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Stuart

A Life Backwards

by Alexander Masters ...

‘Stuart does not like the manuscript. He’s after a bestseller, “like what Tom Clancy writes”. “But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs,” I point out. You are an ex-homeless, ex-junkie psychopath, I do not add.’This is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer (‘a middle-class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, Alexander’), ... Read more

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‘Stuart does not like the manuscript. He’s after a bestseller, “like what Tom Clancy writes”. “But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs,” I point out. You are an ex-homeless, ex-junkie psychopath, I do not add.’This is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer (‘a middle-class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, Alexander’),
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A Life Discarded

148 Diaries Found in a Skip

by Alexander Masters ...

Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him in celebrating an unknown and important life left on the scrap heap.A Life Discarded is a biographical detective story. In 2001, 148 tattered and mould-covered notebooks were discovered lying among ... Read more

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Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him in celebrating an unknown and important life left on the scrap heap.A Life Discarded is a biographical detective story. In 2001, 148 tattered and mould-covered notebooks were discovered lying among
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The People of the Abyss

by Jack London ...

Series series Hesperus Classics
In 1902, Jack London purchased some secondhand clothes, rented a room in the East End, and set out to discover how the London poor lived. His research makes shocking reading. Moving through the slums as one of the poor; eating, drinking, and socializing with the underclass; lining up to get into a flophouse, London was scandalized and brutalized by the experience of living rough in Britain's ... Read more

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In 1902, Jack London purchased some secondhand clothes, rented a room in the East End, and set out to discover how the London poor lived. His research makes shocking reading. Moving through the slums as one of the poor; eating, drinking, and socializing with the underclass; lining up to get into a flophouse, London was scandalized and brutalized by the experience of living rough in Britain's
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Snowball in Hell

by Josh Lanyon ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Unabridged

4 hours 48 min

Los Angeles, 1943: Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won't stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself.Lieutenant Matthew Spain's official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he's ... Read more

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Los Angeles, 1943: Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won't stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself.Lieutenant Matthew Spain's official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he's
... Read more
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In From the Cold

Three Novellas

by Josh Lanyon ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Series Audiobook 1-3 - I Spy
Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

I Spy Something BloodyEspionage was always a game, but now British spy Mark Hardwicke wants to retire and settle down with ex-lover Dr. Stephen Thorpe - if Stephen will have him.Unfortunately, Stephen has other plans - and so do the terrorists who want Mark dead.I Spy Something WickedIt's All Hallow's Eve and Mark Hardwicke's past has come back to haunt him. The Old Man needs Mark to go on one ... Read more

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I Spy Something BloodyEspionage was always a game, but now British spy Mark Hardwicke wants to retire and settle down with ex-lover Dr. Stephen Thorpe - if Stephen will have him.Unfortunately, Stephen has other plans - and so do the terrorists who want Mark dead.I Spy Something WickedIt's All Hallow's Eve and Mark Hardwicke's past has come back to haunt him. The Old Man needs Mark to go on one
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I Spy Something Bloody

I Spy Book 1

by Josh Lanyon ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Series Audiobook 1 - I Spy
Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

Espionage was always a game, but now British spy Mark Hardwicke wants to retire and settle down with ex-lover Dr. Stephen Thorpe -- if Stephen will have him.Unfortunately, Stephen has other plans -- and so do the terrorists who want Mark dead. ... Read more

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Espionage was always a game, but now British spy Mark Hardwicke wants to retire and settle down with ex-lover Dr. Stephen Thorpe -- if Stephen will have him.Unfortunately, Stephen has other plans -- and so do the terrorists who want Mark dead.
... Read more
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Slay Ride

by Josh Lanyon ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Unabridged

2 hours 44 min

A wild and dangerous ride takes two lonely men into uncharted territory…1943 Montana. Returning home to Montana after being wounded in the Pacific, Police Chief Robert Garrett was hoping for a little much needed Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Man. Instead, he finds himself chasing after a cold-blooded killer on Christmas Day, aided—whether he likes it or not—by eager young reporter Jamie ... Read more

