The Legendary Detectives

by Jean Marie Stine, J.L. "Frankie" Hill, Addison Barnes (Narrator)

There are hours of listening pleasure in The Legendary Detectives: 9 Classic Novelettes Starring the World's Greatest Super-Sleuths. You'll find gathered together a clutch of classic mysteries starring nine of the world's most famous fictional sleuths: The Thinking Machine, the Old Man in the Corner, Max Carrados, Morris Klaw, Sanders of the River, Reggie Fortune, Father Brown, Craig Kennedy, and, of course, the greatest and most famous of them all - Sherlock Holmes.

The authors represented are equally legendary for their contributions to detective history: Edgar Wallace, Baroness Orczy, Jacques Futrelle, Arthur B. Reeve, Sax Rohmer, G. K. Chesterton, H. C. Bailey, Ernest Bramah, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Once the top-selling detective characters of mystery's Golden Age, the adventures of these legendary detectives have for the most part sadly lapsed out of prominence - yet, their names still echo as legends among mystery fans! This exclusive anthology edited by Jean Marie Stine and J. L. "Frankie" Hill brings a sampler of their adventures back for modern mystery fans.

Audible Audio

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Kristjan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book: ***
Performance: ***

Decent Shorts from the Age of Great Detective

I am a big fan of the great detectives/mystery narratives; however, I am also not much of a fan for short stories that don’e have enough time to develop a more interesting storyline. It seems the later tempered my enjoyment of these works. Still, it was a tremendous opportunity to encounter some of the characters that did not survive into the current age … and now I may understand the reason to some extent … some just didn’t age very well. The generally average narration was just not able to pull many of these up as the narrator obvious struggled to differentiate the character voices. Over all it was a nice escape if you don’t have unrealistic expectations based on reputation.

- The Fenchurch Street Mystery (49m) **
- The Long Barrow (60m) ***
- The Mystery Of The Scarlet Thread (77m) **
- The Magic of Fear (40m) **
- The Ghost at Massingham Mansions (71m) ***
- The Eye of Apollo (44m) ****
- The Ghouls (55m) ***
- The Ivory Statue (50m) ***
- The Adventure of the Lion's Mane (51m) ***


I was given this free advance review/listener copy (ARC) audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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[Debra Jeakins · Rating 5 out of 5]

JEAN MARIE STINE AND J.L. FRANKIE HILL bring the audio book reader THE LEGENDARY DETECTIVES. This contains nine super detectives,some famous,some that have faded into detective fiction neverland. With such detectives as The Thinking Machine,Max Carradose, among some of the past detectives of yesteryear. Included are yes, Father Brown and Sherlock Holmes. Some of these detectives in the audiobook may not be around today but they are still legends in their own right.

I love the "old" detectives. And THE LEGENDARY DETECTIVES bring back some of the really good detectives of yesteryear. It was great to revisit some of the goldie oldie detectives that I read and loved many many moons ago. The narration by Addison Barnes we pretty good considering the number of characters that were presented here. THE LEGENDARY DETECTIVES is definetely a keeper and on my re read list in the future.

I received this audiobook free in exchange for an honest review.

[FangirlNation · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Legendary Detectives, edited by Jean Marie Stine and J.L. “Frankie” Hill gives listeners nine stories from the Golden Age of Detection, written mostly by British authors, but also by Americans too. All were well- known in their day, though only some are commonly read today. These stories serve as a good introduction to readers who may want to look up the authors for further reading. Each story begins with a brief biography of the author and the methods of detection used in her or his works.

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