Classic Detective Stories
Classic Detective Stories
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The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba by Dorothy L. Sayers #crime #audiobooknarration
In the dim heart of Lambeth, a man who might once have served the finest households sits sipping his morning coffee, unaware that this ordinary moment is the prelude to an extraordinary tale. In a world where aristocrats chase elusive game, one nobleman embarks on a perilous adventure that tests his cunning and courage. Disguises, secret meetings, and high-stakes intrigue unfold as he navigates the shadowy depths of a criminal underworld. Welcome to "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba," where secrets lie behind every mask, and danger lurks in every corner.
Our guest narrator for "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba" is the talented Matthew Jones. Known for his capt...
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Candidate for a Coffin by T W Ford and A Dinner Date With Murder by Harry Stein #audiobook #crime
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.День назад
Step into the shadowy streets of 1940s New York City, where danger lurks at every corner and the line between hunter and hunted blurs. In "Candidate for a Coffin" by T.W. Ford, a seemingly ordinary subway platform becomes the stage for a chilling game of cat and mouse. With the clock ticking and the tension rising, one man's dark obsession unfolds in a tale of suspense and psychological intrigu...
The Nine Mile Walk by Harry Kemelman
Просмотров 8 тыс.14 дней назад
In "The Nine Mile Walk," a seemingly casual breakfast conversation between a newly elected County Attorney and a sharp-witted English professor takes an unexpected turn. What begins as a simple exercise in logic and deduction soon spirals into a gripping mystery that raises more questions than answers. How can a single, innocuous sentence unravel a series of inferences leading to a startling re...
Stan The Killer by Georges Simenon #detectivestory #audiobook
Просмотров 33 тыс.21 день назад
In the shadowed corners of Paris, Inspector Jules Maigret is on the hunt for a merciless gang led by the elusive Stan the Killer. The stakes are high as Maigret and his team conduct a tense stakeout at the Barrel of Burgundy café, determined to catch the ruthless criminals terrorizing Northern France. When a desperate Polish man named Michael Ozep offers his help, Maigret faces a dilemma. Can O...
Crooked Souls by Dashiell Hammett
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.Месяц назад
"Crooked Souls" is an early short story by Dashiell Hammett, the master of hard-boiled detective fiction. First published in 1923 under the title "The Gatewood Caper," this tale introduces us to the unnamed Continental Op as he investigates a seemingly straightforward kidnapping case that quickly unravels into a web of family secrets, deceit, and twisted motives. Set against the backdrop of a p...
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs by Arthur Conan Doyle #audiobooknarration
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.Месяц назад
A Sherlock Holmes mystery. When an eccentric collector named Nathan Garrideb is entangled in a curious challenge involving an alleged inheritance, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are swept into a deceptive whirlwind in early 20th-century London. Nathan is promised a part of a grand estate, but only if he can find others with his rare surname to claim his share. As Holmes delves deeper, the decei...
The Case of The Perfect Maid by Agatha Christie #audiobook
Просмотров 67 тыс.Месяц назад
In the quaint village where Miss Marple resides, no secret stays buried for long, especially with the keen-eyed sleuth on the case. When the Skinner sisters dismiss their maid under suspicious circumstances of theft, they hope their troubles are over. Miss Marple, with her unparalleled understanding of human nature, is intrigued. Aided by the ever-dutiful Inspector Slack, she delves into a myst...
Goldfish by Raymond Chandler #audiobook
Просмотров 11 тыс.Месяц назад
Dive into the murky depths of Los Angeles in Raymond Chandler's classic noir tale, "Goldfish." Originally penned for *Black Mask* magazine in 1936, this gripping short story introduces a detective as cunning and charismatic as Chandler's legendary Philip Marlowe. Tasked by the enigmatic Kathy Horne-a woman as alluring as she is mysterious-the detective is plunged into a shadowy chase for the le...
Agatha Christie Stories Compilation #sleepstories #audiobooknarration
Просмотров 16 тыс.Месяц назад
This compilation of 5 Agatha Christie stories is for those who want to fall asleep. So no ads in between stories, no end music, no commentaries - just the stories. You may have heard them before, or you may not, but for those who want to doze off, here you are! #sleepaid 00:00 Start 00:00:12 The Case of The Perfect Maid 00:28:39 The Last Seance 00:58:08 Sing A Song of Sixpence 01:35:02 The Witn...
