Book Em, Megan Abbott
Book Em, Megan Abbott
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Book 'Em
Four Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors

Author: Megan Abbott, Thomas Perry, Carolyn Hart, Thomas H. Cook

Narrator: Christina Delaine, Will Damron

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2021


Synopsis

The Little Men by Megan Abbott: Rumors and strange experiences lead a washed-up actress in 1950s Hollywood to question the suspicious circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of a former occupant of her low-rent bungalow.

What's in a Name? by Thomas H. Cook: Rare books dealer and amateur historian Franklin Altman has always wondered how the world might have turned out if the First World War had ended differently. On the fiftieth anniversary of the Armistice Treaty, an ancient German mysteriously appears and presents him with a personal manuscript, the contents of which, he claims, have the power to change history.

The Book of the Lion by Thomas Perry: An anonymous phone call sends Professor Dominic Hallkyn on a mad dash through the streets of Boston in pursuit of a priceless Chaucerian manuscript. But the caller's demands will lead to a devilish plot twist.

From the Queen by Carolyn Hart: When a priceless, first edition of Agatha Christie's Poirot Investigates, autographed and inscribed to the Queen of England, disappears from her South Carolina thrift shop, Ellen Gallagher calls on her friend Annie Darling, owner of the mystery bookstore Death on Demand, to track it down.

About Megan Abbott

Megan Abbott is the Edgar Award-winning author of several novels. She received her PhD in English and American literature from New York University and has taught literature, writing, and film studies at New York University, the New School, and the State University of New York at Oswego. She lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lata

Collection of 4 stories all related to books. Little Men by Megan Abbott - 3* What's in a Name by Thomas H. Cook - 4* The Book of the Lion by Thomas Perry - 5* From the Queen by Carolyn Hart - 4*......more

Goodreads review by Elena

This books is a collection of four short stories written on a specific theme. Although three of the stories were pretty good, they were overshadowed by one that totally captivated me, Megan Abbott’s The Little Men. (Being familiar with the story’s location enhanced my experience.)......more

Most stories were fun, interesting, and engaging, some wee all three. Narrators did well - some added a good deal to the entertainment. Clean.......more