The Riddle of the Purple Emperor
Gelesen von Ruth Golding
Thomas W. Hanshew
(4,495 Sterne; 202 Bewertungen)
Orphan Lady Margaret Cheyne returns home on her eighteenth birthday to live with her embittered maiden aunt and to take up her inheritance of the family jewels. The Cheyne jewels include a pendant featuring the Purple Emperor, a priceless jewel looted from a temple during the Indian Mutiny.
During her time at school in Paris, Lady Margaret has met and fallen in love with Sir Edgar Brenton, the son of an old flame of her aunt and a neighbour in the village of Hampton, where Cleek's adored Ailsa Lorne has also taken up residence.
Lady Margaret's return leads to a mysterious and sinister chain of events, which Cleek and Superintendent Maverick Narkom of Scotland Yard attempt to unravel, with, of course, the help of the irrepressible and ever-hungry Dollops, Cleek's cockney sidekick.
This full-length mystery is a welcome return for Hamilton Cleek, whom we first met in Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces. (Summary by Ruth Golding) (8 hr 18 min)
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Bewertungen
Look, it could just be me...
Timothy Ferguson
(0 Sterne)
...but the ending of this makes no sense at all, now does it? Is it that I'm an Australian? I don't think it is. I think the ending is clver in the sense you'll never guess it, but a problem in the sense that no normal criminal would consider it because in the real world it just would never work. The reader is marvellous, and the rest of the series is fun, but this one's plot...well...I think it has problems.
great reading
aimzzz
(5 Sterne)
Ruth Golding is in fine form with this one... I continually had the feeling of sitting around a campfire with somebody telling a scary story (The story isn't scary-- I'm talking about the atmosphere Golding creates). The story is a fun mystery. I rated 5 stars for the reading... I'd give the story a 4.
The Dude
(2 Sterne)
Ms. Golding is great as usual but her skills can't save a this silly, convoluted ridiculous story. I recommend the reader but choose a different title
Love Cleek - awesome character
mikezane
(5 Sterne)
A shot in the night, a body is seen, yet when the police return to the house, the woman appears to be fine, and mighty cross at being disturbed. What the woman and the police don't realize is that the witness of this odd circumstance is none other than the famous Cleek of Scotland Yard, who knows something is wrong and will not back down until all of his questions are answered. This is a great story, and the reader does a fabulous job. Enjoy!
What happened, Cleek?
Michelle Fearn
(3 Sterne)
Ruth Golding's reading was a five star performance, as always! The story though....Cleek, normally so brilliant, decisive and perceptive, is suddenly dim-witted and oblivious (at least til the very end when he tells all.) The amount of contrivance required to create any of the situations in the book, as well as its plot holes and inconsistencies, are noticeable. I believe the author is much better suited to his shorter, solo stories, which are very enjoyable.
Complex, but good
dsuden
(5 Sterne)
As with science fiction stories, this one requires the listener to suspend incredulity a little. Some of it is pretty far-fetched, but it is entertaining and worth a listen. It is fairly complex, lots of points to keep in mind through the course of the story. Ruth does a great job with the narration. Thanks to her for all of her good work.
KRob333
(5 Sterne)
Ruth Golding does it again with another superb narration with her versatile and talented voice. I enjoyed the story immensely and it was the first I had indulged with Lieutenant Cleek of Scotland Yard. Very impressive mystery with lots of fun characters and villains. I was glued to each chapter because the story always moved forward with exciting drama, suspicions and new revelations.
The best radio comedy
(3 Sterne)
I loved Thomas W. Hanshew’s other books but in this one Cleek seemed to have lost the ability to be a great detective. I had to figure the case out before he did. And it appears to me. He has become a coward as well. as he seems to jump at every little noise.