The Footsteps That Ran by Dorothy L. Sayers
Просмотров 19 тыс.Месяц назад
Step into the intriguing world of Dorothy L. Sayers' "The Footsteps That Ran." Set within the confines of 24 Great James Street, London, this gripping tale follows the discerning detective Lord Peter Wimsey as he grapples with a puzzling mystery. The echoing footsteps from the room above become a perplexing clue in this riveting narrative, guiding Wimsey along a path fraught with suspense and i...
The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie #mysteryaudiobook
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 месяца назад
🎧 Immerse yourself in the gripping tale of "The Witness for the Prosecution" by Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime! 👑 In this classic short story, Leonard Vole finds himself accused of murder, and his fate rests upon the testimony of his wife, Romaine. But as the trial unfolds, shocking revelations and unexpected twists keep you on the edge of your seat. 😱 Christie masterfully weaves a complex...
The Adventure of the Emperor's Dice by Ellery Queen #audiobook
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Another classic detective story! Guest Narrator: Michael Rutland, Austin, Tx. Michael Rutland was a professional journalist and photographer. After writing cover stories for Boys' Life and Scouting Magazines, he taught literature and creative writing in China for nearly a decade. Following that he earned a master's degree from Harvard, and now dedicates his time to teaching and his writing. He ...
Sing A Song of Sixpence by Agatha Christie #audiobook
Просмотров 63 тыс.2 месяца назад
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those featuring her famous characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time, with her works having sold over two billion copies worldwide. Her innovative plots, clever...
Dead Man by James M. Cain #audiobook
Просмотров 8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Guest Narrator: Michael Rutland, Austin, Tx. Michael Rutland was a professional journalist and photographer. After writing cover stories for Boys' Life and Scouting Magazines, he taught literature and creative writing in China for nearly a decade. Following that he earned a master's degree from Harvard, and now dedicates his time to teaching and his writing. He lives in Austin, Texas with his w...
The Magic Casket by R. Austin Freeman #audiobook
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
R. Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. Born in London, Freeman studied medicine and became a physician, serving as a colonial surgeon in West Africa. However, ill health forced him to return to England, where he eventually abandoned his medical practice. Freeman held conservative pol...
Beware of The Trains by Edmund Crisipin
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
Beware of The Trains by Edmund Crisipin
The Hanover Court Murder by Basil Thomson #audiobook
Просмотров 28 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Hanover Court Murder by Basil Thomson #audiobook
Belgrade 1926 by Eric Ambler #audiobook
Просмотров 18 тыс.3 месяца назад
Belgrade 1926 by Eric Ambler #audiobook
The Story of The Spaniards, Hammersmith by E & H Heron
Просмотров 7 тыс.4 месяца назад
The Story of The Spaniards, Hammersmith by E & H Heron
Sweating It Out With Dover by Joyce Porter
Просмотров 14 тыс.4 месяца назад
Sweating It Out With Dover by Joyce Porter
The Riddle of The Yellow Canary by Stuart Palmer
Просмотров 30 тыс.4 месяца назад
The Riddle of The Yellow Canary by Stuart Palmer
I'll Be Waiting by Raymond Chandler
Просмотров 32 тыс.4 месяца назад
I'll Be Waiting by Raymond Chandler
The False Burton Combs
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The False Burton Combs
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle #fullaudiobook
Просмотров 10 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle #fullaudiobook
The Murders In The Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe #audiobook
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Murders In The Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe #audiobook
Night Shots by Dashiell Hammett #audiobook
Просмотров 13 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Night Shots by Dashiell Hammett #audiobook
The Invisible Man by G K Chesterton #audiobook
Просмотров 4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Invisible Man by G K Chesterton #audiobook
Who Killed Bob Teal? By Dashiell Hammett #audiobook
Просмотров 9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Who Killed Bob Teal? By Dashiell Hammett #audiobook
Ask Me Another by Frank Gruber #audiobook
Просмотров 6 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Ask Me Another by Frank Gruber #audiobook
The Little Restaurant Near Place Des Ternes by Georges Simenon
Просмотров 17 тыс.6 месяцев назад
The Little Restaurant Near Place Des Ternes by Georges Simenon

