The Legendary Women Detectives: 6 Classic Novelets
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Addison Barnes
About this listen
Sherlock Holmes' female rivals!
This unique collection for connoisseurs of detection done female style brings back six of the greatest fictional women sleuths of the era of gaslights and horseless carriages. Fans of Kinsey Milhone and other contemporary women detectives, as well as of Agatha Christie and Honey West, will love this collection featuring the foremothers of today's fictional female crime-fighters.
Long out of print and unobtainable, these celebrated women 'tecs - Baroness Orczy's Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, Anna Katharine Green's Violet Strange, Arthur B. Reeve's Constance Dunlap, C. L. Pirkis' Loveday Brooke, Valentine's Daphne Wrayne, and Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace's Ruth Kelstern - were once nearly as famous as the fictional sleuth of Baker Street himself. Their fame waned in the long decades of the 1930s through the '80s, when female sleuths took a backseat to Sam Spade, Nero Wolfe, and the like. But, they are back to baffle and thrill contemporary readers in The Legendary Women Detectives edited by Jean Marie Stine.
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- Fred Jones
- 04-05-24
Good stories
This is a nice set of classic short detective stories let down by an unfortunate choice of narrator. Addison Barnes has little range and a delivery style that did not engage me, she also had some strange pronunciations, this was a unfortunate because I liked most of the stories. I received a complimentary copy of the audio and am leaving a honest voluntary review.
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- Robin Beattie
- 11-11-24
Murders in old times
Very ingenious murder mysteries Many are new to most people Science is used It is very good for history of who helped well known authors such as D L Sayers Highly recommended
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- Mrs. C. J. Mchardy
- 17-09-24
Wonderful collection of stories
This is a great collection of stories, from authors forgotten by time. I enjoyed them. The plots and many twist and turns, and held my attention. The narration is excellent
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- John Marsden
- 30-11-20
A Nice collection of short stories.
This is a good collection of short stories starring mainly female detectives I'd never heard of! Despite the blurb saying "these celebrated women 'tecs were once nearly as famous as Holmes himself" maybe i'm just not old enough! LOL! But the stories are good and short enough for you not lose interest. A highly recommended read for a winter evening. ******
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