Great Detective Stories


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(4.4 stars; 8 reviews)

Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, wrote a number of "great detective stories", which he claimed were "literally true". We may call this assertion into question, but they were doubtless based, however loosely, on his actual experiences. This volume brings together two of the stories, The Somnambulist and the Detective; and The Murderer and the Fortuneteller. - Summary by LynneT (6 hr 19 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:27 Read by Donald Warren
THE DETECTIVE AND THE SOMNAMBULIST. Chapter I 22:36 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter II 24:07 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter III 16:51 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter IV 11:01 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter V 15:07 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter VI 14:27 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter VII 18:15 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter VIII 11:57 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter IX 17:22 Read by Donald Warren
THE MURDERER AND THE FORTUNE TELLER. Chapter I 11:11 Read by docdlmartin
Chapter II 47:27 Read by Kate Adams
Chapter III 20:34 Read by Owlivia
Chapter IV 19:17 Read by Krista Lee Thomas
Chapter V 20:48 Read by littlemissclumsy
Chapter VI 19:09 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter VII 14:35 Read by RowanWhitethorn
Chapter VIII 15:13 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter IX 22:22 Read by Donald Warren
Chapter X 32:41 Read by Rusty Pistols

Reviews

Interesting story lines


(5 stars)

Sometimes I listen to a story and weaknesses in narration fade away because the story line is that interesting. Such is the case here. I can only imagine how great this book would be if one of the best narrators read it! Some of the narrators on this book are better than others, but no one narrates for that long. The story lines are the stars here.