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The Linking Rings
- The Eli Marks Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Jim Cunningham
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
Eli's trip to London with his uncle Harry quickly turns homicidal when the older magician finds himself accused of murder. A second slaying does little to take the spotlight off Harry. Instead it's clear someone is knocking off Harry's elderly peers in bizarrely effective ways. But who?
The odd gets odder when the prime suspect appears to be a bitter performer with a grudge...who committed suicide over 30 years before. While Eli struggles to prove his uncle's innocence - and keep them both alive - he finds himself embroiled in a battle of his own: A favorite magic routine of his has been ripped off by another hugely popular magician.
What began as a whirlwind vacation to London with girlfriend Megan turns into a fatal and larcenous trip into the dark heart of magic within the city's oldest magic society, the Magic Circle.
No one does intriguing magic and page-turning humor like John Gaspard. Pick it up and see if you can be the first to figure out the trick!
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- Julie
- 26-05-23
Magic circle
I really enjoyed this book and am so glad I discovered this series. Despite having my suspicions confirmed the author still managed to pull off his own magic trick and surprise me with a twist that I didn't see coming. I am really enjoying the magic angle to the series and this book is packed full of them. The mystery was really good and had me guessing how and who the next victim would be, as I said I had guessed the killer but I was still hooked by the story and didn't want it to end. The trip to London was a nice shake up and with a few attractions mentioned it was easy to picture. Despite being in a different country, a lot of the previous characters are present and while not necessarily to have read the previous books I would recommend it, as the stories follow on from each other. I would say the characters are the reason I keep returning to the series but the story is just captivating. Off to start the next book.
Magician Eli and his girlfriend join his uncle on a trip to London for a reunion at the magic circle. An old friend of Harry's is good dead while performing a magic trick on stage and Harry is the prime suspect. When another magician is found dead it looks like someone is targeting the old friends. Who will be next? And Can Eli find the killer before anybody else dies? The killings are well planned and the killer uses magic tricks to kill his victims could the killer be another magician?
I like the narrator, he used a wide range of accents to bring the characters to life.
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- Philip C
- 31-05-23
Great mystery but a few dodgy accents
I enjoy the Eli Marks books and this is probably my favourite so far.
The narrator usually gets full marks (no pun intended) but on this occasion I think the English accents bamboozled him slightly and most characters sounded like a typical cheeky cockney.
This didn't detract too much from the overall experience though and I look forward to the next in the series.
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- BeeBopTallulah
- 30-06-22
Good, as usual...
...but I had to knock a star off because of the dreadful attempt at various British accents.
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- Fred Bloggs
- 01-06-22
A lovely piece of story telling
great characters,. a very entertaining story told with great warmth by the narrator.A fun tale
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- Mrs S J Lennox
- 20-08-22
Dreadful British accents.
I like these Eli Marks books. They are fun and the magic adds an intriguing extra to the cozy mysteries. All is well until the narrator has to contend with foreign accents - his attempts at British accents are gloriously bizarre. Thank Goodness we’re back in the US for the next story.
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- CAROL
- 19-12-21
Entertaining story
Good, fun story. I have become a firm fan of Eli Marks. And Harry. My only complaint is the English accent. As a Londoner, it set my teeth on edge! Dick van Dyck has a lot to answer for!!
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- Susan duffy
- 15-06-22
Loved it
Well read witty and brilliant who done it, never guessed until Eli did super
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- TK
- 15-09-23
Brilliant 😍
A really good plot, an unexpected ending, beautifully narrated. Engaging characters, engaging setting. Very enjoyable.
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- A. Leeson
- 18-06-22
Still loving this series.
For the author if you ring 911 from a mobile in the UK you will be transferred to the emergency operator just like if you rang 999. To the narrator a good attempt at English accents. I love this series it's so very sweet and wholesome. The mysteries are clever and the characters are interesting. Just wonderful.
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- Jay
- 14-10-22
This was great fun, it definitely cheered me up!
First off, I have COVID and feel like utter pants! So listening to a good mystery helps to keep my mind off feeling like poo. The setting of London is wonderful as a Londoner I appreciate it. I'm not going to lie Jim Cunningham's performance is fantastic despite having a few issues with accents going slightly awry. But fair play to him he is doing multiple characters and accents and did a bloody decent job! I can't even speak English well so... The characters as always are great. I did work out early on who was involved and then to find out I was nearly completely right was very enjoyable. The whole story is good and Jake is a massive... I am loving this book series. I binged this in two days.
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