Podcasts about mystery fiction

Servant Life: it wasn't all elegance and extravagance in the 1920sJoin me for a deep dive into life "downstairs” in a country house. From the servant hierarchy to the grueling work to the lack of personal freedom, the staff had a completely different experience from those “upstairs.”We also take a little detour into the history of household appliances, including a socialite who invented the modern dishwasher!

In this episode, I chat with Danielle Trussoni, about her new novel, The Puzzle Master. Danielle Trussoni is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Ancestor, Angelology, and Angelopolis, all New York Times Notable Books, and the memoirs The Fortress and Falling Through the Earth, named one of the ten best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review. She writes the monthly horror column for the New York Times Book Review. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and winner of the Michener-Copernicus Society of America Fellowship, Trussoni's work has been translated into more than thirty languages.My conversation with Danielle unveils the roots of her literary passion and her long path to getting her first  manuscript agent and publisher ready, to becoming a celebrated writer. We reflect on the way pivotal life events, such as the loss of her father and a terrifying brush with violence in her youth, have not only shaped her narrative voice but also provided a means for healing and understanding.Enjoy!MandyDanielle Trussoni The Puzzle Maker, Danielle TrussoniTwo Nights in Lisbon, Chris PavoneSan Miguel Writers' Conference & Literary FestivalSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 12 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #12 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 12 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 6:27:01 Book: 12 Length Book: 6:27:01 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 15 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 11 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #11 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 11 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 5:13:37 Book: 11 Length Book: 5:13:37 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 15 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 10 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #10 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 10 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 4:28:00 Book: 10 Length Book: 4:28:00 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 15 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 9 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #9 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 9 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 5:50:16 Book: 9 Length Book: 5:50:16 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 15 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 8 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #8 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 8 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 4:02:48 Book: 8 Length Book: 4:02:48 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 15 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 7 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #7 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 7 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 7:47:27 Book: 7 Length Book: 7:47:27 Episodes: 1 - 16 of 16 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 6 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #6 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 6 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 6:19:48 Book: 6 Length Book: 6:19:48 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive is underway! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive. Spoilers: there will be minor details shared for all the novels and stories listed below, and major spoilers towards the end for The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. The latter will be flagged just before I get to it, so you can safely listen to the rest of the episode and just skip that part when I tell you. Mentioned in this episode: — A Master of Mysteries by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins — An Honourable Miss by L.T. Meade — A World of Girls by L.T. Meade — Stories from the Diary of a Doctor by L.T. Meade and Clifford Halifax — The Experiences of the Oracle of Maddox Street by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Sorceress of the Strand by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Face in the Dark by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror edited by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh and Henry Jellett — "The Tea Leaf" by Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace — Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers — Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers Additional sources consulted: — “The Mystery of Robert Eustace” by Joe Christopher, The Armchair Detective Quarterly volume 13, issue 4, Fall 1980 — Rivaling Conan Doyle: L. T. Meade's Medical Mysteries, New Woman Criminals, and Literary Celebrity at the Victorian Fin de Siècle by Janis Dawson, English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920, Volume 58, Number 1, 2015 — Dorothy L Sayers, Nine Literary Studies by Trevor H. Hall — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Eric Sandberg — “Nature Is Lopsided”: Muscarine as Scientific and Literary Fascinosum in Dorothy L. Sayers' The Documents in the Case by Bettina Wahrig in Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema: Precarious Identities, 2017 Related Shedunnit episodes: — Edith Thompson — The Dispenser — Dorothy's Secret NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/whowasroberteustacetranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 5 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #5 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 5 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 7:46:34 Book: 5 Length Book: 7:46:34 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 4 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #4 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 4 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 7:38:09 Book: 4 Length Book: 7:38:09 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 3 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #3 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 3 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 5:19:56 Book: 3 Length Book: 5:19:56 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 2 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #2 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 2 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 4:14:24 Book: 2 Length Book: 4:14:24 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 1 Title: Short Mystery and Suspense Collections Overview: Dozens of short mystery and suspense fiction stories are available through our Short Mystery & Suspense Collections series from classic mystery and suspense fiction authors Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Atherton, Mark Twain, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many other classic mystery and suspense fiction authors. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can also involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved while some mystery books are non-fiction. Published: Various List: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections, Mystery #1 Author: Various Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Suspense, Short Stories Episode: Short Mystery & Suspense Collections - Book 1 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 7:18:53 Book: 1 Length Book: 7:18:53 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: mystery, short story, fiction, supernatural, horror, fright, scary, suspense, terror, death, alibi, clue, culprit, deduction, investigate, motive, sleuth, suspect, witness, murder, Sherlock Holmes Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook mystery #short story #fiction #supernatural #horror #fright #scary #suspense #terror #death #alibi #clue #culprit #deduction #investigate #motive #sleuth #suspect #witness #murder #SherlockHolmes Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Tease your curiosity with Tom Mead, a UK crime fiction author whose passion for golden age mystery authors and locked room mysteries will captivate your attention. Tom unravels the craft of creating an intriguing whodunit, discussing locked room and closed circle mysteries, and the allure of puzzle style mysteries that have fascinated readers for centuries. We then dive into the fascinating intersection of mystery writing and magic. Through Tom's insights, we discover how principles used by magicians can be instrumental in mystery writing. We also take a peep into the golden age of mystery pre-World War II England through Tom's meticulous research process and his use of language. Engage with an author's journey from a first manuscript to a publishing deal, as Tom shares his experiences with The Mysterious Press, an Imprint of Penzler Publishers. This episode is a treat for all mystery lovers, filled with rich insights, captivating anecdotes and a deep dive into the world of locked room mysteries.Tom Mead is a UK crime fiction author specialising in locked-room mysteries. He is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the International Thriller Writers' Organization. His debut novel, Death And The Conjuror, featured magician-detective Joseph Spector who also appears in his new novel is The Murder Wheel.Tom MeadThe Murder Wheel, Tom MeadDeath And The Conjuror, Tom MeadAgatha ChristieClayton RawsonEllery QueenOtto Penzler on The Bookshop PodcastThe Mysterious BookshopOtto Penzler and Tom Mead InterviewOliver SacksSleight of Mind, Matt CookFuneral in the fog, Edward D. Hoch Borges: Ficciones, Jorge Luis BorgesSupport the showThe Bookshop PodcastMandy Jackson-BeverlySocial Media Links

