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The Diamond Cross Mystery

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(4,364 Sterne; 44 Bewertungen)

Colonel Ashley is confronted with a difficult case: The proprietor of a jewelry shop is found murdered, and a valuable diamond cross is stolen. Whodunnit, and how can the Colonel's expertise in fishing help to solve the case? (Summary by Carolin) (6 hr 37 min)

Chapters

The Ticking Watch

20:29

Read by ashleighjane

King's Dagger

26:51

Read by Rebecca King

The Fisherman

24:37

Read by JimOCR

Spotty

33:33

Read by JimOCR

Amy's Appeal

23:44

Read by Crln Yldz Ksr

Grafton's Search

23:21

Read by JimOCR

The Colonel is Surprized

13:49

Read by TRUEBRIT

The Diamond Cross

14:12

Read by TRUEBRIT

Indicted

13:32

Read by Ted Nugent

The Death Watch

11:07

Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet

No Alimony

15:14

Read by Ditchdog

The Odd Coin

20:02

Read by Ditchdog

Singa Phut

13:46

Read by JimOCR

The Hidden Wires

17:39

Read by JimOCR

A Dog

17:32

Read by Theresa Sheridan

The Colonel Wonders

11:29

Read by Amy Gramour

"A Jolly Good Fellow"

16:08

Read by JimOCR

Amy's Test

12:03

Read by JimOCR

Word From Spotty

17:01

Read by JimOCR

In The Shadows

15:14

Read by JimOCR

Swirling Waters

21:14

Read by JimOCR

His Last Case

15:11

Read by ilianthe

Bewertungen

So-so story

(3 Sterne)

Only a so-so mystery story to my mind and not my favourite detective character. He's white and man who serves as his valet and general servant is black, and boy are we reminded of the fact frequently. He speaks to him in a familiar, friendly manner at times and rather unkindly at others, so be prepared for that (and the author's attempt to render black dialect) if you decide to listen. We're also reassured that another character's alibi comes "not from persons of his own nationality but from" respected local personages "whose word could not be doubted" and there are some xenophobic tropes about disease-carrying and so on. In short, the book shows its age more clearly than some others with regard to race. All that to say: it's a novel of its era. Then again, it's more modern than you might expect in its view of another matter which, being relevant to the plot I won't specify. The mystery itself just wasn't my favourite and felt a little bit untidy to me. I preferred "The Mansion Mystery" by the same author

This was a mostly good story

(4 Sterne)

Mr Darcy awakes one morning to find his elderly cousin dead, apparently murdered. The police begin to collect evidence that points to him as the perpetrator of the crime. His fiance does not believe it and enlists the aid of the famous detective Ashley to help solve the crime and determine who the culprit is. This story was good, but somewhat off-putting. I felt like the author introduced too many angles. Recording wise, most of the chapters were good with a few rough ones here and there where I had to adjust the GE quite a bit, but overall this is still a good story worth a listen.

(2,5 Sterne)

Some of the readers were very difficult to understand. Story line was good.

Would like better if just one reader.

(4,5 Sterne)

The Diamond Cross Mystery

(5 Sterne)

good story.