Great Classic Mysteries by Various Authors

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Enjoy the great detectives of the Golden Age of classic mysteries in this unique collection of audio whodunits. Newly recorded for this original anthology, the crimes, criminals, and sleuths depicted here set the standard for decades to come, and remain as entertaining today as they were when first published. This collection includes the following stories: - "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe - "Hunted Down" by Charles Dickens - "Silver Blaze" by Arthur Conan Doyle - "Cheating the show more Gallows" by Israel Zangwill - "My First Experience with the Great Logician" by Jacques Futrelle - "The Queen's Necklace" by Maurice Leblanc - "The York Mystery" by Baroness Orczy - "The Detective Detector" by O. Henry - "The Blue Cross" by G. K. Chesterton - "The Second Bullet" by Anna Katherine Green - "Naboth's Vineyard" by Melville Davisson Post - "The Gioconda Smile" by Aldous Huxley. show less

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danielx 1,036 reviews

This audio collection contains 13 diverse stories, including several classics. Given their diversity, listeners will find some more appealing than others. Overall, I found it enjoyable for commuting and the narrators very good to excellent. A particular standout was “The Gioconda Smile” by Aldous Huxley The list is as follows:

- “The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe
- “Hunted Down” by Charles Dickens
- “Silver Blaze” by Arthur Conan Doyle
- “Cheating the Gallows” by Israel Zangwill
- “My First Experience with the Great Logician” by Jacques Futrelle
- “The Queen’s Necklace” by Maurice Leblanc
- “The York Mystery” by Baroness Orczy
- “The Detective Detector” by O. Henry
- “The Blue Cross” by G. K. show more Chesterton
- “The Second Bullet” by Anna Katherine Green
- “Naboth’s Vineyard” by Melville Davisson Post
- “The Gioconda Smile” by Aldous Huxley show less

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Jul 18, 2024

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