Author:Raymond Chandler,Toby Stephens,Kelly Burke,Full Cast
The complete collection of landmark BBC Radio dramas of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe mysteries.
Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world-weary, hardboiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero.
The Big Sleep Marlowe is consulted by a wealthy family man with two big problems: his children.
Farewell My Lovely Marlowe's search for an ex-con's ex-girlfriend leads him into danger.
The High Window When rare gold coin is stolen from her collection, Mrs Murdoch hires Philip Marlowe to find it.
The Lady in the Lake Businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal.
The Little Sister Commissioned to find Orfamay Quest's missing brother, Marlowe is drawn into the glamorous film world of Hollywood.
The Long Goodbye Marlowe befriends a drunk named Terry Lennox, but comes to regret doing him a favour.
Playback Hired to follow the mysterious Betty Mayfield, Marlowe soon finds that he is being tailed too...
Poodle Springs Newly-married Marlowe puts his bride aside to look for a gambler on the run.
Starring Toby Stephens as Philip Marlowe, these stylish, suspenseful dramatisations – full of witty, ironic dialogue and colourful characters – bring the beautiful, corrupt world of California in the '40s and '50s to luminous life. Duration: 11 hours approx.
A remarkable literary achievement . . . A trilogy that is likely to stand alongside the works of Robert Graves and Mary Renault as an enduring imaginative vision of the Ancient world
—— ObserverRobert Harris's compelling Roman trilogy . . . Informed by Harris's wide reading of classical texts and his intimate knowledge of current intrigue, the novel proves that when it comes to politics, there's nothing new under the sun
—— Daily MailA super trilogy which does full justice to one of Rome's most interesting, complex and humane statesmen
—— Evening StandardHere is an international crime sensation, a wordsmith who delivers macabre details and close observations in a clear-cut and poetic voice. A dense crime mystery.
Within the framework of an intricate plot sure to delight every puzzle loving crime enthusiast, unfolds a sensitive and multi-layered story
—— Aftenposten (NorwayDark As My Heart is first and foremost a strong psychological story of obsessions and the ways they manifest themselves. Of sorrow and longing. Of revenge and pain. Tuomainen's writing is excruciatingly suspenseful, with a rough masculinity, and yet so beautiful
—— Rakkaudesta kirjoihin (Finland)A breathtaking journey between a deserted estate by the water and a wintery Helsinki." ????
—— PolitikenAntti Tuomainen is a poet as well as one of Finland’s most successful crime writers. Dark As My Heart… had a rapturous reception in his home country, where a Finnish crime novel since 2000… The novel contains passages of lyrical intensity, along with bloody scenes that would not be out of place in a Jacobean revenge drama
—— Sunday TimesScandinavian crime fiction has a reputation for being a class apart, and this gripping Finnish psychological thriller displays the finest hallmarks of the genre.
—— Simon Shaw , Mail on SundayA novel as icy as Helsinki itself, Tuomainen delivers a dark, chilly and evocatively written novel of obsession and twisted emotion.
—— Carla McKay , Daily MailIt’s dark, captivating and troubling.
—— Crime Fiction Lover, Book of the YearThe story carries a strong purpose, a downright obsession, under which everything culminates. .. The novel is extremely well written, and is a pleasure from a literary perspective as well
—— Ilta-Sanomat (Finland)Refined writing and thinking, original and different from the mainstream. *****
—— Iltalehti (Finland)Dark as My Heart is definitely THE crime story of this summer. (…) Antti Tuomainen is the freshest success in the Finnish thriller novel field. His new book Dark As My Heart proves it. The book is sensational
—— Etelä-Saimaa (Finland)With this thriller, Antti Tuomainen shows that he is one of the best crime authors in Finland. The story is believable, exciting and wistful at the same time
—— Iltalehti Ilona (Finland)Slick and fast-paced
—— ExpressRobert Harris's Conclave turns the factional infighting of the supporters of the competing candidates into a gripping narrative. The narrator, Roy McMillan, catches them perfectly: pompous Venetian, charming African, sly New Englander, harassed Roman dean, all manipulated by the dead Pope's iron will.