She created Lord Peter Wimsey — and also some excellent slogans about mustard. Mentioned in this episode: — The Mutual Admiration Society by Mo Moulton — Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life And Soul by Barbara Reynolds — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life by David Coomes — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Eric Sandberg — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography by James Brabazon — Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — "The Psychology of Advertising" by Dorothy L. Sayers in the Spectator — Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/shedunnit. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/theadvertisingadventuresofdorothylsayerstranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Books for Men features The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. A classic noir novel about a young drifter who falls for the discontented wife of a diner owner, and the dilemma that ensues as they fight for each other and their lives. It was (basically) the springboard for an entire genre. Listen for more!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who do. (Ladies, of course, you're always welcome!)Share with a friend or on social mediaSubscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platformLeave a rating or reviewVisit BooksforMen.org to sign up for the Books for Men newsletter, a monthly round-up of all the books and authors featured on the podcast.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Magpie Murders. Anthony Horowitz has written dozen of books and scores of television dramas in his lengthy career, but the task of transforming his meta mystery novel, Magpie Murders — a crime novel about writing and publishing crime novels — was especially tricky. Fortunately for MASTERPIECE viewers, the resulting series is a delight, and the author explains the tricky choices he made to bring Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd to the screen.

Should detective fiction be easy reading? Thanks to my guest, Eric Sandberg. He is an assistant professor at City University of Hong Kong and the editor of Dorothy L. Sayers: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction. Get tickets to see Shedunnit live on 11th September 2022 in Torquay at shedunnitshow.com/events. Mentioned in this episode: — Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins — The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — “The Case of Miss Dorothy Sayers” by Q. D. Leavis in Scrutiny (December 1937) — Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers — “Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?” by Edmund Wilson in The New Yorker (20 June 1945) — The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers — The “Happily Ever After” episode of Shedunnit — The “Dorothy's Secret” episode of Shedunnit — The “Dorothy L. Sayers Solves Her Mystery” episode of Shedunnit — The “Detection Club” episode of Shedunnit NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. Thanks to today's sponsor: — Backblaze, astonishingly easy cloud storage and backup tools. Shedunnit listeners can get a 15-day no credit card required trial at backblaze.com/shedunnit To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thechallengeofdorothylsayerstranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

We discuss chapters 25-36 of Tara Moss' new Billie Walker novel, 'The Ghosts of Paris'. Now in Paris, ready for the requisite showdown with the Nazis on her tail, Billie founds herself under the watchful eye over a resistance faction that has been tracking down war criminals on the run after the Second World War. Just her luck, it turns out, that one of them knows her perhaps a little too well. It's time to ponder over Dom's solution as we meet the Ghosts of Paris themselves.We're also joined by Lindy Cameron, Craig Sisterson and Vanda Symon to talk about 'Dark Deeds Down Under', a collection of some of the best of Australian and New Zealand mystery fiction, recently released by Clan Destine Press. With two more volumes in this anthology series already on the way, there's plenty to revel in as our local best get together.Thank you to Harper Collins for copies of the book.

We discuss chapters 13-24 of Tara Moss' new Billie Walker novel, 'The Ghosts of Paris'. Billie's journey through Europe in search of not one, but two, estranged husbands begins. Featuring uncomfortable run-ins with some men who think we're being too harsh on the Germans, to the altogether silly rules against women wearing pants in Paris, the post-war hustle and bustle is on full display. Billie finds out one of her friends has seen Jack, only to find a similar looking man on a morgue slab. Could it all be going awry?We're also joined by Nicolas Pleskof, director of French Murder Mystery Comedy 'Murder Party', to talk about playfulness and suffocation, the great game, and the Australian release of his film.Thank you to Harper Collins for copies of the book.

We discuss chapters 1-12 of Tara Moss' new Billie Walker novel, 'The Ghosts of Paris'. After her last showdown in 'The War Widow', Billie Walker has made quite the name for herself as a private inquiry agent in Sydney, with a unique clientele as the only woman in the country doing her line of work. One client leads to the next, until one Vera Montgomery comes with a blank cheque to find her missing husband. If Billie can prove he's dead, she is free to live her own life. Issues don't always disappear with their times, this intelligent, socially conscious novel sets an intriguing opening as we take to the skies on our way to explore the human stories often swept up in the theatre of war. Solving this one is 2SER's Sponsorship manager Dom Romeo, and if you want our help promoting your business, Dom tells us you should get in touch with him!We're also joined by Tara herself to talk about the all-seeing eye of a noir detective, the way we portray ourselves through fashion, and the heroics in the little things. Thank you to Harper Collins for copies of the book, and arranging our time with Tara.

Welcome to your Murder Mystery Detour! Once a whenever-we-can, Flex and Herds go live (or undead, as the case may be), to talk about their latest fixations in the crime fiction world, and we hear from you about yours! With Herds unfortunately unwell at the last hour, 2SER's own Sponsorship Manager Dom Romeo stepped in ahead of his trial-by-fire for Tara Moss' The Ghosts of Paris. This iteration, we spoke about:Murder Party - Directed by Nicolas PleskofDark Deeds Down Under - Edited by Craig Sisterson, Published by Clan Destine PressPeril at the Exposition - Nev MarchThe Lost Man of Bombay (Out August 2022) - Vaseem KhanDenizen - James McKenzie WatsonEveryone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin StevensonThe Files of Young Kindaichi (2022) - Directed by Hisashi KimuraWe also listened to 'Watching the Detectives' by Elvis Costello, but that's been excised for the podcast! Check out the YouTube page for live chat and a bonus discussion about 'The Quarry'.

