https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22LASTMONTH%20-%20THISMONTH%22%20-%20MINOR%3A%20ITD16)%20-%20BIBITM%3E%20(FILTER%3A%201%20%2B%20ITMFADTE%3A%20%22%3C%20LASTMONTH%22)%20%2B%20BTYP%3A%20I&QRYTEXT=New%20audiobooks&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2725405&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will - often in conflict with the king. With his grip on the country fragile and with no clear rule of law, chaos, and bloodshed reign. Into this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, who dreams of a better future when a devastating Viking raid shatters the life that he and the woman he loves hoped for; a Norman noblewoman, who follows her beloved husband across the sea to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey, who dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe. It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will - often in conflict with the king. With his grip on the country fragile and with no clear rule of law, chaos, and bloodshed reign. Into this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, who dreams of a better future when a devastating Viking raid shatters the life that he and the woman he loves hoped for; a Norman noblewoman, who follows her beloved husband across the sea to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey, who dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Follett, Ken, 1949-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2020.<br />20 CDs (24 hrs.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Central Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 FOL - Available - 34106007062503<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2759173&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 What if you could try out all the lives you could have lived and pick one? Would you choose differently? 'Between life and death there is a library,' she said. 'And within that library, the shelves go on for ever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?'Thirty-four-year-old Nora's life could be better. She's lonely, single and has just lost her job. Her cat dying feels like the last straw. What else is there to live for? Then she finds a library between life and death where she gets to try all the other lives she could have lived. The Midnight Library is a gloriously relatable novel about life, death and the in-between. It is about finding hope, playing chess, dumping regrets, and picking the right people around you. What if you could try out all the lives you could have lived and pick one? Would you choose differently? 'Between life and death there is a library,' she said. 'And within that library, the shelves go on for ever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?'Thirty-four-year-old Nora's life could be better. She's lonely, single and has just lost her job. Her cat dying feels like the last straw. What else is there to live for? Then she finds a library between life and death where she gets to try all the other lives she could have lived. The Midnight Library is a gloriously relatable novel about life, death and the in-between. It is about finding hope, playing chess, dumping regrets, and picking the right people around you.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Haig, Matt<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Canongate Books, 2020<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Web - (Inverclyde) - eAudio books to download - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2445918&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In the quiet village of Steynham St Michael there is an anonymous letter writer at work, jabbing and stabbing at the past's Achilles' heels of many of the upright citizens living there. After one resident is driven to extreme measures to escape exposure, another is driven to murder. In the village cards club, which meets once a week, tongues begin to wag, not only about the identities of the murderer and the poison pen letter-writer, but also about who exactly has received a letter. In the quiet village of Steynham St Michael there is an anonymous letter writer at work, jabbing and stabbing at the past's Achilles' heels of many of the upright citizens living there. After one resident is driven to extreme measures to escape exposure, another is driven to murder. In the village cards club, which meets once a week, tongues begin to wag, not only about the identities of the murderer and the poison pen letter-writer, but also about who exactly has received a letter.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Frazer, Andrea<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2019.<br />5 compact discs (5 hr.) : digital, stereo.<br />Falconer files<br />The Falconer files ; 3<br /><br />South West Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 FRA - Available - 34106007061414<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2445928&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Written several years after 'Murder In A Nunnery', but set only two years after the events of the first book 'More Murder In A Nunnery' takes the reader back to the world of the fictional Harrington Convent. A body neatly wrapped in brown paper is found by the gardener, Mr Turtle, on his garden rubbish heap. The police are again summoned to the Convent and we meet again the now Deputy Commissioner Pearson, along with many of the characters so charmingly and empathetically described in the first book. Written several years after 'Murder In A Nunnery', but set only two years after the events of the first book 'More Murder In A Nunnery' takes the reader back to the world of the fictional Harrington Convent. A body neatly wrapped in brown paper is found by the gardener, Mr Turtle, on his garden rubbish heap. The police are again summoned to the Convent and we meet again the now Deputy Commissioner Pearson, along with many of the characters so charmingly and empathetically described in the first book.