The Yellow Claw


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(4.5 stars; 21 reviews)

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)

Kapitel

I. The Lady of the Civet Furs 9:42 Gelesen von bmitchell062003
II. Midnight and Mr. King 19:54 Gelesen von Carisse Ramos
III. Inspector Dunbar Takes Charge 15:02 Gelesen von James R. Hedrick
IV. A Window Is Opened 12:36 Gelesen von James R. Hedrick
V. Doctors Differ 9:25 Gelesen von Chad Jackson
VI. At Scotland Yard 8:36 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
VII. The Man in the Limousine 16:27 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
VIII. Cabman Two 12:11 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
IX. The Man in Black 12:22 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
X. The Great Understanding 16:22 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XI. Presenting M. Gaston Max 10:21 Gelesen von Harley James
XII. Mr. Gianapolis 12:01 Gelesen von Bruce McCready
XIII. The Draft on Paris 25:42 Gelesen von Bruce McCready
XIV. East 18642 19:22 Gelesen von Bruce McCready
XV. Cave of the Golden Dragon 22:09 Gelesen von ToddHW
XVI. Ho-Pin's Catacombs 17:34 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XVII. Kan-Suh Concessions 18:05 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XVIII. The World Above 13:18 Gelesen von Harley James
XIX. The Living Dead 13:51 Gelesen von Harley James
XX. Abraham Levinsky Butts In 12:30 Gelesen von John
XXI. The Studio in Soho 11:32 Gelesen von John
XXII. M. Max Mounts Cagliostro's Staircase 9:09 Gelesen von John
XXIII. Raid in the Rue St. Claude 22:14 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXIV. Opium 13:25 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXV. Fate's Shuttlecock 9:37 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXVI. "Our Lady of the Poppies" 18:19 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXVII. Grove of a Million Apes 19:09 Gelesen von ToddHW
XXVIII. The Opium Agent 13:50 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXIX. M. Max of London and M. Max of Paris 12:13 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXX. Mahara 17:28 Gelesen von Harley James
XXXI. Musk and Roses 18:52 Gelesen von Harley James
XXXII. Blue Blinds 12:03 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXXIII. Logic vs. Intuition 9:50 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXXIV. M. Max Reports Progress 20:24 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXXV. Tracker Tracked 20:46 Gelesen von Lector1
XXXVI. In Dunbar's Room 15:29 Gelesen von Lector1
XXXVII. The Whistle 16:42 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXXVIII. The Secret Traps 17:44 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XXXIX. The Labyrinth 19:12 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XL. Dawn at the Nore 20:13 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen
XLI. Westminster--Midnight 14:06 Gelesen von Nancy Gorgen

Bewertungen


(2 stars)

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.


(5 stars)

Much better than I expected. Suspenseful.