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Out of the Past

Miss Silver, Book 23

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Out of the Past

By: Patricia Wentworth
Narrated by: Diana Bishop
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About this listen

James and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer playing host to numerous friends and relatives in an old Hardwick family residence by the sea. The arrival of Alan Field, a devastatingly handsome though shady figure from Carmona's past, destroys the holiday atmosphere in the old house and replaces it with a mounting tension, culminating in murder. Fortunately, Miss Silver is present to unravel the complex mystery and seek out the murderer amongst them.

©1951 Patricia Wentworth (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Amateur Sleuths Cosy Crime Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder

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This story is sooo good. Throughout the book everyone gets put in the frame for the murders, but as always there is the huge twist in the tail at the end. To pick the killer would have to be a lucky guess. A masterpiece of writing, brilliantly narrated.

Pure genius

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Where does Out of the Past rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Out of the past is up there with all the best murder mystery stories. Really good storyline which leaves the listener guessing 'who dunnit' to the end!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Out of the Past?

Too many really. Nigh time seaside escapades, unravelling threads to the story and a surprising ending.

What does Diana Bishop bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Excellent storytelling with the right pace.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Suspense, seaside, exciting and worth a listen!

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I liked this book. No irritating characters and kept me guessing who the murderer was.

Different to what I was expecting.

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Miss Silver never lets me down though I did not find some of the characters altogether sympathetic. Not my favourite Miss Silver book but nevertheless a good read

Enjoyable as always

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