!