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Shepherd, Eric, 1892-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2019.<br />5 compact discs (5 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 SHE - Available - 34106007062313<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2446351&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Libby Sarjeant, her husband and their friends are taking a well-earned holiday at a village on the Turkish coast - but despite their best intentions it seems that murder has even followed them there. When out on a boat trip they discover a body - although at first it has nothing to do with them, for once! Until, that is, they find out the deceased was English, and so are the suspects. Finding that the local officials in Turkey are very different from the police force back in rural Kent, Libby can't wait to get home and start a proper investigation. Libby Sarjeant, her husband and their friends are taking a well-earned holiday at a village on the Turkish coast - but despite their best intentions it seems that murder has even followed them there. When out on a boat trip they discover a body - although at first it has nothing to do with them, for once! Until, that is, they find out the deceased was English, and so are the suspects. Finding that the local officials in Turkey are very different from the police force back in rural Kent, Libby can't wait to get home and start a proper investigation.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cookman, Lesley<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2019.<br />9 CDs (9 hr.) : digital, stereo<br />Libby Sarjeant ; 15<br /><br />Central Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823COO - Available - 34106007061554<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2492825&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The Scottish Highlands, 1899. A life altering event led Catrina Davies to hide from her family and society. But Travis Millard, the man she used to love, finds her and she agrees to marry him and to return to her family estate, Davmoor Court in Yorkshire. But while her father clings to life, Davmoor is nearly ruined by her brother's gambling obsession. As Catrina adjusts to her regained position in society, her marriage comes under attack from Travis's grandmother, who has her own reason for loathing the family. When one of her brother's adversaries stakes his claim on the estate, the resulting chaos threatens the people she loves the most. The Scottish Highlands, 1899. A life altering event led Catrina Davies to hide from her family and society. But Travis Millard, the man she used to love, finds her and she agrees to marry him and to return to her family estate, Davmoor Court in Yorkshire. But while her father clings to life, Davmoor is nearly ruined by her brother's gambling obsession. As Catrina adjusts to her regained position in society, her marriage comes under attack from Travis's grandmother, who has her own reason for loathing the family. When one of her brother's adversaries stakes his claim on the estate, the resulting chaos threatens the people she loves the most.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brear, AnneMarie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2019.<br />8 CDs (8 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Central Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823BRE - Available - 34106007061695<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2493362&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Sarah Sullivan and Harry Higgins are struggling to stop the doors of Red Cliff's Ragged School from closing for good. An important inspection is looming and there is still so much for the pair to do if their pupils - the poorest and neediest orphans of Torquay - aren't to be turned out into the cold. Newly orphaned Solomon is another mouth to feed. Luckily, Sheena O'Reilly breezes into their lives - flame-haired, light-hearted and willing to throw herself into helping the children with love, laughter and Irish practicality. Sarah's once-sweetheart Harry takes a shine to Sheena, but Sarah believes the new mistress may be hiding something from them all. Sarah Sullivan and Harry Higgins are struggling to stop the doors of Red Cliff's Ragged School from closing for good. An important inspection is looming and there is still so much for the pair to do if their pupils - the poorest and neediest orphans of Torquay - aren't to be turned out into the cold. Newly orphaned Solomon is another mouth to feed. Luckily, Sheena O'Reilly breezes into their lives - flame-haired, light-hearted and willing to throw herself into helping the children with love, laughter and Irish practicality. Sarah's once-sweetheart Harry takes a shine to Sheena, but Sarah believes the new mistress may be hiding something from them all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Finlay, Linda<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2019.