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Second Chances
- Shakespeare & Freud
- By: Adam Phillips, Stephen Greenblatt
- Narrated by: Donald Corren, Steven Crossley
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances—outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter.
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Second Chances
- Shakespeare & Freud
- Narrated by: Donald Corren, Steven Crossley
- Length: 7 hrs
- Release date: 14-05-24
- Language: English
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Shutdown
- How Covid Shook the World's Economy
- By: Adam Tooze
- Narrated by: Adam Tooze, Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall60
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Performance51
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Story52
Brought to you by Penguin. When the news first began to trickle out of China about a new virus in December 2019, risk-averse financial markets were alert to its potential for disruption. Yet they could never have predicted the total economic collapse that would follow in Covid-19's wake, as...
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A meandering musing, missed opportunity about a vital world event still unfolding and influencing our collective futures.
- By HellRazor on 21-09-21
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Shutdown
- How Covid Shook the World's Economy
- Narrated by: Adam Tooze, Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-09-21
- Language: English
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The Wages of Destruction
- The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
- By: Adam Tooze
- Narrated by: Adam Tooze, Simon Vance
- Length: 30 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall119
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Performance99
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Story97
"Masterful . . . [A] painstakingly researched, astonishingly erudite study…Tooze has added his name to the roll call of top-class scholars of Nazism." —Financial Times An extraordinary mythology has grown up around the Third Reich that hovers over political and moral debate even today. Adam...
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Genuinely brilliant
- By Derrick on 29-11-21
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The Wages of Destruction
- The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
- Narrated by: Adam Tooze, Simon Vance
- Length: 30 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 03-08-21
- Language: English
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Playworld
- 'A masterpiece' Observer
- By: Adam Ross
- Narrated by: Adam Ross
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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‘A major literary achievement’ Observer ‘Read it slowly and savour its memoirish richness’ Sunday Times ‘A sparkling, disturbing novel of a boy discovering himself and growing up amid self-preoccupied adults’ The Herald ‘Such is the stuff great novels are made on’ Washington Post...
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The Village Bookshop
- An Audible Bedtime Story
- By: Josie Adams, Audible Sleep
- Narrated by: Simu Liu
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Gabriel, the devoted keeper of The Village Bookshop, tends to his shelves with quiet reverence, knowing that books are more than ink and paper—they’re lanterns in dark places, stories waiting to be found. And then there’s Poe, the bookshop’s enigmatic, ink-black cat. More than a companion, she’s the shop’s silent guardian, watching over it as if she alone understands its quiet magic. Those who step inside may not always know what they’re searching for, but in this shop, books have a way of finding their readers.
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Sheer Magic!!!
- By Relaxed Reader on 14-03-26
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The Village Bookshop
- An Audible Bedtime Story
- Narrated by: Simu Liu
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 12-03-26
- Language: English
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Spy Games
- By: Adam Brookes
- Narrated by: Richard Coyle
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance99
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Story98
Fearing for his life, journalist Philip Mangan has gone into hiding from the Chinese agents who have identified him as British spy. His reputation and life are in tatters. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure approaches him in the dead of night with information on the origins of the attack, Mangan is suddenly back in the eye of the storm.
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A difficult to switch off well written grippingly tense novel
- By kay.piercy on 27-08-15
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Spy Games
- Narrated by: Richard Coyle
- Series: Philip Mangan, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 09-07-15
- Language: English
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Tales from Watership Down
- By: Richard Adams
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance53
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Story53
Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams's best-selling Watership Down, the enduring classic of contemporary literature that introduced millions of readers to a vivid and distinctive world. Here, he returns to the delightful characters we know and love - including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah - and presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind.
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Wonderfully written book
- By P. Smith on 02-01-18
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Tales from Watership Down
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Series: Watership Down, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-04-15
- Language: English
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The Florist
- An Audible Bedtime Story
- By: Josie Adams, Audible Sleep
- Narrated by: Stephanie Hsu
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Spend a peaceful morning in a flower shop, where sunlight warms the petals and the air is sweet with blooms. As the florist trims stems, arranges bouquets, and ties ribbon with quiet care, they reflect on the gentle language of flowers and the joy of brightening someone’s day.
