The White Moll
Gelesen von Rowdy Delaney
Frank L. Packard
(4,67 Sterne; 103 Bewertungen)
Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) born in Montreal, Quebec, was a Canadian novelist. Packard is credited with bridging the gap from the “cozy” style mysteries to the more gritty, hard-boiled style of such writers as Dashiell Hammet and Raymond Chandler. Packard also wrote a series of novels, beginning in 1917, featuring Jimmie Dale. A wealthy playboy by day, at night, Jimmie becomes a crimefighter “The Gray Seal” complete with mask and secret hide-out, “The Sanctuary”. This character certainly influenced later crime-fighting characters such as Batman and The Shadow.
In The White Moll (1920) Rhoda Gray, “The White Moll”, an angel of mercy who spends her time helping the poor in the slums of New York City, is drawn into the criminal world when she attempts to help Gypsy Nan, who is not what she seems. Accused of a crime and on the run from the police, she must battle the most nefarious criminal gang in the New York underworld to prove her innocence. Populated by such characters as Pierre Dangler, the Pug, Pinkie Bonn, Skeeny, the Sparrow and above all “the Adventurer”, this story contains shoot-outs, car chases, adventure and enough suspense and deception to satisfy the most avid mystery lover. (Summary by Rowdy Delaney) (8 hr 44 min)
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Heart-Pounding Action!
TwinkieToes
(4 Sterne)
This story takes you from one action scene to another, with enough breathing time in between to recover and prepare for the next exciting event. Very fun! The reader doesn't emote, but does a nice, straight reading. The action and intensity comes through without unnecessary hamming. Nicely done! (The intros on these are from before they were shortened for solos. They run about 25-30 seconds, so it's safe for a listener to forward 20 seconds into the recording to shorten the redundancy a bit.) Thank you, Rowdy!
An Agent of Disguise
Dangerous Journeymann
(5 Sterne)
Great story, if a bit confusing, it certainly makes up for it with some charming romance. Our Heroine, is creative, cunning and courageous. She has an admirer, that doesn't meet with her moral compass, yet finds herself drawn to him nonetheless... Our LibriVox Volunteer doesn't do much in the way of "voicing" the characters, she is however an excellent narrator/reader, and I enjoyed every moment of this book.
(4,5 Sterne)
I loved this book. So glad I found out about Packard!! I'm reading or should I say listening to his other book. It's fun, sharp and smooth all the things I love about a story!! Thanks volunteers for reading this one!!
elm
(3 Sterne)
sometimes amusing but a bit overwrought Tale of Noir do good ism
the white moll
(5 Sterne)
Good story with a really good female reader.
Busby
(3,5 Sterne)
Well read, but one of Packard’s weaker novels.
Exciting
Nancy JD Lamport
(5 Sterne)
This book was riveting until the end.
Brett Miller
(5 Sterne)
Packard's best work. and remarkably well read