#1592: Ch. 4, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence continues, after several months of neglect by me. (You can listen to the first three parts over at the story’s page at archive.org.) I know it may seem to have worked up a bit slowly, but bear in mind that this was originally a serial novel, IIRC. The first four chapters [...]

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#1503: Ch. 3, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence continues, as people are rude to our hero for absolutely no reason. Which is kinda weird, considering he’s a millionaire….
Chapter 3: Some Discourtesies.
18:26.

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#1502: Ch. 2, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence continues, as our hero has woman trouble.
Chapter 2: The Girl on the Ship.
12:23.

UPDATE: Link fixed.

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#1491: Ch. 1, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence brings us back to the US, and into the hands of famed pulp writer Johnston McCulley. (You may remember him as the creator of Zorro.)  This 1919 noirish novel tells the story of an unassuming man who makes his fortune in Central America and returns home to New York — only [...]

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#1482: Ch. 13, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles ends, as Poirot ties up a few loose ends for poor, baffled Hastings.
Chapter 13: Poirot Explains.
36:02.

Sorry for the long hiatus. I was spending most of my free time either singing, sleeping, at my parents’ house with no Internet, or obsessively doing logic puzzle grids and messing most of them up. [...]

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#1472: Ch. 12, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as Poirot does the traditional thing and gathers everyone together.
One of the things that it’s difficult for most readers to remember is that, even if you think of the mystery genre as beginning with Poe, it was almost a hundred years old by the beginning of the “Golden Age” [...]

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#1462: Ch. 11B, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Maureen S. O’Brien

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as the prosecution and the defense continue to tangle.
Chapter 11B
23:56.

Btw, thanks to all my visitors from the other day. I don’t know where you all came from… maybe it just seemed like a good time to download audiobooks? But anyway, thanks.

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#1441: Ch. 11A, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as we hit the courtroom and the prosecution does its thing.
Chapter 11: The Case for the Prosecution.
22:14.

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#1437: Part 3, “The Risk Profession” by Donald E. Westlake

“The Risk Profession” continues, as our insurance claims investigator keeps on poking around — even when a gun’s poked into his face.
Part 3
24:28.

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#1432: Ch. 10, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as Hastings continues being puzzled and Poirot continues to allow him to misunderstand.
Chapter 10: The Arrest.
39:49.

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#1428: Part 2, “The Risk Profession” by Donald E. Westlake

“The Risk Profession” continues, as our hero, the insurance claims investigator, begins his formal investigations out among the asteroids. Meanwhile, our author continues to give the uncanny impression that he’s not only been to space, he’s gotten fed up with the commute.
Part 2.
17:04.

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#1421: Ch. 9, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as Hastings continues to feel hurt at Poirot’s insistence on being closemouthed. But Hastings has some brilliant ideas of his own, of course!
Chapter 9: Dr. Bauerstein.
34:12.

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#1411: Ch. 8, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as Poirot isn’t telling Hastings much. Why would that be?
Chapter 8: Fresh Suspicions.
41:48.

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#1394: Ch. 7, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles continues, as Poirot has a word with Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard.
Chapter 7: Poirot Pays His Debts.
32:52.

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#1393: Bk. 7E, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as Pompilia tells the story of her desperate flight to Rome — a little differently than everybody else.
Book 7E
37:30.

We should be finished with Pompilia’s book next week. Then there’s two lawyers’ books, the Pope’s book, Guido’s second book, and a wrap-up book. And people wonder why book-length poems went [...]

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