Bobs, a Girl Detective


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 103 reviews)

This is a great short chapter mystery book for girls. It is similar to Nancy Drew. Bobs is one of the four sisters whose parents die, leaving them with the responsibility of caring for themselves. They have to work together to be cheerful through the hard time and a long the way have many adventures! Let's start decoding the clues! (Summary by peppersnoodles93) (4 hr 33 min)

Chapitres

01 - Four Girls Face a Problem 20:51 Lu par Kimberly Krause
02 - A Proposal 7:54 Lu par SamR
03 - Venturing Forth 10:16 Lu par SamR
04 - A Haunted House 6:59 Lu par SamR
05 - A Strange New Home 9:34 Lu par SamR
06 - A Lost Sister 6:39 Lu par Lynne T
07 - Bobs Seeks a Profession 10:01 Lu par Lynne T
08 - A New Friend 11:07 Lu par Lynne T
09 - A Hurried Lunch 9:19 Lu par Lynne T
10 - Bobs As Bookseller 5:56 Lu par Lynne T
11 - A Queer Gift 5:34 Lu par Woolly Bee
12 - A Young Man Enters 11:24 Lu par Janet Hettenbach
13 - Nell Wiggin's Story 8:39 Lu par SamR
14 - A Pleasant Plan 7:25 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
15 - The Detective Detected 10:44 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
16 - A New "Case" for Bobs 12:48 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
17 - Bobs Tries Acting 13:10 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
18 - Who Was Miss Finefeather 8:10 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
19 - The Lost Is Found 6:11 Lu par Woolly Bee
20 - A Failure That Was Success 9:03 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
21 - A New Arrival 7:43 Lu par Penney Pittman
22 - A Case For Two 9:08 Lu par SamR
23 - Partner Detectives 5:56 Lu par SamR
24 - Romance Budding 11:02 Lu par Chuck Williamson
25 - A Sudden Departure 11:00 Lu par Chuck Williamson
26 - A Happy Reunion 6:57 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
27 - Revelations That Do Not Reveal 3:40 Lu par SamR
28 - The House Party 7:12 Lu par SamR
29 - Tragic Hours 5:17 Lu par SamR
30 - A Hero Rewarded 3:42 Lu par SamR
31 - Four Romances 9:41 Lu par SamR

Critiques


(4 stars)

Love the story but some of the narrators were sheer anguish. Still, it IS awfully good of them to volunteer so...but really, between an overly excited, frustrated melodrama actress whose prim conclusion after her incredibly artificial reading put me in mind of Rhoda Penmark. Chuck would be better suited for the archness of Oscar Wilde, Saki or some other highly stylized and satirical author. The earnestness of early 20th century, uplifting girls' series fiction eludes him entirely. Progressive era clubwomen did not use satire to uplift society.

Very good story


(5 stars)

Four well off girls suddenly find their fortunes reversed after their parents die. Rather than sit around and scrape by on what little remains, three of them decide to seek their fortunes in the city. On the way, they find careers, adventure, love, and the fourth girl, who had run away. I thought it was a very sweet story, if just a wee bit fluffy. I love a happy ending tho, so this was just the thing after a long day of work. Reading and recordings were fine. Thank you for your work.

Fun Story, Varied Reading


(3.5 stars)

The storyline itself was fun...it was clever how the cases were solved. Readers did a good job for the most part...with there being various different readers sometimes it took a minute to adjust to new character voices, but overall an enjoyable listen!


(3.5 stars)

Fun little book. Some predicables but then they went as I thought :) The ending felt abrupt. A couple of readers were difficult to listen to. It’s relaxing and not so engaging that you can’t put it down. So a great to listen and relax.


(5 stars)

A fun story to listen to while I was sick. I had no criticism of readers, they are volunteers and do not stumble over words like I would. These are free to listen to, please be respectful 😉

a great fantasy


(4.5 stars)

My favorite type of story.i call this a 👍🏼(thumbs up).do some more PLEASE!but didn't like chuck W. as narrater.(agree with other comments.)

Beyond a heartwarming tale


(5 stars)

Loved most of the readers. Story is so good can over look some OVER emphasis reading ...

Sweet Story


(5 stars)

Charming book about four devoted and sweet sisters moving to the big city and eventually finding love.