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Magnificent Story!
- By Relaxed Reader on 18-02-26
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The Florist
- An Audible Bedtime Story
- Narrated by: Stephanie Hsu
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 12-02-26
- Language: English
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The Tea Shoppe
- By: Josie Adams, Audible Sleep
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 40 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall32
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Performance28
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Story28
Eleanor, the charming manager of a cozy tea shop, enjoys the transportive ritual of making a cup of Masala Chai tea, reminisces about the tea's origins, and delights in the beauty of her quaint English village during the holidays. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world's most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end so you don't stay up to hear what happens next. They're interesting enough to give your mind something to focus on, but delivered in a way that encourages sleep.
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Beautiful
- By This package was delivered to the wrong address entirely. Very dissatisfied and disappointed. It was deld to 7 Neptune terrace not 7 marine parade!! on 28-06-23
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The Tea Shoppe
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 40 mins
- Release date: 15-06-20
- Language: English
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Don't Come Back
- A Funny Travel Adventure of Bad-Tempered Baboons, Black Magic, and Breakups (Weird Travel, Book 2)
- By: Adam Fletcher
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance10
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Story10
Adam Fletcher's life hates him.... That's how it feels since he lost his girlfriend of nine years, his confidence, hair, and home. But then he receives an email from a mysterious stranger offering him a free holiday of a lifetime. It's too good to be true. But then what does he have to lose? So he says yes. And then things gets strange....
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Further travels to far flung places, with an authentic narrative thread of self-discovery
- By AmazonCustomer on 08-05-22
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Don't Come Back
- A Funny Travel Adventure of Bad-Tempered Baboons, Black Magic, and Breakups (Weird Travel, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Series: Weird Travel Series, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 12-01-21
- Language: English
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The Enemy
- It Happened in Charleston, Book 2
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Connie Shabshab, Will Damron
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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It’s been twelve years since June Broaden has seen her high school enemy (and secret crush), Ryan Henderson. That’s a long time to hold a grudge over some petty feud, but the sharp memory of him dangling a kiss at graduation, then pulling away at the last second, has fueled many angry fantasies since. Now’s her chance to get even. Ryan, along with most of her high school class, is back in town for her best friend’s wedding, and June is eager to show the former bully exactly what he missed out on.
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Not her best
- By Elmari Radford on 21-07-24
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The Enemy
- It Happened in Charleston, Book 2
- Narrated by: Connie Shabshab, Will Damron
- Series: It Happened in Charleston, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-05-22
- Language: English
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The World of Chaos
- Beast Quest, Book 6
- By: Adam Blade
- Narrated by: Jason Forbes, George Naylor
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance37
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Story36
Velmal has escaped Gwildor, and has Tom’s mother, Freya, as his prisoner. Tom and Elenna travel to a kingdom at the mercy of six evil Beasts, desperate to catch up with their enemy before his evil magic drains Freya of her life-force.
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👌 perfect 🤩
- By lindsay howlett on 28-02-23
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The World of Chaos
- Beast Quest, Book 6
- Narrated by: Jason Forbes, George Naylor
- Series: Beast Quest, Book 6
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 16-06-22
- Language: English
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Lone Wolf
- Walking the Faultlines of Europe - Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025
- By: Adam Weymouth
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance16
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Brought to you by Penguin. From the winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award comes an epic walk across the Alps in the footsteps of a wolf, throwing unique light on Europe's mountainous hinterlands at a moment of political and environmental change. In 2011, a young wolf named...
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Beautifully written and read.
