The Cinema Murder
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
(4,667 Sterne; 90 Bewertungen)
Phillip Romilly is a poor art teacher in London. He finds out that his wealthy cousin Douglas has been seeing his girl friend Beatrice behind his back. He strangles Douglas, throws him in the canal, and assumes his identity. Douglas had booked passage to America for the next day, so after a pleasant sea voyage Phillip arrives at the Waldorf Hotel in New York as Douglas Romilly. An hour after checking in he disappears again, and assumes yet another identity, one that his cousin had set up for himself. Douglas was facing massive financial problems, and he, too, had planned to avoid his problems by getting lost in the crowd in New York. Now, in chapter two…. (Summary by Maikki) (8 hr 6 min)
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Bewertungen
Fantastic!
KAB
(5 Sterne)
This is the best Oppenheime I've heard. So complex, such an unexpected angle, and I would never have guessed the ending! I rarely give five stars, but this one deserves it.
Great Story!
mikezane
(5 Sterne)
Philip is miserable. His cause? Poverty and a terrible cousin who has secretly begun dating his fiance. Philip takes revenge and then takes his cousin's place in America, where he begins life anew under a pseudonym that his cousin had planned to use. He finds fame, love, and friends, but is haunted by his past, all the more so when a pushy detective begins asking questions. Lots of twists, very well done book. Mixed readers, all of them good, but some of the chapters have some background noises and are hard to hear, but doesn't detract from the story.
excellent story.
Cymru Am Byth
(5 Sterne)
This is my first Openheim book but I will now look for others. Intriguing twists and turns especially in the last chapter. Very well read. Thank you Librivox.
IT TOOK LONG ENOUGH
AVID READER
(5 Sterne)
EPO has always produced a happy ending. In this one, I was beginning to wonder. Great story.
had me till the closing scene
Ana
(5 Sterne)
an engaging plot, very well structured to keep you off the right path, to an easy solution. The only hint that the obvious wasn't the truth was the the evolving (for the better) charactors of the principal and his beloved.
More romance than mystery
tuesdaynext
(4 Sterne)
A psychological sketch of a luckless man driven to kill. I found it a bit strange that so many women were drawn to an admitted murderer, but the story was interesting and readers all did a good job.
Peggy Helland
(5 Sterne)
NOW THIS IS WHAT A BOOK SHOULD BE!!!!! Draws one in at the beginning, risky honesty, and a real, unbelievable spin at the end!!! Love it!!! MORE, MORE!!!
Great Story indeed!
trail_runnr
(5 Sterne)
This is time well spent on a wonderful story. This is one that I will listen too again.