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The Opal Serpent

Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

(4,521 Sterne; 145 Bewertungen)

An old pawnbroker is found strangled with his lips pinned together with an opal serpent broach. He has a beautiful daughter who is apparently the heir of his large estate. But another claimant has made herself known as the actual daughter of the pawnbroker. Follow detective Hurd as he unravels the convoluted mystery of the old man’s death and attempts to determine who is the rightful heir. (Summary by Richard Kilmer) (9 hr 44 min)

Chapters

Don Quixote in London

24:12

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Deborah Junk, Duenna

25:58

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Dulcinea of Gwynne Street

23:42

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

The Unforseen

22:52

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Trouble

23:07

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A Noise in the Street

23:22

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A Terrible Night

20:42

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

The Verdict of the Jury

22:01

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Castles in the Air

21:44

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A Bolt from the Blue

20:58

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A Cuckoo in the Nest

20:46

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

The New Life

21:17

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

The Detective's Views

24:53

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Mr. Hay's Little Dinner

20:55

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A New Clue

22:54

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Sylvia's Theory

20:08

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Hurd's Information

21:35

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

At Christchurch, Hants

20:15

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Captain Jessop

16:36

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Part of the Truth

23:42

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Miss Qian's Party

23:21

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Further Evidence

22:30

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

What Pash Said

21:52

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Mrs. Krill at Bay

24:31

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A Cruel Woman

30:54

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

A Final Explanation

20:09

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)

Bewertungen

(4 Sterne)

A new murder, an old murder or suicide, & paternity must be figured out. This is enough to keep you interested without being too much to keep track of. My one gripe is that some assumed paternity without proof. There was only a marriage certificate. I know I'd have wanted a birth certificate from the start instead of coming to that idea later on. This is just one small issue though.

many twists and turns, keeps you guessing till the end.

(5 Sterne)

(5 Sterne)

ummm, I did not see that coming... kinda brutal but interesting crime story from the standpoint that I thought I'd heard it all. But sugar is "gore" and Hindus are "Thugs" and brooches are effective gags. Who knew?

GOOD OLD FASHIONED DETECTIVES STORY

(4 Sterne)

Agatha Christie must have read these books. The reader has a lovely voice and once I got used to his rather flat pulpit like intoning style I was glad I continued on

One of my favorite narrators

(4 Sterne)

2019 - apparently it's been awhile since I've listened. I forgot how awful the victim was murdered and how evil the murders were.

The Opal Serpent

(5 Sterne)

Very enjoyable. Lots of unexpected twists. The reader takes a few minutes to get used to but once you do is very pleasant.

(3,5 Sterne)

Twists, murder, greed, romance and Richard Kilmer (narration) - what more can you ask of a good read?!?

(4 Sterne)

Good mystery, but I did not enjoy the reader- very flat and monotonous.