Комментарии

  • @RockyRacoon123
    @RockyRacoon123 13 часов назад

    I’ve heard/read all of Agatha’ stories many times & still never tire of them. Thank you!❤

  • @soundsilence2604
    @soundsilence2604 14 часов назад

    I'm mid-story and hoping for more details about that 9-piece living room suite (overstuffed) before the end.

  • @fionaccrawford8323
    @fionaccrawford8323 18 часов назад

    I loved your reading... APART FROM the pronunciation of Pince next, which was appalling!

  • @daftirishmarej1827
    @daftirishmarej1827 День назад

    Great reading Casper!!

  • @andypants2078
    @andypants2078 День назад

    Brilliant, I'm now hooked on Miss Marple.

  • @carolinel7027
    @carolinel7027 День назад

    What a great wee story.the narrator is excellent. Love it...thank you.x

  • @maryoleary5044
    @maryoleary5044 День назад

    Decent, kindly and compassionate Miss Marple about the Wasps! 🐝🐝🐝💕 ...they're just little creatures too! ❤

  • @sharimeyers292
    @sharimeyers292 2 дня назад

    Interesting

  • @wasanthaya13
    @wasanthaya13 2 дня назад

    Thanks ... This audiobook version is super ...

  • @marshamellows2908
    @marshamellows2908 2 дня назад

    What are our future projections today? Mostly apocalyptic or void.

  • @jeanneratterman
    @jeanneratterman 2 дня назад

    Clever story as expected! Well read!

  • @user-bf3pc2qd9s
    @user-bf3pc2qd9s 3 дня назад

    Excellent. I am enjoying this. Thank you to you and the narrator for a well- read story. I hadn't heard this one before. Much appreciated x

  • @kathyorourke9273
    @kathyorourke9273 3 дня назад

    Thank you Tony!

  • @ianfhancock1541
    @ianfhancock1541 4 дня назад

    If she could imitate Cockney so well, why did she retain an Austrian accent?

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective 3 дня назад

      Fair point. Though I think I’m reasonably good at posh but retain my native accent day to day

  • @angel22893
    @angel22893 4 дня назад

    Wow! A Peter Wibsey story I didn't know, thanks ❤

  • @martiwilliams4592
    @martiwilliams4592 4 дня назад

    Delightful narration, love the "ramblings ! Very entertaining! Much needed and appreciated-many thanks to you both!

  • @Laura-tp8wz
    @Laura-tp8wz 4 дня назад

    Thanks

  • @Bambisgf77
    @Bambisgf77 4 дня назад

    Love the accent 😁

  • @ajb7786
    @ajb7786 4 дня назад

    That’s how you narrate a story. Wonderful job.

  • @Story-Voracious66
    @Story-Voracious66 4 дня назад

    Thanks Tony. I struggle to get through a detective story, but I enjoyed this one. I loved the tech' in this, and the fact that it was explained. Well done Mrs S. In our house we only watch "cozy crime", there is a strict "No Graphic Violence" code to telly watching, so this meets with the code. Sadly there is still a pronounced discrepency in female wages to male, the whole world over. I hope that too will change soon. Thanks Matthew. 🙏👍👋

  • @MegaFount
    @MegaFount 4 дня назад

    I recently discovered your wonderful renditions and will be working my way through them all. I was wondering if you can find a good Eric Ambler short story? He is considered the father of modern espionage.

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective 2 дня назад

      I have done an Eric Ambler chapter. Not sure he did many short stories, but if you know of some I'd be delighted to learn

    • @MegaFount
      @MegaFount 2 дня назад

      He did write some short stories. Look for one called The Army of the Shadows. That would be a good one for you to do.

  • @MaggieatPlay
    @MaggieatPlay 4 дня назад

    I enjoy a Dorothy Sayers story. Sadly, I personally find the narrator's voice grating to my ears and brain; and cannot continue listening. Thanks, Tony, for the effort of finding a reader and posting the story.

    • @thurayya8905
      @thurayya8905 4 дня назад

      I agree. I like this narrator, but not in this story. I need Tony's voice to listen to a long story. I was very excited until I realized Tony wasn't reading. There's no problem with the accent, so I don't understand why.

  • @veronicamaria2730
    @veronicamaria2730 4 дня назад

    Reference to phone taps, plastic surgery, voice recognition . . . pretty sophisticated for 1928!

  • @gisellebaptiste
    @gisellebaptiste 4 дня назад

    Loved the narration! as always the guest narrators are awesome! I really look forward to your commentary as well. Indeed looking back through our current world view lens makes things look "uglier" than they were probably intended to be but they can also show how inspiring and pivotal the roles our forebears played in shaping our world really is. Thanks again for an awesome episode.

