BBC Radio 4
Author
Series
Philip Marlowe mysteries volume 6
Language
English
Description
Marlowe is constantly on the move with a case involving a war-scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife. A psychotic gangster is on his trail; he is in trouble with the cops; and an unequaled number of corpses turn up.
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Publication Date
p2006, p1999
Language
English
Description
Based on the real-life adventures of Scottish shoemaker's son Alexander Selkirk, Robinson Crusoe was one of the very first adventure stories to be published in English literature. Here Roy Marsden stars as the older Robinson Crusoe looking back on his life of recklessness, daring and adventure--and the survival of twenty-eight years, two months and nineteen days on a desert island.
Author
Series
Miss Marple mystery volume 7
Publisher
BBC Audiobook America
Publication Date
p2005
Language
English
Author
Publisher
AudioGO
Publication Date
[2011], p2011
Language
English
Description
This narrative tells the story of the American Civil War through the voices of those who lived it. Written and presented by acclaimed historian David Reynolds, these extracts come from the series America, Empire of Liberty.
10) I, Claudius
Author
Series
Publisher
AudioGO
Publication Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
Claudius lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and dismissed as an idiot, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings that marked the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and Caligula, to become Emperor of Rome in 41 A.D.
11) The big sleep
Author
Series
Philip Marlowe mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
One of the most acclaimed works of crime fiction ever written, The Big Sleep is the first novel featuring Raymond Chandler’s iconic creation Philip Marlowe, hailed as the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times).
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
“Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful,...
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
“Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful,...
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Publication Date
1999, cp1989
Language
English
Description
The spectre of the revolution, the flaming chateaux, the ferocious mobs, the rumbling death carts, the hiss and thud of the guillotine, the storming of the Bastille - all are vividly portrayed in this BBC production.
Author
Series
Philip Marlowe mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A couple of missing wives--one a rich man's and one a poor man's--become the objects of Marlowe's investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be dead. Marlowe's not sure he cares about either one, but he's not paid to care. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author
Series
Philip Marlowe mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson.
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune—the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence...
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune—the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Publication Date
[2008], p1998, 2006
Language
English
Description
The rural beauty of Steeple Bumpleigh holds no attractions for Bertie, containing (as it does) the appalling Aunt Agatha. But there is man's work to do and, with Jeeves at his side, how can Bertie fail?
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Publication Date
[2008], p2007
Language
English
Description
In Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death, Agatha determines to make her mark by winning the local baking competition. When the judge is poisoned by her efforts, she investigates and uncovers a web of extra-marital sex and pastry-based favors. In Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet, a handsome vet is found stabbed with a syringeful of tranquilizer. Was it an accident or did someone put him to sleep?