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The Film Mystery

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(4,245 Sterne; 147 Bewertungen)

The Film Mystery is one of eighteen detective novels by Arthur B. Reeve starring his best known character Professor Craig Kennedy and his trusty sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter. The pair bears an unmistakable resemblance to the more famous British master sleuth and his doctor friend. The setting of this mystery is the early days of movie making, and the murder victim is Stella Lamar, “the beautiful idol of the screen, beloved of millions”, who collapses and dies during the filming of a scene for her latest movie. (Summary by Maire Rhode) (8 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Ch 1 A Camera Crime

14:11

Read by Sibella Denton

Ch 2 The Tiny Scratch

15:51

Read by Maire Rhode

Ch 3 Tangled Motives

12:48

Read by Gesine

Ch 4 The Fatal Script

19:40

Read by Roger Melin

Ch 5 An Emotional Maze

21:54

Read by Roger Melin

Ch 6 The First Club

13:19

Read by Wetcoast

Ch 7 Enid Faye

15:46

Read by Alana Jordan

Ch 8 Lawrence Millard

20:41

Read by rhodian

Ch 9 White-Light Shadows

14:48

Read by Lisa Wilson

Ch 10 Chemical Research

11:21

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Ch 11 Forestalled

14:23

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Ch 12 Emery Phelps

15:38

Read by Roger Melin

Ch 13 Marilyn Loring

17:17

Read by Roger Melin

Ch 14 Another Clue

16:14

Read by Roger Melin

Ch 15 I Become A Detective

26:05

Read by Maire Rhode

Ch 16 Enid Assists

21:14

Read by Chris Jones

Ch 17 An Appeal

9:57

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Ch 18 The Antivenin

7:02

Read by Sibella Denton

Ch 19 Around The Circle

20:08

Read by Julie Levi

Ch 20 The Banquet Scene

19:19

Read by Julie Levi

Ch 21 Merle Shirley Overacts

12:19

Read by Julie Levi

Ch 22 The Stem

12:29

Read by Hoosemon

Ch 23 Botulin Toxin

14:18

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Ch 24 The Invisible Menace

11:49

Read by Sibella Denton

Ch 25 Itching Salve

15:39

Read by Lisa Wilson

Ch 26 A Cigarette Case

13:09

Read by Hoosemon

Ch 27 The Film Fire

18:52

Read by Lisa Wilson

Ch 28 The Phosphorus Bomb

16:37

Read by Hoosemon

Ch 29 Microscopic Evidence

14:01

Read by Hoosemon

Ch 30 The Ballroom Scene

14:49

Read by rhodian

Ch 31 Physostigmin

11:46

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Ch 32 Camera Evidence

25:01

Read by Sibella Denton

Bewertungen

I liked it

(4 Sterne)

I definitely liked this book, it had plenty of plot twists and foreshadowing. However, the beginning was a bit confusing, quite a few characters are introduced right away and I found myself jotting down notes to keep track of them. I had to listen to the first few chapters a few times before it all sunk in. But once you get past that, it is a very good story. Reader is very good, easy to follow.

Worth downloading

(4 Sterne)

I liked this one also. It is a great period piece with lots of film atmosphere; the end was not predictable but not outrageous, either. Good reader and a good story.

Good story...

(5 Sterne)

Story was good, slowed a hit with a little too much scientific description at times. I found the ending lacking any closure, though, with the very last sentence the solution. The readers all did a good effort, but found the changing to be distracting, just when I’ve gotten used to one, it switched. Some of the readers sounded like they could have used better setup for recording, often sounding like in a well.

a bit too technical for me

(3 Sterne)

This was reasonable bedtime listening, but I found the science or pseudo science dragged. Also, although the narrators were pretty much all good the changes from one to another was a bit distracting. Worth a listen, though.

David R.Smith

(5 Sterne)

Great reads and effort by all. Nice long twisting story with the climax held off to the very last sentences. Good insight to the early days of filmmaking too along with good character and dialogue build ups: Thanks!

(3 Sterne)

I really hate that a different person reads each chapter. it really puts me off. One of the women in this one was unable to phrase properly and mispronounced many words.

(4,5 Sterne)

Thourhly enjoyable story. I appreciate the efforts of the volunteer readers, but my favorite has to be Roger.Molean who has an excellent reading voice.

great mystery

(5 Sterne)

Well written! Although I suspected about everybody at one point or another, I never really guessed the true murderer!