The Yellow Claw
Sax Rohmer
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When a woman is murdered at mystery writer Henry Loureoux's apartment, Scotland Yard inspector Dunbar begins his investigation with a note that the woman left behind written to a Mr. King. When M. Gaston Max, a Parisian criminal investigator and master of disguise, comes to help the case, things begin to get interesting. Can they find out who Mr. King is and stop the crazed murderer from striking again? Can they find Henry's butler, Soames, before he ends up in danger? And where is Henry Loureoux's wife?
This book has a lot of "Yellow Peril" and other racial stereotypes, typical of its day. The novel was the basis for the 1921 British silent film The Yellow Claw. (Summary by TriciaG) (10 hr 29 min)
Chapitres
| I. The Lady of the Civet Furs | 9:42 | Lu par bmitchell062003 |
| II. Midnight and Mr. King | 19:54 | Lu par Carisse Ramos |
| III. Inspector Dunbar Takes Charge | 15:02 | Lu par James R. Hedrick |
| IV. A Window Is Opened | 12:36 | Lu par James R. Hedrick |
| V. Doctors Differ | 9:25 | Lu par Chad Jackson |
| VI. At Scotland Yard | 8:36 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| VII. The Man in the Limousine | 16:27 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| VIII. Cabman Two | 12:11 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| IX. The Man in Black | 12:22 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| X. The Great Understanding | 16:22 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XI. Presenting M. Gaston Max | 10:21 | Lu par Harley James |
| XII. Mr. Gianapolis | 12:01 | Lu par Bruce McCready |
| XIII. The Draft on Paris | 25:42 | Lu par Bruce McCready |
| XIV. East 18642 | 19:22 | Lu par Bruce McCready |
| XV. Cave of the Golden Dragon | 22:09 | Lu par ToddHW |
| XVI. Ho-Pin's Catacombs | 17:34 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XVII. Kan-Suh Concessions | 18:05 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XVIII. The World Above | 13:18 | Lu par Harley James |
| XIX. The Living Dead | 13:51 | Lu par Harley James |
| XX. Abraham Levinsky Butts In | 12:30 | Lu par John |
| XXI. The Studio in Soho | 11:32 | Lu par John |
| XXII. M. Max Mounts Cagliostro's Staircase | 9:09 | Lu par John |
| XXIII. Raid in the Rue St. Claude | 22:14 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXIV. Opium | 13:25 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXV. Fate's Shuttlecock | 9:37 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXVI. "Our Lady of the Poppies" | 18:19 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXVII. Grove of a Million Apes | 19:09 | Lu par ToddHW |
| XXVIII. The Opium Agent | 13:50 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXIX. M. Max of London and M. Max of Paris | 12:13 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXX. Mahara | 17:28 | Lu par Harley James |
| XXXI. Musk and Roses | 18:52 | Lu par Harley James |
| XXXII. Blue Blinds | 12:03 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXXIII. Logic vs. Intuition | 9:50 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXXIV. M. Max Reports Progress | 20:24 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXXV. Tracker Tracked | 20:46 | Lu par Lector1 |
| XXXVI. In Dunbar's Room | 15:29 | Lu par Lector1 |
| XXXVII. The Whistle | 16:42 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXXVIII. The Secret Traps | 17:44 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XXXIX. The Labyrinth | 19:12 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XL. Dawn at the Nore | 20:13 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
| XLI. Westminster--Midnight | 14:06 | Lu par Nancy Gorgen |
Critiques
Paul Scott
I have now listen to several books by this author. I like the author. but I cannot say much for this particular reading. it is read by several different people. some of the recordings are almost impossible to understand even though I tried listening to them in my car, on headsets, and playing over a Bluetooth speaker. also some of the readers get a little too carried away and what they perceive the way the book should be read and it becomes disjointed as a result. I would love to read the book myself or, have it read by one person who not only has a good recording system but let's the book read itself rather than trying to impart all of the nuances that some of the readers of this book decided needed to be applied.
Erin RM
Much better than I expected. Suspenseful.