—— The Times'This clever, multi- layered novel is simply stunning'
—— Dinah JefferiesLoved I Let You Go and Behind Closed Doors? My Sister's Bones is guaranteed to be this year's most twisty and twisted read - you'll never see what's coming!
—— Ava Marsh, author of UNTOUCHABLEThis book is amazing - harrowing and compelling...a clever plot that twists right to the very end
—— Luana LewisA beautifully written, spine-tingling thriller that had me on the edge of my seat. My Sister's Bones is a compelling tale about the evil unleashed by war and the evil that can lurk in the very heart of our homes. Heart-wrenching and compelling
—— Sanjida Kay, author of Bone by BoneIf you loved The Girl on the Train, then this debut psychological thriller is for you ... dark, thrilling and full of unexpected twists and turns
—— Take A BreakGoing to be THE book of 2015. Sexy, smart & v intricately plotted
—— Tweet from Eva DolanBrilliant, fast-moving, very clever. Add to your January wish-list now!
—— Tweet from Mark EdwardsBe ready to be spell-bound . . . It's the kind of book you'll want to press into the hands of everyone you know, after you've turned the last page, just so they can share your obsession and you can relive it
—— Laura Kasischke, author of The RaisingCompulsively readable…. It actually hurt to put it down
—— JOY FIELDING, New York Times bestselling author of Now You See HerI'm calling it now: The Girl on the Train is the next Gone Girl. Paula Hawkins' highly anticipated debut novel is a dark, gripping thriller with the shock ending you crave in a noir-ish mystery
—— BustleA gripping, down-the-rabbit-hole thriller
—— Entertainment Weekly (US)Gone Girl fans will devour this psychological thriller . . . Hawkins' debut ends with a twist that no one - least of all its victims - have seen coming
—— People Magazine (US)[Paula Hawkins] pulls off a thriller's toughest trick: carefully assembling everything we think we know, until it reveals the one thing we didn't see coming
—— Entertainment Weekly (US)distinctive, intelligent and unpredictable
—— The Timesperfectly paced, from its arresting beginning to its twist ending; it's not an easy book to put down . . . what really makes The Girl on the Train such a gripping novel is Hawkins' remarkable understanding of the limits of human knowledge, and the degree to whcih memory and imagination can become confused
—— NPR.orgA complex and increasingly chilling tale courtesy of a number of first-person narratives that will wrong-foot even the most experienced of crime fiction readers
—— Irish TimesThe Girl on the Train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery . . . hang on tight. You'll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend
—— USA Todayachieves a sinister poetry . . . Hawkins keeps the nastiest twist for last
—— Financial Times[L]ike Gone Girl, Hawkins' book is a highly addictive novel about a lonely divorcee who gets caught up in the disappearance of a woman whom she had been surreptitiously watching. And beyond the Gone Girl comaparisons, this book has legs of its own
—— GQ.comHawkins' masterful deployment of unwittingly unreliable narration to evoke the aftershocks of abuse and trauma is a powerful way of exploring women's marginalization
—— Huffington PostSprings new surprises on us . . .Pulses will be quickened
—— The Good Book GuideThe Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl
—— New York TimesHalfway through and I can't stop reading it. My kinda thriller!
—— Tweet from Armistead Maupinit's BLIDDY FABLISS, isn't it! A long long time since a book gripped me like this
—— Tweet from Marian KeyesThe Girl on the Train is one of those delicious thrillers that can be devoured in four sittings, that's two return journeys on a typical train trip! There's a whiff of Agatha Christie and a dollop of Gone Girl with plenty of blind alleys that we happily wander up and get lost in. Pick it up, solve the crime and pass it on . . .
—— Ryan TubridyAgatha Christie meets Rear Window...a taut psychological thriller that's chockful of chilling twists.
—— Mail on Sunday, Events MagazineClever, exciting and full of twists, this is undoubtedly the cream of this year's crop
—— Daily MailUnputdownable . . . the new literary sensation . . . nothing short of sensational
—— Daily Mail...this unusual clammy-palmed thriller.
—— THE TIMESHawkins juggles perspectives and timescales with great skill, and considerable suspense builds up along with empathy for an unusual central character.
—— GUARDIAN