The Yellow Claw
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Sax Rohmer
(4,548 Sterne; 21 Bewertungen)
When a woman is murdered at mystery writer Henry Loureoux's apartment, Scotland Yard inspector Dunbar begins his investigation with a note that the woman left behind written to a Mr. King. When M. Gaston Max, a Parisian criminal investigator and master of disguise, comes to help the case, things begin to get interesting. Can they find out who Mr. King is and stop the crazed murderer from striking again? Can they find Henry's butler, Soames, before he ends up in danger? And where is Henry Loureoux's wife?
This book has a lot of "Yellow Peril" and other racial stereotypes, typical of its day. The novel was the basis for the 1921 British silent film The Yellow Claw. (Summary by TriciaG) (10 hr 29 min)
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Paul Scott
(2 Sterne)
I have now listen to several books by this author. I like the author. but I cannot say much for this particular reading. it is read by several different people. some of the recordings are almost impossible to understand even though I tried listening to them in my car, on headsets, and playing over a Bluetooth speaker. also some of the readers get a little too carried away and what they perceive the way the book should be read and it becomes disjointed as a result. I would love to read the book myself or, have it read by one person who not only has a good recording system but let's the book read itself rather than trying to impart all of the nuances that some of the readers of this book decided needed to be applied.
Erin RM
(5 Sterne)
Much better than I expected. Suspenseful.