- By Em on 20-01-26
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Lone Wolf
- Walking the Faultlines of Europe - Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 12-06-25
- Language: English
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The Path of the Crooked
- Hope Street Church Mysteries Series #1
- By: Ellery Adams
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance22
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Cooper Lee is at a crossroads. Her boyfriend of five years just left her for another woman, she's living in an apartment above her parents' garage, and her job as a copier repairperson is feeling a little, well, repetitious. Hoping for a fresh start and a new outlook on life, she joins the Bible study group at Hope Street Church. The last thing she expects while studying the Bible is a lesson in murder.
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How did this get into my library?
- By SimpleSybil on 03-01-25
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The Path of the Crooked
- Hope Street Church Mysteries Series #1
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Series: Hope Street Church Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 23-02-16
- Language: English
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Freefall
- Pendulum Series, Book 2
- By: Adam Hamdy
- Narrated by: Luke Thompson
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall141
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Performance131
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Story131
John Wallace survived. Now he has to take control and find out who he can trust in this high-octane follow-up to Pendulum. Fans of Simon Kernick and Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim will not be able to pause this. Eight months after confronting Pendulum, John Wallace is losing himself in a dangerous war zone in a misguided attempt at penance for what he has done. But an assassination attempt makes Wallace realise that he has once again been targeted for death.
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Amazing second book
- By Anonymous on 05-11-17
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Freefall
- Pendulum Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Luke Thompson
- Series: John Wallace, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 02-11-17
- Language: English
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The Tudor Chest Podcast
- By: Adam Pennington
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The Tudor Chest Podcast is a brand new podcast series from the popular Instagram and blog - The Tudor Chest. Episodes will feature historian and author, Adam Pennington, creator of the Tudor Chest Platform, as well as guest appearances by notable historians and fellow authors. Episodes will be released weekly, with a focus not solely on Tudor history, but also the Plantagenets and current royal family news.
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Frendo Lives
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance24
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It’s an all-new horror classic about what happens when the truth is the last thing we want to believe, from Bram Stoker Award–winner and master of thrills and chills, horror legend Adam Cesare. After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year away at...
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Gory return
- By Rebecca Harris on 13-12-25
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Frendo Lives
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Series: Clown in a Cornfield, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 23-08-22
- Language: English
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Summoner Summer Camp 2
- By: Virgil Knightley, Adam Lance
- Narrated by: Boise Blue, Aurora Bliss
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Reggie Hickson's unmentionables have never been so sore and yet sated. He survived his first week at Thistlewick School of Wizardcraft and Witchery. He aced the placement exams, bonded with four gorgeous monster girl cabinmates, and only nearly died from exhaustion a few times. Things are looking up. Just kidding. Everything's on fire.
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Summoner Summer Camp 2
- Narrated by: Boise Blue, Aurora Bliss
- Series: Summoner Summer Camp, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 24-04-26
- Language: English
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Doctor Who: Shada
- By: Douglas Adams, Gareth Roberts
- Narrated by: John Leeson, Lalla Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall223
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Performance163
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Story164
The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University – where nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. But now he needs help from the Doctor, Romana and K-9. When he left Gallifrey he took with him a few little souvenirs – most of them...
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Disappointing adaptation of a lost story (audible)
- By Robbie J on 14-04-12
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Doctor Who: Shada
- Narrated by: John Leeson, Lalla Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 15-03-12
- Language: English
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Devil's Chimney
- Detective Rutherford Barnes Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Adam Lyndon
- Narrated by: Rhys David
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance30
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On a wild and stormy night on England’s south coast, ambitious young police constables Rutherford Barnes and Harriet Holden are doing the rounds when they see a burglar fleeing the scene of the crime. And the location is Harriet’s house. The ground floor is ransacked. Scrawled in red across one wall are the words: DEAD COPS SLEEP LONG. Then a few days later, Harriet’s battered body is discovered in a shabby seafront hotel. Newly promoted to detective, Barnes vows to discover who killed his partner, and why.
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An introduction to a great series
- By Avid crime fiction reader on 30-07-23
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Devil's Chimney
- Detective Rutherford Barnes Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Rhys David
- Series: Detective Rutherford Barnes, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 24-01-23
- Language: English
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