We've simply not had enough of Miss Jane Marple, and so it was that we decided to watch all manner of adaptations of 'The Body in the Library' before continuing on the world tour. Featuring the chaotic South Korean 'Ms. Ma: Nemesis', and the staple BBC 'Agatha Christie's Miss Marple', we also challenged you to bring your favourite to the table.Ms. Ma: Nemesis, also known as 'God of Revenge', stars Yunjin Kim of LOST fame, and brings Marple to the modern day. It features convoluted overarching drama, tenuous links to the original novels, and some thrillingly bizarre performances from the supporting cast. Perhaps not one to dive in to part way, it's a competent but questionable reinterpretation of a truly classic character.Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, on the other hand, provides a more faithful adaptation of the story, occasionally to the show's detriment as they juggle the contradictions of a protagonist who knows the answers but hasn't yet spoken, taking it in a curious direction, and showing up their South Korean counterparts on how to do ludicrously blunt sound design.Let us know about your favourite when we go LIVE, Thursday 21st of July at 7:30PM AEST for Death of the Reader: UNDEAD

We discuss chapters 14-18 of Agatha Christie's 'The Body in the Library', the second novel to feature Miss Jane Marple. With Ms. Marple alleging an impending third murder, the police decide the only reasonable course of action is to prepare a dramatic 'just-on-time-arrest', to ensure Conway Jefferson can get one last bit of excitement out of this string of murders.We're also joined by Margaret Hickey to talk about her new novel 'Stone Town', and the recent Ned Kelly nomination for Mark Ariti's previous outing 'Cutters End'. Thanks to Penguin Australia for copies of these books.

