The Paradise Mystery
J. S. Fletcher
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A quiet cathedral town in England, full of gossips and people who are not quite who they seem to be, is the setting for this murder mystery. (Summary by Gesine) (8 hr 39 min)
Chapters
Chapter I: Only the Guardian | 18:33 | Read by JimmyLogan |
Chapter II: Making an Enemy | 22:16 | Read by Stephanie König |
Chapter III: St. Wrytha's Stair | 22:47 | Read by Stephanie König |
Chapter IV: The Room at the Mitre | 18:55 | Read by Anita Roy Dobbs |
Chapter V: The Scrap of Paper | 20:19 | Read by krithiga |
Chapter VI: By Misadventure | 17:25 | Read by Silver |
Chapter VII: The Double Trail | 22:24 | Read by Stephanie König |
Chapter VIII: The Best Man | 18:05 | Read by Sam Fold |
Chapter IX: The House of His Friend | 19:33 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Chapter X: Diplomacy | 21:38 | Read by Stephanie König |
Chapter XI: The Back Room | 19:41 | Read by Gesine |
Chapter XII: Murder of the Mason's Labourer | 18:34 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Chapter XIII: Bryce Is Asked a Question | 19:04 | Read by Gesine |
Chapter XIV: From the Past | 19:42 | Read by Anita Roy Dobbs |
Chapter XV: The Double Offer | 19:07 | Read by Kirsten Ferreri |
Chapter XVI: Beforehand | 15:07 | Read by Kirsten Ferreri |
Chapter XVII: To Be Shadowed | 20:39 | Read by Kirsten Ferreri |
Chapter XVIII: Surprise | 14:51 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Chapter XIX: The Subtlety of the Devil | 21:12 | Read by Sean McGaughey |
Chapter XX: Jettison Takes a Hand | 21:48 | Read by Stephanie König |
Chapter XXI: Saxonsteade Arms | 17:27 | Read by Hugh McGuire |
Chapter XXII: Other People's Notions | 21:37 | Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014) |
Chapter XXIII: The Unexpected | 17:50 | Read by krithiga |
Chapter XXIV: Finesse | 18:19 | Read by Gesine |
Chapter XXV: The Old Well House | 16:43 | Read by Chuck Spann |
Chapter XXVI: The Other Man | 16:37 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Chapter XXVII: The Guarded Secret | 19:01 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
great story...and the readers, some easier to , to understand than others however I am very grateful to all who give us their. gift of their time and talent .
paradise mystery
Elysia
several twists and turns have made me seek out another js Fletcher read!
A LibriVox Listener
Some of the narrators were hard to understand. The narrator of chapter 6 was the worst. I just couldn't keep listening.
Another Thanks To Librivox
Jpassservais
I wanted to thank once again all of the readers and other Librivox volunteers for helping to make my life (and I'm sure the lives of others) more enjoyable. You all bring great writers out of the closet for anyone who can hear or see to enjoy in whatever genre they like. Fletcher's novels are enjoyable because, even though they speak of tragic incidences in the lives of people, it is done much less graphically than many of our present day writers seem to do. So that you enjoy the work without thinking too much of the horror. God Bless all of you at Librivox.
Cabe10
This a a keen story with intriguing ramifications. The assortment of readers do a good job with the exception of Chapter VI, who is the worst reader I have ever heard on LibraVox. That reader even concludes her ghastly sing-song by declaring “end of chapter VII.” The author was noted for creating hundreds of murder plots among his other writings. Even though this book is about 100 years old, it is not reflected in this story, for it is up-to-date as to character development and story line.
MYSTERY, PLOTS, TWISTS & TURNS
Clearspace
A tale we'll worth following. Agatha Christie must have read many of these hundred + year old stories. If you can get past the constant changes in readers, male and female, the English as a Second Language readers with sometimes obscure or mis- pronunciations and the occasional dull flat reader, behind that is a tale worthy of a television series.
More a procedural
TLast
For most of the story the “detective” is a cad. Towards the end there are so many “detectives” it’s hard to keep track. The ending feels tacked on. Even with all these faults it’s a good read/listen.
Mary
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and most of the reading, but some of the readers were truly below par. I appreciate, though, that they are volunteers and without them these books would not be available.