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A wild and dangerous ride takes two lonely men into uncharted territory…1943 Montana. Returning home to Montana after being wounded in the Pacific, Police Chief Robert Garrett was hoping for a little much needed Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Man. Instead, he finds himself chasing after a cold-blooded killer on Christmas Day, aided—whether he likes it or not—by eager young reporter Jamie
... Read more
Audiobook

Out of the Blue

by Josh Lanyon, Josh ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters, Lanyon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 55 min

Grieving over the death of his lover, British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure.Unfortunately there’s a witness: the big, rough American they call “Cowboy” – and Cowboy has his own price for silence. ... Read more

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Grieving over the death of his lover, British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure.Unfortunately there’s a witness: the big, rough American they call “Cowboy” – and Cowboy has his own price for silence.
... Read more
Audiobook

Shadows Left Behind

An Historical Mysteries Box Set

by Josh Lanyon ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters, Matt Haynes, Kale Williams, Max Miller ...

Unabridged

23 hours 49 min

Six historical mystery novellas including Out of the Blue, The Dark Farewell, This Rough Magic, Snowball in Hell, Slay Ride, and Murder Between the Pages.Out of the Blue – France, 1916. Grieving over the death of his lover, British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure.The Dark Farewell – Little Egypt, 1922. It’s the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition has hit ... Read more

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Six historical mystery novellas including Out of the Blue, The Dark Farewell, This Rough Magic, Snowball in Hell, Slay Ride, and Murder Between the Pages.Out of the Blue – France, 1916. Grieving over the death of his lover, British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure.The Dark Farewell – Little Egypt, 1922. It’s the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition has hit
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Audiobook

Curse of the Blue Scarab, The

A Monster Mash-Up

by Josh Lanyon ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

Who or what is responsible for the gruesome deaths of members of the secret society known as the Order of Osiris?Dr. Armiston, an irascible, confirmed bachelor who believes in medicine not mysticism, is certain the deaths are only tragic accidents.But the members of the Order of Osiris suspect something more sinister is at work. They profess to believe an ancient curse has been visited upon their ... Read more

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Who or what is responsible for the gruesome deaths of members of the secret society known as the Order of Osiris?Dr. Armiston, an irascible, confirmed bachelor who believes in medicine not mysticism, is certain the deaths are only tragic accidents.But the members of the Order of Osiris suspect something more sinister is at work. They profess to believe an ancient curse has been visited upon their
... Read more
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Sarajevo Marlboro

by Miljenko Jergović ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Unabridged

5 hours 8 min

Miljenko Jergović’s landmark collection of stories, Sarajevo Marlboro, set during the siege of Sarajevo, provides a deeply personal perspective on the lives of ordinary people trapped in extraordinary circumstances. At the same time, it offers profound insight into the universality of wartime suffering.A native of Sarajevo, Jergović worked as a journalist for the weekly newspaper Nedjeljna ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Miljenko Jergović’s landmark collection of stories, Sarajevo Marlboro, set during the siege of Sarajevo, provides a deeply personal perspective on the lives of ordinary people trapped in extraordinary circumstances. At the same time, it offers profound insight into the universality of wartime suffering.A native of Sarajevo, Jergović worked as a journalist for the weekly newspaper Nedjeljna
... Read more
Audiobook

Andee the Aquanaut Series

Guardian of the Great Seas

by S J House ...

Narrated by Alexander Masters ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Andee the Aquanaut
Unabridged

3 hours 13 min

A B.R.A.G.Medallion HonoreeExploring the underwater world of the Lost City. Andee meets the Wise White Dolphin. Andee is given special powers, allowing him to become one of the great and legendary Aquanauts of the Marine Kingdom: The author supports cetaceans in distress by donating a percentage of profits from sales of the Andee the Aquanaut series to marine-life organizations worldwide. ... Read more

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A B.R.A.G.Medallion HonoreeExploring the underwater world of the Lost City. Andee meets the Wise White Dolphin. Andee is given special powers, allowing him to become one of the great and legendary Aquanauts of the Marine Kingdom: The author supports cetaceans in distress by donating a percentage of profits from sales of the Andee the Aquanaut series to marine-life organizations worldwide.
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