The Mayor's Wife
Anna Katharine Green
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Miss Saunders is out for an adventure. One, which is full of secrets, hints, and half-lies. One, which will require all of her wits. She is to be the companion to the Mayor's wife. The Lady is unhappy, and the reason for her grave unhappiness is more serious than you think. (Summary by Stav Nisser) (7 hr 5 min)
Chapters
01 - A Spy's Duty | 13:56 | Read by Christian Mitchell |
02 - Questions | 16:12 | Read by Christian Mitchell |
03 - In the Gable Window | 17:42 | Read by Steve Mattingly |
04 - Lights - Sounds | 17:09 | Read by Lois Hill |
05 - The Strange Neighbors Next Door | 27:19 | Read by Lois Hill |
06 - At the Stair-Head | 12:30 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
07 - A Moving Shadow | 16:53 | Read by Sandra Luna |
08 - The Paragraph | 9:26 | Read by Sandra Luna |
09 - Scraps | 12:31 | Read by Lois Hill |
10 - A Glimmer of the Truth | 32:03 | Read by Lois Hill |
11 - Bess | 13:11 | Read by Monika Rolley |
12 - Searchings | 15:01 | Read by Monika Rolley |
13 - A Discovery | 15:50 | Read by Monika Rolley |
14 - I Seek Help | 20:27 | Read by Tom Causby |
15 - Hardly a Coincidence | 11:54 | Read by Tom Causby |
16 - In The Library | 19:06 | Read by Tom Causby |
17 - The Two Weird Sisters | 27:14 | Read by MaryAnn |
18 - The Morning News | 14:01 | Read by Bethany Simpson |
19 - The Cry from the Stairs | 3:23 | Read by Wina Hathaway |
20 - Explanation | 8:37 | Read by Wina Hathaway |
21 - The Cypher | 18:00 | Read by Lynne T |
22 - Mercy | 18:25 | Read by Lynne T |
23 - The Wife's Tale | 19:00 | Read by Bethany Simpson |
24 - The Sins of the Fathers | 10:04 | Read by Bethany Simpson |
25 - The Finger on the Wall | 11:54 | Read by Bethany Simpson |
26 - 'Bitter as the Grave' | 6:52 | Read by Wina Hathaway |
27 - A Child's Playthings | 9:20 | Read by Bethany Simpson |
28 - Restitution | 7:57 | Read by Bethany Simpson |
Reviews
Love this!
Lori K
I have to really enjoy a book to give it 5 stars. I didn't just enjoy this. I loved it! So many mysteries (while good) have murder, a detective, & sometimes someone who is not a detective but wants to act like one but not this story. Even though I couldn't understand how the cipher worked (it was explained well but I'd need to see it) I was interested & in suspense from beginning to end. As usual with AKG books there's more than just one mystery/storyline going on yet it's easy to keep track of each of them & all of the characters. I've read about half of her books that are on Librivox & so far this is my favorite of hers. While I feel that only people that are native English speakers that have little to no accent should be reading I had no problem understanding every reading here. Multiple readers don't effect the quality of a book for me if I have no problem understanding it.
Ana
Another great story from Mrs. Green! I enjoyed this very much. Lots of multilayered and intricate twists that add up to a successful mystery novel.
Mayor's Wife
shavon
Excellent! Ms. Green is the best mystery writer of her time and maybe even current times. Bet you could make your own cyfer based on info here. I recommend it- -never a dull minute.
Peter
……….just when you think it’s over, a new story appears. Green always provides a great listen, and the readers were terrific as well.
The Mayors Wife
Connie T. ;
A typical Anna K. Green novel with multiple secrets and mysteries. There are many narrators and this makes it difficult to perceive the intended flow of the book. I had to replay a few segments to understand the narrator. I appreciate the volunteers who read but it would be nice if there were minimal English speech requirements for the readers. I recommend the book.
Thoroughly enjoyed
Bibliophile
As unpredictable and intriguing as any AKG novel, yet quite a different sort of mystery than her detective and murder mystery fiction. Well read throughout and, for me, chapters 11-13 were a particular delight (stop the search, I've found the perfect reader!), but I'm sure it's each to their own in that regard.
The Mayor's Wife
David R. Smith
Well read by all. Great AKG story with intrigue, paranormal, distress , romance, mysteries and so much more that provide for hours of listening joy. As usual a plot with lots of twists dialogue and great character builds with a strong climax and happy ending ... Thanks!
Enjoyable and kept me guessing
A LibriVox Listener
I did not see the ending coming at all. I thought it was well written and had enough plot twists to keep the story interesting till the end. Most of the readers were very good.