The Lonely House
Gelesen von Andy Sames
Marie Belloc Lowndes
(4,75 Sterne; 16 Bewertungen)
A mystery in the 'old fashioned' romantic genre, introducing characters that inspired another famous writer of detective mystery fiction.
The heroine of the tale is Lilly Fairfield, a young and naïve, orphaned heiress. Lilly is to stay with her Countess Aunt in Monte Carlo for a few months, she was acquainted with her Aunt Emmeline as she had lived with her in England when Lilly was a young girl. The countess resides now with her husband at the uncannily named 'La Solitude', a rather down at heal, secluded and mysterious estate. Traveling by train she becomes acquainted with a middle aged French man and his traveling companion, a young Captain of the London Scottish regiment. The family seems to have fallen on hard times and their behaviour seems odd, and Lilly must call upon the help of her traveling friends when a body is found in the grounds of the estate. A mystery thus begins to unfold. - Summary by Andy Sames (11 hr 14 min)
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Bewertungen
Marigold
(3 Sterne)
I got so annoyed at this book. It is very slow-paced and the main character is so naive. It's like she never realized that there are people with dark intentions living in this world. The chapter where the main crisis was reached and everything was discovered was at least dramatic but it didn't redeem the slowness of the rest of the book. I loved the reader tho so should see if he's narrated anything else.
Erin RM
(5 Sterne)
This book was a surprise to me. The story builds slowly at first then more quickly toward the end. The ending is very unexpected. The reader is also very good at the different characters’ voices.
thoroughly enjoyed the story
Suzie
(5 Sterne)
The story kept me listening eagerly to see what would come next. Reader was excellent, although I wish he’d looked up the correct pronunciation of marchesa before recording the book.
Fascinating tale
Karlien Duarte
(5 Sterne)
A great story and very well read.