The Countess of Charny - Alexandre Dumas - Book 11 - Volume 5, Part 3 Title: The Countess of Charny Overview: This fifth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI and his court to be escorted back to Paris. In Paris, political factions battle over the fate of the nation, the royal family, and anyone with royalist sympathies. Our heroes (like Ange Pitou) and our anti-heroes (like Gilbert) must navigate the blood-streaked landscape while keeping their necks out of the guillotine. All the while, the prophetic Balsamo urges on the revolution: "the quantity of blood which must be shed before the sun rises on the free world ... does not shake my conviction. I marched on, I march on, and on I shall march, overturning all that stands in my path, and saying to myself, in a calm voice, as I look around with a serene look: Woe to the obstacle, for this is the future which is coming!" Published: 1853 - 1855 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #20 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Countess of Charny - Alexandre Dumas - Book 11 - Volume 5, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 1:53:16 Book: 11 Length Book: 7:52:03 Episodes: 23 - 32 of 32 Predecessor: Taking the Bastille Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Countess of Charny - Alexandre Dumas - Book 11 - Volume 5, Part 2 Title: The Countess of Charny Overview: This fifth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI and his court to be escorted back to Paris. In Paris, political factions battle over the fate of the nation, the royal family, and anyone with royalist sympathies. Our heroes (like Ange Pitou) and our anti-heroes (like Gilbert) must navigate the blood-streaked landscape while keeping their necks out of the guillotine. All the while, the prophetic Balsamo urges on the revolution: "the quantity of blood which must be shed before the sun rises on the free world ... does not shake my conviction. I marched on, I march on, and on I shall march, overturning all that stands in my path, and saying to myself, in a calm voice, as I look around with a serene look: Woe to the obstacle, for this is the future which is coming!" Published: 1853 - 1855 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #19 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Countess of Charny - Alexandre Dumas - Book 11 - Volume 5, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 2:43:47 Book: 11 Length Book: 7:52:03 Episodes: 12 - 22 of 32 Predecessor: Taking the Bastille Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Countess of Charny - Alexandre Dumas - Book 11 - Volume 5, Part 1 Title: The Countess of Charny Overview: This fifth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI and his court to be escorted back to Paris. In Paris, political factions battle over the fate of the nation, the royal family, and anyone with royalist sympathies. Our heroes (like Ange Pitou) and our anti-heroes (like Gilbert) must navigate the blood-streaked landscape while keeping their necks out of the guillotine. All the while, the prophetic Balsamo urges on the revolution: "the quantity of blood which must be shed before the sun rises on the free world ... does not shake my conviction. I marched on, I march on, and on I shall march, overturning all that stands in my path, and saying to myself, in a calm voice, as I look around with a serene look: Woe to the obstacle, for this is the future which is coming!" Published: 1853 - 1855 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #18 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Countess of Charny - Alexandre Dumas - Book 11 - Volume 5, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 3:15:01 Book: 11 Length Book: 7:52:03 Episodes: 1 - 11 of 32 Predecessor: Taking the Bastille Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 3 Title: Taking the Bastille Overview: This fourth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins several years after the close of "The Queen's Necklace.” It describes the events leading up to and including the storming of the Bastile. Past plots of Count Balsamo (aka, Cogliostro) to destroy the French monarchy is resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Gilbert – a student of Balsamo's occult arts and the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Considered by many critics to be a highlight of the Marie Antoinette Romances, Dumas tells this quintessential story of the French Revolution through the lens of the people. As Dumas writes, “The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris … the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France—a rock of Sisyphus. Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.” Here, history shows us the Titanic power that a people can wield! Published: 1853 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #17 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction Episode: Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 2:34:16 Book: 10 Length Book: 8:29:59 Episodes: 19 - 26 of 26 Predecessor: The Queen's Necklace Successor: The Countess of Charny Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 2 Title: Taking the Bastille Overview: This fourth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins several years after the close of "The Queen's Necklace.” It describes the events leading up to and including the storming of the Bastile. Past plots of Count Balsamo (aka, Cogliostro) to destroy the French monarchy is resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Gilbert – a student of Balsamo's occult arts and the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Considered by many critics to be a highlight of the Marie Antoinette Romances, Dumas tells this quintessential story of the French Revolution through the lens of the people. As Dumas writes, “The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris … the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France—a rock of Sisyphus. Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.” Here, history shows us the Titanic power that a people can wield! Published: 1853 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #16 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction Episode: Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 3:02:20 Book: 10 Length Book: 8:29:59 Episodes: 10 - 18 of 26 Predecessor: The Queen's Necklace Successor: The Countess of Charny Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 1 Title: Taking the Bastille Overview: This fourth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins several years after the close of "The Queen's Necklace.” It describes the events leading up to and including the storming of the Bastile. Past plots of Count Balsamo (aka, Cogliostro) to destroy the French monarchy is resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Gilbert – a student of Balsamo's occult arts and the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Considered by many critics to be a highlight of the Marie Antoinette Romances, Dumas tells this quintessential story of the French Revolution through the lens of the people. As Dumas writes, “The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris … the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France—a rock of Sisyphus. Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.” Here, history shows us the Titanic power that a people can wield! Published: 1853 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #15 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction Episode: Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 2:53:26 Book: 10 Length Book: 8:29:59 Episodes: 1 - 9 of 26 Predecessor: The Queen's Necklace Successor: The Countess of Charny Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 6 Title: The Queen's Necklace Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist's Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! Published: 1849 - 1850 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #14 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 6 Part: 6 of 6 Length Part: 1:51:39 Book: 9 Length Book: 16:40:31 Episodes: 81 - 95 of 95 Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim Successor: Taking the Bastile Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 5 Title: The Queen's Necklace Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist's Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! Published: 1849 - 1850 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #13 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 5 Part: 5 of 6 Length Part: 2:13:41 Book: 9 Length Book: 16:40:31 Episodes: 65 - 80 of 95 Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim Successor: Taking the Bastile Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

We discuss chapters 9-13 of Agatha Christie's 'The Body in the Library', the second novel to feature Miss Jane Marple. As the police continue their investigation into the death of Ruby Keene, they are sidetracked by another (definitely unrelated) murder, of one Pamela Reeves. Found burning in the wreckage of a Minoan 14 motor vehicle at the local quarry, the young girl had gone missing just a day before Ruby's death. Unsurprisingly, Miss Marple notices something off about the girl's cause of death, and our lady detective steps into her own.We're also joined by Moira Redmond of 'Clothes in Books' to talk a bit about the background of her blog, the way Christie approaches fashion, and how Christie's narratives served as escapism for the Dame during the war.