<br />12 CDs (12 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Kilmacolm Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 FIN - Available - 34106007061778<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2199156&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Certainly the two should never have met. The handsome, wealthy Marquess of Rockingham was the most notorious man in London, as infamous for his violent temper as he was for his intemperate ways. Miss Lucinda Westerville was a country vicar's daughter, as innocent as she was lovely and as proper as a young lady could possibly be. Yet when this improbably matched pair met at a glittering social ball, they had struck the dubious bargain to become man and wife - in name only! But Lucinda soon found that she had taken on more than she bargained for when she vowed not to love this untamed, infuriatingly attractive man when she tried to rein her own foolishly galloping heart. Certainly the two should never have met. The handsome, wealthy Marquess of Rockingham was the most notorious man in London, as infamous for his violent temper as he was for his intemperate ways. Miss Lucinda Westerville was a country vicar's daughter, as innocent as she was lovely and as proper as a young lady could possibly be. Yet when this improbably matched pair met at a glittering social ball, they had struck the dubious bargain to become man and wife - in name only! But Lucinda soon found that she had taken on more than she bargained for when she vowed not to love this untamed, infuriatingly attractive man when she tried to rein her own foolishly galloping heart.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaton, M. C.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />5 compact discs (5 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 BEA - Available - 34106007061471<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2200705&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Much-loved Calleshire research chemist Derek Tridgell has been ill for some time. On his deathbed, his incessant, but unintelligible mutterings culminate in a very clear cry of foul murder. Detective Inspector Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby are brought in to investigate whether these are just the ramblings of a man at death's door, or a real confession at the final hour. Much-loved Calleshire research chemist Derek Tridgell has been ill for some time. On his deathbed, his incessant, but unintelligible mutterings culminate in a very clear cry of foul murder. Detective Inspector Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby are brought in to investigate whether these are just the ramblings of a man at death's door, or a real confession at the final hour.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Aird, Catherine<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />7 compact discs (7 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 AIR - Onloan - Due: 26 Jun 2024 - 34106007061539<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2200711&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Handsome, dashing Henry Wright, the Duke of Westerland, needed a wife in a desperately short period of time. If he could not find a wife, he would lose the legacy he so desperately desired. Young, lovely but sheltered Miss Frederica Sayers needed a husband to save her from the life of shame that almost certainly awaited her when she fled the callous cruelty of her family. Marriage was clearly the answer for both of them - until the duke discovered he had a duchess he could not tame and the duchess found that she would rather lose her spotless reputation than lose him. Handsome, dashing Henry Wright, the Duke of Westerland, needed a wife in a desperately short period of time. If he could not find a wife, he would lose the legacy he so desperately desired. Young, lovely but sheltered Miss Frederica Sayers needed a husband to save her from the life of shame that almost certainly awaited her when she fled the callous cruelty of her family. Marriage was clearly the answer for both of them - until the duke discovered he had a duchess he could not tame and the duchess found that she would rather lose her spotless reputation than lose him.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaton, M. C.<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />6 compact discs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Central Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823BEA - Available - 34106007061463<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2247414&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1894, Wigan. Miss Dorothea Gadsworth is interviewed for a teaching vacancy at George Street Elementary, but is ultimately dismissed as a candidate. The following Monday morning, her body is discovered in a locked classroom with a note by her side. DS Michael Brennan is called in to investigate what appears to be a straightforward suicide, but his instincts tell him there is more to this case than meets the eye. With the door locked from the inside, staff members with plenty to hide and a student missing from the school, DS Brennan, aided by the scowling Constable Jaggery, wrestles with one of his most intricate investigations yet. 1894, Wigan. Miss Dorothea Gadsworth is interviewed for a teaching vacancy at George Street Elementary, but is ultimately dismissed as a candidate. The following Monday morning, her body is discovered in a locked classroom with a note by her side. DS Michael Brennan is called in to investigate what appears to be a straightforward suicide, but his instincts tell him there is more to this case than meets the eye. With the door locked from the inside, staff members with plenty to hide and a student missing from the school, DS Brennan, aided by the scowling Constable Jaggery, wrestles with one of his most intricate investigations yet.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wright, Alan J.<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />10 Compact Discs (10 hrs. 30 min.)