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The Christmas Card Crime
- And Other Stories
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin, Anne Dover
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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This new volume in the Bodies from the Library series features the work of 16 prolific authors who, like Christie and Crofts, saw their popularity soar during the golden age. Aside from novels, they all wrote short fiction - stories, serials and plays - and although most of them have been collected in books over the last 100 years, here are the ones that got away.
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Very Good
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Summary
A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman’s watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned amidst the glitz and glamour of Oxford Street’s Christmas shopping. And lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder....
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- Nigel
- 23-01-19
Not worth the time
The introduction says that these stories have not been in print since they were first published. As you listen you realise why. They range from the mundane to the preposterous. Only the final Julian Symons shows a spark, but even that is far from his best. 2 for the Symons, 3 as the narration is ok, but it would be a 1 if I was just rating the stories
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-18
Too slow, stories predictable
Couldn't finish this. I kept hoping the next story would be better, but I was disappointed. I can see why some of the authors dropped out of popularity. But if you enjoy a slow read, then this collection is for you.
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- London Bookworm
- 01-09-19
Eek terrible recording quality
The mix of stories should have been enjoyable and festive but the recording quality was so bad I just couldn’t enjoy this audiobook.
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- John
- 04-12-18
Aahhh... Just The Right Blend Of Mystery, Murder And Christmas.!!
If you’re looking for Christmas season Cozy mystery thrillers,.. then this is the audiobook for you..!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-01-20
Crimes @ Christmas
I really like short stories and Stories about the holiday season and Martin Walker is a great author so my expectations were high. No disappointment here because he also displayed his talent as an editor. All of the stories were good, some were great. No story in this book should have been left out, I read the whole book. I enjoyed getting to read authors from the early detective & mystery stories. I have some new favorites just from this book that I must seek out more of their work. Reading a bit of history & background about the author was a good idea. The book is easily recommended. I also like the cover.
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