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 4 Title: The Queen's Necklace Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist's Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! Published: 1849 - 1850 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #12 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 4 Part: 4 of 6 Length Part: 2:09:35 Book: 9 Length Book: 16:40:31 Episodes: 49 - 64 of 95 Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim Successor: Taking the Bastile Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 3 Title: The Queen's Necklace Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist's Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! Published: 1849 - 1850 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #11 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 3 Part: 3 of 6 Length Part: 2:46:17 Book: 9 Length Book: 16:40:31 Episodes: 33 - 48 of 95 Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim Successor: Taking the Bastile Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 2 Title: The Queen's Necklace Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist's Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! Published: 1849 - 1850 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #10 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 2 Part: 2 of 6 Length Part: 3:13:39 Book: 9 Length Book: 16:40:31 Episodes: 17 - 32 of 95 Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim Successor: Taking the Bastile Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 1 Title: The Queen's Necklace Overview: This third volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist's Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI's court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! Published: 1849 - 1850 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #9 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Episode: The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas - Book 9 - Volume 3, Part 1 Part: 1 of 6 Length Part: 4:25:48 Book: 9 Length Book: 16:40:31 Episodes: 1 - 16 of 95 Predecessor: The Mesmerist's Victim Successor: Taking the Bastile Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 4 Title: The Mesmerist's Victim Overview: This second volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness take root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.” Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #8 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 4 Part: 4 of 4 Length Part: 1:50:51 Book: 8 Length Book: 10:39:36 Episodes: 34 - 43 of 43 Predecessor: Balsamo, The Magician Successor: The Queen's Necklace Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 3 Title: The Mesmerist's Victim Overview: This second volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness take root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.” Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #7 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 3 Part: 3 of 4 Length Part: 2:41:02 Book: 8 Length Book: 10:39:36 Episodes: 23 - 33 of 43 Predecessor: Balsamo, The Magician Successor: The Queen's Necklace Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 2 Title: The Mesmerist's Victim Overview: This second volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness take root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.” Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #6 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 2 Part: 2 of 4 Length Part: 3:39:30 Book: 8 Length Book: 10:39:36 Episodes: 12 - 22 of 43 Predecessor: Balsamo, The Magician Successor: The Queen's Necklace Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

We discuss chapters 1-8 of Agatha Christie's 'The Body in the Library', the second novel to feature Miss Jane Marple. After a frightful dream, Dolly Bantry awakes to find a body, in her library! A young dancer from a club on the coast nearby, strangled, just hours after she was last seen entertaining one Conway Jefferson. A clown-car of cops begin to follow the leads on this grizzly case, until Colonel Arthur Bantry decides that simply isn't enough investigators, and summons Sir Henry Clithering, who summons Miss Jane Marple. I'm sure one of these people will be able to figure it out!