<br />Lancashire detective<br />Lancashire detective ; 3<br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 WRI - Available - 34106007062008<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2303797&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Brighton 1956. When Mirabelle's on-off boyfriend, Superintendent Alan McGregor, is taken off a gruesome murder case because the key suspect is an old school friend, Mirabelle steps in to unravel the tangle of poisoned gin, call girls and high stakes gambling that surrounds the death. It isn't long before McGregor's integrity is called into question and Mirabelle finds herself doubting him. So when a wartime hero's body turns up on the Sussex Downs, she is glad that McGregor is caught up in a mystery of his own as Brighton's establishment closes ranks. Mirabelle is in a dangerous situation though and she doesn't have McGregor watching her back on this one. Brighton 1956. When Mirabelle's on-off boyfriend, Superintendent Alan McGregor, is taken off a gruesome murder case because the key suspect is an old school friend, Mirabelle steps in to unravel the tangle of poisoned gin, call girls and high stakes gambling that surrounds the death. It isn't long before McGregor's integrity is called into question and Mirabelle finds herself doubting him. So when a wartime hero's body turns up on the Sussex Downs, she is glad that McGregor is caught up in a mystery of his own as Brighton's establishment closes ranks. Mirabelle is in a dangerous situation though and she doesn't have McGregor watching her back on this one.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sheridan, Sara, 1968-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />9 compact discs (10 hr.) : digital, stereo<br />Mirabelle Bevan mystery<br />A Mirabelle Bevan mystery ; 6<br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 KEA - Available - 34106007062339<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2303799&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 DI Olivia Hardy is a firm but fair cop, her new partner, DS Lauren Groves has a very different background, but the two women bond over the pressures of juggling complicated family lives with the horrors of the job. Both women try to reconcile their problematic family lives - Olivia's issues with her teenage children, Lauren's collapsing marriage - with the demands of their job. Their beat is a decaying coastal town in the south of England - a shadow of its Victorian glory - and criminals lurk where you'd least expect them. As Olivia and Lauren investigate a harrowing murder, events spiral - and so do the issues in their personal lives. DI Olivia Hardy is a firm but fair cop, her new partner, DS Lauren Groves has a very different background, but the two women bond over the pressures of juggling complicated family lives with the horrors of the job. Both women try to reconcile their problematic family lives - Olivia's issues with her teenage children, Lauren's collapsing marriage - with the demands of their job. Their beat is a decaying coastal town in the south of England - a shadow of its Victorian glory - and criminals lurk where you'd least expect them. As Olivia and Lauren investigate a harrowing murder, events spiral - and so do the issues in their personal lives.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Frazer, Andrea<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />6 sound discs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br />Fine line<br />Fine line ; 1<br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 FRA - Onloan - Due: 25 Jun 2024 - 34106007061448<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2305224&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In the fictional Harrington Convent one of its more challenging inhabitants, Baroness Sliema is found murdered, Chief Inspector Pearson of Scotland Yard is called to solve the crime. He discovers the Convent is governed by a particularly shrewd and omniscient Reverend Mother and we meet a varied and entertaining cast of characters observed with wit and charm. Shepherd describes the world of a Convent with its colourful, and in some cases unlikely, inhabitants with sympathy and humour making for a gentle and entertaining tale. In the fictional Harrington Convent one of its more challenging inhabitants, Baroness Sliema is found murdered, Chief Inspector Pearson of Scotland Yard is called to solve the crime. He discovers the Convent is governed by a particularly shrewd and omniscient Reverend Mother and we meet a varied and entertaining cast of characters observed with wit and charm. Shepherd describes the world of a Convent with its colourful, and in some cases unlikely, inhabitants with sympathy and humour making for a gentle and entertaining tale.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Shepherd, Eric, 1892-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />5 CDs (5 hrs.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 SHE - Onloan - Due: 25 Jun 2024 - 34106007062305<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2360157&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Abi Cooper is living her happy ending. She's in remission and is ready to make the most of her second chance. But during Abi's illness her family has fallen apart. Her husband John has made decisions that are about to come back to haunt him, while her teenage son Seb is battling with a secret of his own. Set to the songs on Abi's survival playlist, 'This Beautiful Life' is the moving and uplifting story of what happens as Abi tries to put her family back together - and of why life, and love, are worth fighting for. Abi Cooper is living her happy ending. She's in remission and is ready to make the most of her second chance. But during Abi's illness her family has fallen apart. Her husband John has made decisions that are about to come back to haunt him, while her teenage son Seb is battling with a secret of his own. Set to the songs on Abi's survival playlist, 'This Beautiful Life' is the moving and uplifting story of what happens as Abi tries to put her family back together - and of why life, and love, are worth fighting for.