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Abridged Mystery Audiobooks

A Dark-Adapted Eye
Author: Ruth Rendell, writing as Barbara Vine, Reader: Sophie Ward

No one wants to talk about the terrible crime, the 30-year-old murder that haunts the family. Best they leave the horror buried, and the grisly dynamics that prompted it. But then a journalist prompts Faith Severn to recall the day when her controlling aunt entered a child's nursery. "Ward does an excellent job spinning the tale and edging the listener closer and closer to its gripping conclusion."—AudioFile

Abridged, 2 cassettes, Mystery, British, N20393, 9780945353935, ~~$16.95~~ Now $7.95
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Field of Blood
Author: Denise Mina, Reader: Heather O'Neill

Rookie journalist Paddy can't tolerate injustice. But in Glasgow in 1981, injustice is all around her. When a young boy is accused of murder, Paddy notices a similarity between this crime and another, several years earlier. This explosive story challenges our perceptions of childhood innocence and crime and punishment. "It's a pleasure to listen to O'Neill's lovely Scottish rhythms narrating this alternately amusing and chilling mystery."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 6 CDs, Mystery, Fem PI, N6Z964, 9781565119642, ~~$29.95~~ Now $19.47
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Not in the Flesh
Author: Ruth Rendell, Reader: Tim Curry

Inspector Wexford puzzles over a body that has lain in the woods for 11 years. The only clue is a cracked rib. Then a second body is discovered. Making painstaking inquiries in the small community nearby, Wexford unearths long-buried secrets. Winner of a Listen Up award from Publishers Weekly. 22nd in the series. "Curry's performance is splendid... [He] somehow sounds like a full-cast audio."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 5 CDs, Mystery, British, N5R637, 9780739366370, $29.95
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Pardonable Lies
Author/Reader: Jacqueline Winspear, Jacqueline Winspear

Former nurse Maisie Dobbs struggles with her most painful WWI memories as she investigates the mystery of a pilot's death. The more she uncovers, the more she puzzles – and the more others work to prevent her discovering the truth. Third in the series. "Engrossing [and] complex tale of healing, of truth and half-truth."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 4 CDs, Mystery, British, N4U812, 9781593978129, $24.95
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The Water's Lovely
Author: Ruth Rendell, Reader: Rosalyn Landor

The effects of a murder committed by a young girl ripple through her family a decade later. No one ever speaks of this crime, but her sister is haunted by the act, and wonders: should she tell her sister's fiancé? Is she likely to kill again? "Potent imagery and exquisite plotting... twists the knife of suspense in a wonderfully excruciating way."—Booklist

Abridged, 5 CDs, Mystery, British, N5R297, 9780739342961, $29.95
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