The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 1 Title: The Mesmerist's Victim Overview: This second volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness take root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.” Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #5 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: The Mesmerist's Victim - Alexandre Dumas - Book 8 - Volume 2, Part 1 Part: 1 of 4 Length Part: 2:28:18 Book: 8 Length Book: 10:39:36 Episodes: 1 - 11 of 43 Predecessor: Balsamo, The Magician Successor: The Queen's Necklace Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 4 Title: Balsamo, The Magician Overview: This is the first volume of Dumas' Marie Antoinette Romances (also called "The Memoirs of a Physician"). This historical fiction chronicles the strange events surrounding the fall of the French monarchy (starting c. 1770) and the rise of revolutionaries so terrifying that the period is still called "The Reign of Terrors" (1793-1794). In this volume, a renowned magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (Balsamo), employs various occult tactics, like hypnotism and necromancy, to gain state secrets. Balsamo claims to be plotting against the Bourbons, but one must wonder whether this 3000-year-old sorcerer has an ulterior motive. Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #4 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 4 Part: 4 of 4 Length Part: 2:15:42 Book: 7 Length Book: 10:55:06 Episodes: 37 - 46 of 46 Successor: The Mesmerist's Victim Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 3 Title: Balsamo, The Magician Overview: This is the first volume of Dumas' Marie Antoinette Romances (also called "The Memoirs of a Physician"). This historical fiction chronicles the strange events surrounding the fall of the French monarchy (starting c. 1770) and the rise of revolutionaries so terrifying that the period is still called "The Reign of Terrors" (1793-1794). In this volume, a renowned magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (Balsamo), employs various occult tactics, like hypnotism and necromancy, to gain state secrets. Balsamo claims to be plotting against the Bourbons, but one must wonder whether this 3000-year-old sorcerer has an ulterior motive. Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #3 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 4 Length Part: 3:01:59 Book: 7 Length Book: 10:55:06 Episodes: 25 - 36 of 46 Successor: The Mesmerist's Victim Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 2 Title: Balsamo, The Magician Overview: This is the first volume of Dumas' Marie Antoinette Romances (also called "The Memoirs of a Physician"). This historical fiction chronicles the strange events surrounding the fall of the French monarchy (starting c. 1770) and the rise of revolutionaries so terrifying that the period is still called "The Reign of Terrors" (1793-1794). In this volume, a renowned magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (Balsamo), employs various occult tactics, like hypnotism and necromancy, to gain state secrets. Balsamo claims to be plotting against the Bourbons, but one must wonder whether this 3000-year-old sorcerer has an ulterior motive. Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #2 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 2 Part: 2 of 4 Length Part: 2:32:25 Book: 7 Length Book: 10:55:06 Episodes: 13 - 24 of 46 Successor: The Mesmerist's Victim Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 1 Title: Balsamo, The Magician Overview: This is the first volume of Dumas' Marie Antoinette Romances (also called "The Memoirs of a Physician"). This historical fiction chronicles the strange events surrounding the fall of the French monarchy (starting c. 1770) and the rise of revolutionaries so terrifying that the period is still called "The Reign of Terrors" (1793-1794). In this volume, a renowned magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (Balsamo), employs various occult tactics, like hypnotism and necromancy, to gain state secrets. Balsamo claims to be plotting against the Bourbons, but one must wonder whether this 3000-year-old sorcerer has an ulterior motive. Published: 1846 - 1848 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #1 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Episode: Balsamo, The Magician - Alexandre Dumas - Book 7 - Volume 1, Part 1 Part: 1 of 4 Length Part: 3:05:02 Book: 7 Length Book: 10:55:06 Episodes: 1 - 12 of 46 Successor: The Mesmerist's Victim Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free-audiobooks/support

We discuss chapters 25-34 of Sulari Gentill's 'The Woman in the Library', her second standalone metafictional mystery. We're also joined by Dani Vee from Words and Nerds, to join Herds in the battle for points. In Hannah's world, Leo's messages grow more and more erratic, until eventually international travel returns, and he makes his way to Sydney to finally meet his favourite federal agency. In Freddie's world, it's about time for our moustache-twirling villain to be unveiled, but it seems even they don't have all the answers.We're once again joined by Sulari to dive into why Leo's worst crime isn't murder.Thanks to Ultimo Press for copies of the book, and for arranging our time with Sulari!

We discuss chapters 12-24 of Sulari Gentill's 'The Woman in the Library', her second standalone metafictional mystery. We're also joined by Dani Vee from Words and Nerds, to join herds in the hotseat as we scale the mountain of realities facing us as writers write writers writing writers. In Freddie's reality, she struggles with her feelings for Cain as increasingly dark facets of his past emerge, making the aftermath of Whit's injury and Marigold's bizarre fascinations even more difficult to stomach. In Hannah's world, Letters From Leo have taken an even darker turn, a humble correspondence seemingly gone horribly wrong.And in Sulari's world, two schmucks sit down across a table to grill her about every which decision, and still can't seem to take a bloody hint.Thanks to Ultimo Press for copies of the book, and for arranging our time with Sulari!