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marsh, Katie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />9 compact discs (10 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />South West Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 MAR - Available - 34106007062099<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2397393&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The local society could only speculate how a pair of turtledoves would cope as the guests of the scandalous Lady Dacey. Surely she would attempt to corrupt them - an act that both Pamela Perryworth and Honoraria Goodham would see as welcome entertainment in their rigid, joyless lives. Though Mrs. Perryworth is married - most unhappily - and the young Honoraria tends to read too much scripture, the purity and loveliness of both ladies is noted by two notorious lords. Sean Delaney loses his heart at first sight of the fair Mrs. Perryworth while the disreputable Duke of Ware is quite disturbed by the innocent Honoraria. The local society could only speculate how a pair of turtledoves would cope as the guests of the scandalous Lady Dacey. Surely she would attempt to corrupt them - an act that both Pamela Perryworth and Honoraria Goodham would see as welcome entertainment in their rigid, joyless lives. Though Mrs. Perryworth is married - most unhappily - and the young Honoraria tends to read too much scripture, the purity and loveliness of both ladies is noted by two notorious lords. Sean Delaney loses his heart at first sight of the fair Mrs. Perryworth while the disreputable Duke of Ware is quite disturbed by the innocent Honoraria.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaton, M. C.<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2018.<br />5 sound discs (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br />Dukes and desires<br />Dukes and desires ; 4<br /><br />South West Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 BEA - Available - 34106007061513<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2405230&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Detective Inspector Olivia Hardy and Detective Sergeant Lauren Groves are sent to investigate a commotion at a house and make a horrific discovery. The investigation ends up with Hardy being usurped as Senior Investigating Officer. It's yet another problem for Hardy, as she suspects husband Hal is having an affair. Meanwhile, as Groves descends into alcoholism after her husband?s desertion, both officers' lives seem to be spiralling out of control. When a baby's body is found at the back of the police station, Hardy takes the unpleasant case, determined to succeed and show the world she's still capable, but things don't turn out exactly as planned? Detective Inspector Olivia Hardy and Detective Sergeant Lauren Groves are sent to investigate a commotion at a house and make a horrific discovery. The investigation ends up with Hardy being usurped as Senior Investigating Officer. It's yet another problem for Hardy, as she suspects husband Hal is having an affair. Meanwhile, as Groves descends into alcoholism after her husband?s desertion, both officers' lives seem to be spiralling out of control. When a baby's body is found at the back of the police station, Hardy takes the unpleasant case, determined to succeed and show the world she's still capable, but things don't turn out exactly as planned?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Frazer, Andrea<br />Unabridged edition<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna, 2018.<br />8 CDs (8 hrs.) : digital ; 12 cm.<br />Fine line<br />Fine line ; 2<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 FRA - Available - 34106007061406<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2405403&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Cannon Street, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir Wilfred has been shot dead, his heart pierced by a single bullet. Suicide seems to be the verdict, even though no motive can be found, but Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard thinks again when he learns that a mysterious red light in the tunnel caused the train to slow down. On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Cannon Street, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir Wilfred has been shot dead, his heart pierced by a single bullet. Suicide seems to be the verdict, even though no motive can be found, but Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard thinks again when he learns that a mysterious red light in the tunnel caused the train to slow down.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Burton, Miles, 1884-1964<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Isis, 2018.<br />7 sound discs (7 hr. 30 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.<br />Desmond Merrion<br />Desmond Merrion ; 13<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 BUR - Onloan - Due: 26 Jun 2024 - 34106007061562<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2405421&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It's 1962 and Freda Scott and her five schoolmates are eager to embark on their life journeys. Madly in love with the dashing but unattainable Ewan, Freda instead throws herself into a hairdressing career, and soon she and her best friend Robin have established their own flourishing business. The future looks rosy, until Freda's life is turned upside down by a brutal attack. As Freda struggles to come to terms with what has happened to her, she relies on her old friends more than ever. However, a chance meeting with her old love Ewan, brings a potentially life-changing dilemma. Does Freda dare to finally put herself first? It's 1962 and Freda Scott and her five schoolmates are eager to embark on their life journeys. Madly in love with the dashing but unattainable Ewan, Freda instead throws herself into a hairdressing career, and soon she and her best friend Robin have established their own flourishing business. The future looks rosy, until Freda's life is turned upside down by a brutal attack. As Freda struggles to come to terms with what has happened to her, she relies on her old friends more than ever. However, a chance meeting with her old love Ewan, brings a potentially life-changing dilemma. Does Freda dare to finally put herself first? <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gray, Millie<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna, 2018.