  • @daftirishmarej1827
    @daftirishmarej1827 4 дня назад

    Well read, however, the 'f' instead of 'th' makes me cringe. Like yourself, I taught languages and you're right; it sounds odd but you get a deeper meaning into words (like their history and how the Latin words are often understood more easily. For example 'hard' as an adjective. 'difficult' is often far easier for students) Thanks as always for your waffle 😊

  • @hopscotchtop
    @hopscotchtop 4 дня назад

    Thank you for the story I had forgotten about this one.

  • @MadonnaGrogan
    @MadonnaGrogan 4 дня назад

    Wonderfull period drama, loved it, thank you

  • @sssxxxttt
    @sssxxxttt 4 дня назад

    I much appreciated this. Also Your resume after the story. Thanks

  • @ainemoroney9965
    @ainemoroney9965 4 дня назад

    First! 😁

  • @DaleRibbons
    @DaleRibbons 4 дня назад

    I have the Calendar Of Crime book. Loved all the stories in that volume. I enjoyed this even though I knew the outcome. I thought Michael Rutland did a good job playing Ellery.

  • @gaelricciulli4268
    @gaelricciulli4268 4 дня назад

    Very pleasant and so well told !

  • @marshamellows2908
    @marshamellows2908 5 дней назад

    I have sea grey eyes.

  • @annnovy4537
    @annnovy4537 5 дней назад

    I didn’t expect to find you narrating this story but am SO pleased that you are. I am in for a treat😀

  • @kathleenellenford4816
    @kathleenellenford4816 5 дней назад

    Thank you! for the story and the after commentary!!

  • @kathleenellenford4816
    @kathleenellenford4816 5 дней назад

    The commentary is always so much appreciated!!

  • @kathleenellenford4816
    @kathleenellenford4816 5 дней назад

    Thank you muchly much Tony.. so well narrated.... ❣️Maigret ..

  • @HollyShaltz
    @HollyShaltz 5 дней назад

    Your narration is superb, and your exposition afterwards is lots of fun. Thank you! Wish I'd found your channel sooner.

  • @ardeladimwit
    @ardeladimwit 6 дней назад

    beautiful expressive voice- too many youtubers haven't a clue how to read or present audio. This is truly classic reading and wish that others could learn that phrasing and articulation are very important in presentation regardless of genre.

  • @rewatteefroimchuk8589
    @rewatteefroimchuk8589 6 дней назад

    Thank you much!❤

  • @dianaantu8227
    @dianaantu8227 6 дней назад

    love listening, good story, thank you

  • @dianaantu8227
    @dianaantu8227 6 дней назад

    wow!!! love Agatha Christie!!! than you, so glad i came across you.

  • @a.m.pietroschek1972
    @a.m.pietroschek1972 7 дней назад

    When hard-boiled detective is undone by the narrator voice being MUCH too youthful & cheery for bloody murder & betrayal stories...

  • @a.m.pietroschek1972
    @a.m.pietroschek1972 7 дней назад

    There is a good chance this story, by age of origin, had inspired the `Jeff the Killer´ #creepypasta

  • @pictishking7769
    @pictishking7769 7 дней назад

    Nice / Thanks ! (just a trifle heavy on the bass)

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective 2 дня назад

      It's not actually added. It's just my natural voice for better or for worse.

  • @nicoleverwey-baker8259
    @nicoleverwey-baker8259 7 дней назад

    Thanks for the music title

  • @ritaraerollins2336
    @ritaraerollins2336 8 дней назад

    14:48

  • @reginaorr9126
    @reginaorr9126 8 дней назад

    Love your aftertalk

  • @rutimizrachi
    @rutimizrachi 9 дней назад

    I love your nuanced reading of one of my favorite author's works, and I thoroughly enjoy the commentary. Thank you for taking the time.

  • @lunablue745
    @lunablue745 9 дней назад

    I really liked this story. I agree with your suppositions Tony. Let me lay this on you; I started thinking about it from a Freudian analytical perspective. Well, sometimes a story is just a story!😅

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 9 дней назад

    your overview of the meaning of this short story was insightful and interesting. that is, i really liked your thoughts and analysis. and how Simenon’s life affected his writing. i was trying to figure out the girl. was she stupid? what the in the hell was she doing to herself? the older woman was a very smart person. i felt all this just through the writing. Simenon somehow knew people (and women, unusual for a man) and could, with a few words put their soul on paper. this was a brilliant story and beautifully read. i completely forgot i was listening to someone read, it was so vivid in my mind. thank you so much for the story and your thoughts. 🌷🌱

    • @classicdetective
      @classicdetective 2 дня назад

      Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice comment.