<br />7 sound discs (CD) (ca. 7 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 GRA - Available - 34106007061802<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1878785&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1955. When Mirabelle Bevan is rescued from a fire at her home on the Brighton seafront she's lucky to escape unharmed - but the blaze takes the life of her neighbour, Dougie Beaumont, a dashing and successful racing driver living in the flat above. It soon becomes clear that this was arson, raising questions about the young man's death that Mirabelle can't resist investigating further. With her curiosity piqued and on the trail of a potential killer she finds herself taking on the mysterious world of Fleet Street, as well as the glamorous motor racing scene at Goodwood. 1955. When Mirabelle Bevan is rescued from a fire at her home on the Brighton seafront she's lucky to escape unharmed - but the blaze takes the life of her neighbour, Dougie Beaumont, a dashing and successful racing driver living in the flat above. It soon becomes clear that this was arson, raising questions about the young man's death that Mirabelle can't resist investigating further. With her curiosity piqued and on the trail of a potential killer she finds herself taking on the mysterious world of Fleet Street, as well as the glamorous motor racing scene at Goodwood.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sheridan, Sara, 1968-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />9 sound discs (10 hr.) : digital, stereo<br />Mirabelle Bevan mystery<br />A Mirabelle Bevan mystery ; 5<br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 SHE - Onloan - Due: 25 Jun 2024 - 34106007062321<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1923715&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer's evening, the square's rivalries and allegiances are disrupted by a sudden and unusual death - an arrow to the head, shot through an open window at no. 6. Unfortunately for the murderer, an invitation to visit had just been sent by the crime writer Aldous Barnet, staying with his sister at no. 8, to his friend Superintendent Meredith. Three days after his arrival, Meredith finds himself investigating the shocking murder. Six of the square's inhabitants are keen members of the Wellington Archery Club, but if Meredith and Long thought that the case was going to be easy to solve, they were wrong... In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer's evening, the square's rivalries and allegiances are disrupted by a sudden and unusual death - an arrow to the head, shot through an open window at no. 6. Unfortunately for the murderer, an invitation to visit had just been sent by the crime writer Aldous Barnet, staying with his sister at no. 8, to his friend Superintendent Meredith. Three days after his arrival, Meredith finds himself investigating the shocking murder. Six of the square's inhabitants are keen members of the Wellington Archery Club, but if Meredith and Long thought that the case was going to be easy to solve, they were wrong...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bude, John, 1901-1957<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2017.<br />8 CDs (8 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Central Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 BUD - Available - 34106007061638<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1923957&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Victorian London is gripped by fear as a serial killer slays an apparently random victim on Hampstead Heath every month, each with a single knife thrust. Two men begin to suspect a mysterious link between the victims: Major Henry Steele and ex-Sergeant Mason have been discreetly retired from Military Intelligence following the suspicious death of a dangerous German agent in the Middle East. Now they work as private investigators, and are helping Scotland Yard hunt the so-called 'Heath Maniac'. Victorian London is gripped by fear as a serial killer slays an apparently random victim on Hampstead Heath every month, each with a single knife thrust. Two men begin to suspect a mysterious link between the victims: Major Henry Steele and ex-Sergeant Mason have been discreetly retired from Military Intelligence following the suspicious death of a dangerous German agent in the Middle East. Now they work as private investigators, and are helping Scotland Yard hunt the so-called 'Heath Maniac'.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Taylor, Edward (Writer)<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />7 compact discs (7 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Central Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823TAY - Available - 34106007062255<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1923960&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Ellen's world is shattered when a freak accident kills her sister and leaves her as her three children's legal guardian. She never asked for children, nor to run a farm, but now she's in charge of both. Desperately juggling her responsibilities, she is driven to find a compromise between her old life and her new - one the children will accept and that will allow her to keep something of herself as well. Into the mix is thrown their neighbour: handsome, brooding Kit. He's more than willing to help out on the farm, but not so willing to open up to Ellen. Ellen's world is shattered when a freak accident kills her sister and leaves her as her three children's legal guardian. She never asked for children, nor to run a farm, but now she's in charge of both. Desperately juggling her responsibilities, she is driven to find a compromise between her old life and her new - one the children will accept and that will allow her to keep something of herself as well. Into the mix is thrown their neighbour: handsome, brooding Kit. He's more than willing to help out on the farm, but not so willing to open up to Ellen.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stewart, Gilly<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />9 compact discs (9 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Inverkip & Wemyss Bay Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 STE - Available - 34106007062271<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925044&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When her mother dies, Florence is left at the mercy of her step-father. Her fortunes change when she discovers money hidden in the lining a coat. Her dream of settling and controlling her own destiny seems possible once again. As she navigates across the difficult North Yorkshire moors alone, Florence must keep her wits about her. When her mother dies, Florence is left at the mercy of her step-father. Her fortunes change when she discovers money hidden in the lining a coat. Her dream of settling and controlling her own destiny seems possible once again. As she navigates across the difficult North Yorkshire moors alone, Florence must keep her wits about her.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jackson, Elizabeth, 1950-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />8 compact disc(s) (9 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Port Glasgow Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 JAC - Available - 34106007061901<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925047&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 1914. Simon Fonthill, a fit 59-year-old, is visiting his farm in Northern Rhodesia when the Great War breaks out. With him, as always, is his wife, Alice, but also his old comrade and former batman, 352 Jenkins, holidaying with them after the marriage of his two step-daughters in South Africa. Fonthill immediately cables his old boss Kitchener, the newly appointed Minister for War in the British Cabinet, offering his services in the fight against the Kaiser's Germany. However, he is instructed to remain in Africa in case of warfare in German East Africa. When war does break out, he proves his worth in a battle that proves to be equally frightful to the one in Europe and which lasts even longer than that on the Western Front. 1914. Simon Fonthill, a fit 59-year-old, is visiting his farm in Northern Rhodesia when the Great War breaks out. With him, as always, is his wife, Alice, but also his old comrade and former batman, 352 Jenkins, holidaying with them after the marriage of his two step-daughters in South Africa. Fonthill immediately cables his old boss Kitchener, the newly appointed Minister for War in the British Cabinet, offering his services in the fight against the Kaiser's Germany. However, he is instructed to remain in Africa in case of warfare in German East Africa. When war does break out, he proves his worth in a battle that proves to be equally frightful to the one in Europe and which lasts even longer than that on the Western Front.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wilcox, John, 1931-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />11 CDs (12 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 WIL - Onloan - Due: 15 Jun 2024 - 34106003314791<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925050&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The infamous Sherlock Holmes, now in his retirement, has turned his attention to his beekeeping hobby. But when a shadowy figure is seen walking below the cliffs one night, he cannot resist the temptation of solving one more mystery and summons his old flatmate and confidante Dr Watson to help. Against the backdrop of the stormy Sussex coast, desirable women and suspicious men weave an engaging and complex case that only Holmes and Watson can crack. The infamous Sherlock Holmes, now in his retirement, has turned his attention to his beekeeping hobby. But when a shadowy figure is seen walking below the cliffs one night, he cannot resist the temptation of solving one more mystery and summons his old flatmate and confidante Dr Watson to help. Against the backdrop of the stormy Sussex coast, desirable women and suspicious men weave an engaging and complex case that only Holmes and Watson can crack.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thomson, June<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />5 CDs (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 THO - Available - 34106007062248<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925053&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Euphemia and Richenda are returning from a visit to New York on the RMS Carpathia when an emergency signal sends the ship rushing to the aid of the sinking RMS Titanic. By the time the Carpathia arrives the Titanic has sink beneath the waves. Euphemia and Richenda give up their cabins and do what they can to aid the survivors who are pulled from the few lifeboats. Not long after their arrival, a personal wire is sent to Euphemia from a government department asking her to confirm whether or not the enigmatic spy Fitzroy is among the survivors. He is not. Deeply troubled by what they have seen both women ask Hans to curtail the tour until a later date and return to the Mullers' home. Euphemia, still haunted by dreams of the grief stricken survivors, believes that her links with the Fitzroy's secretive department are now cut. Then a letter arrives from the man himself headed 'In the Event of My Death.' Euphemia and Richenda are returning from a visit to New York on the RMS Carpathia when an emergency signal sends the ship rushing to the aid of the sinking RMS Titanic. By the time the Carpathia arrives the Titanic has sink beneath the waves. Euphemia and Richenda give up their cabins and do what they can to aid the survivors who are pulled from the few lifeboats. Not long after their arrival, a personal wire is sent to Euphemia from a government department asking her to confirm whether or not the enigmatic spy Fitzroy is among the survivors. He is not. Deeply troubled by what they have seen both women ask Hans to curtail the tour until a later date and return to the Mullers' home. Euphemia, still haunted by dreams of the grief stricken survivors, believes that her links with the Fitzroy's secretive department are now cut. Then a letter arrives from the man himself headed 'In the Event of My Death.'<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dunford, Caroline<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />5 compact disc(s) (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Kilmacolm Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 DUN - Available - 34106007061422<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925067&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Caseley is the 21-year-old daughter of Teuder Bonython, successful shipyard owner and consul for Mexico. When Teuder falls ill, Caseley takes responsibility for the shipyard, the consulate, and her father's health - but as a young woman in Victorian England, she must hide her talents in a world dominated by men. Not being conventionally beautiful, Caseley also resigns herself to a life without love - until she encounters Jago Barata, half-Spanish captain of a Bonython ship. Jago is fearless and determined, a brilliant sailor - he's also impudent, arrogant, and unnaturally perceptive. Love is the last thing on Caseley's mind as their every encounter sets her and Jago at each other's throats. Then, just when she thinks Jago is out of her life for good, fate intervenes. Caseley is the 21-year-old daughter of Teuder Bonython, successful shipyard owner and consul for Mexico. When Teuder falls ill, Caseley takes responsibility for the shipyard, the consulate, and her father's health - but as a young woman in Victorian England, she must hide her talents in a world dominated by men. Not being conventionally beautiful, Caseley also resigns herself to a life without love - until she encounters Jago Barata, half-Spanish captain of a Bonython ship. Jago is fearless and determined, a brilliant sailor - he's also impudent, arrogant, and unnaturally perceptive. Love is the last thing on Caseley's mind as their every encounter sets her and Jago at each other's throats. Then, just when she thinks Jago is out of her life for good, fate intervenes.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jackson, Jane, 1944-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />7 CDs (8 hr.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Kilmacolm Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 JAC - Available - 34106007061927<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925073&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Two children have been abducted on their way home from school. After several weeks, they are still missing - and no one knows whether they are alive or dead. The police are certain that ruthless local gangster Vince Formosa is behind the kidnapping, but without proof their hands are tied. Forced to resign following an accidental death in police custody, former Detective Inspector Sep Black known he's been set up. But how can he prove it - and stay alive in the process? Two children have been abducted on their way home from school. After several weeks, they are still missing - and no one knows whether they are alive or dead. The police are certain that ruthless local gangster Vince Formosa is behind the kidnapping, but without proof their hands are tied. Forced to resign following an accidental death in police custody, former Detective Inspector Sep Black known he's been set up. But how can he prove it - and stay alive in the process?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McCoy, Ken, 1940-<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna Story Sound, 2017.<br />10 CDs (11 hr.) : digital, stereo<br />DI Sep Black<br />DI Sep Black ; 1<br /><br />Gourock Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 MCC - Onloan - Due: 15 Jun 2024 - 34106007062123<br /> https://inverclyde.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1973624&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 All she wants is a roof over her head. After her plans to elope with her married lover fall through, Rachel Kivell is broken-hearted, and saddened that she must remain in her small Cornish mining town, with all of its dark secrets. But her brooding is put to an end when the loving but childlike Alice Bowden turns up on her doorstep. Poor orphaned Alice has nowhere to go, but Rachel cannot see herself taking on the responsibilities of a child. Can she put her worries aside, or will Alice never find a place to call home? All she wants is a roof over her head. After her plans to elope with her married lover fall through, Rachel Kivell is broken-hearted, and saddened that she must remain in her small Cornish mining town, with all of its dark secrets. But her brooding is put to an end when the loving but childlike Alice Bowden turns up on her doorstep. Poor orphaned Alice has nowhere to go, but Rachel cannot see herself taking on the responsibilities of a child. Can she put her worries aside, or will Alice never find a place to call home?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cook, Gloria<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2017.<br />9 CDs : digital, stereo<br /><br />Kilmacolm Library - (Inverclyde) - Talking Books on CD - AV823 COO - Available - 34106007061547<br />