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Out of the Hitler Time
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away (BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations of the Complete Trilogy)
- By: Judith Kerr
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Lauren Mote, Hugo Docking, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance17
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The BBC radio adaptations of Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy - plus bonus documentary. Based on her own childhood experiences, Judith Kerr's When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a timeless classic loved by children and adults alike. This story of a Jewish family that escapes Germany just as the Nazis come to power is seen through the eyes of their young daughter, Anna, and traces their perilous journey. Also includes adaptations of Bombs on Aunt Dainty and A Small Person Far Away.
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Out of the Hitler Time
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty, A Small Person Far Away (BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations of the Complete Trilogy)
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Lauren Mote, Hugo Docking, Paul Moriarty, James Lailey, Eleanor Bron, full cast, Carl Prekopp
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 14-01-21
- Language: English
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Code Name Kingfisher
- By: Liz Kessler
- Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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From million-copy bestselling author Liz Kessler comes the powerful new landmark World War II novel for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Phil Earle. When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time story of bravery, betrayal and daring defiance. A...
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Engaging story with past and present melded together.
- By Grace Cliffe on 15-03-25
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Code Name Kingfisher
- Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 29-09-23
- Language: English
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Trust No One (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 5)
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance20
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Story20
A surprising twist brings Amy and Dan back to New England for their first mission on U.S. soil since the beginning of the Clue hunt. But being close to home is anything but a comfort. The siblings have learned that there's a mole in the Cahill organization.... And the traitor is one of their closest confidantes. However, this betrayal is overshadowed when Amy and Dan make an even more devastating discovery: the truth about the Vespers' real plan. Burdened with this terrifying information, Amy and Dan are forced to ask an impossible question: Is it more important to save the hostages...or stop the Vespers?
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SUPER!!
- By Woo on 26-03-20
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Trust No One (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 5)
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Series: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 5
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 04-12-12
- Language: English
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Treasure Island
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Kevin McNally
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance5
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Story5
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Kevin McNally. Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled...
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Treasure Island
- Narrated by: Kevin McNally
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 05-09-19
- Language: English
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Everything Sad is Untrue
- (a true story)
- By: Daniel Nayeri
- Narrated by: Daniel Nayeri
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance41
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Story41
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and...
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An incredible story told so powerfully
- By lorna on 13-12-24
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Everything Sad is Untrue
- (a true story)
- Narrated by: Daniel Nayeri
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 25-08-20
- Language: English
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The Secret of Nightingale Wood
- By: Lucy Strange
- Narrated by: Lucy Strange
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall60
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Performance52
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Story52
It's 1919. Henry has moved to the countryside with her parents and her baby sister, Piglet - all still scarred by the death of her brother. Alone in her head, she begins to explore her surroundings, encouraged by her only friends - characters from her favourite books. Nobody much notices when she wanders into the woods at the bottom of the garden and meets Moth, a striking witchlike woman. Together they form a bond that could help Henry save her family.
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Woooooo
- By Phoebe on 16-11-21
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The Secret of Nightingale Wood
- Narrated by: Lucy Strange
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 17-11-16
- Language: English
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The Eagle Of The Ninth
- By: Rosemary Sutcliff
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance33
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Rosemary Sutcliff’s much-loved tale of honour, comradeship and courage. Somewhere around the year 117AD, a Roman garrison called the Ninth Legion was ordered to put down an uprising among the Caledonian tribes. Four thousand men vanished without trace...
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I could not finish it
- By Ffwl on 26-07-15
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The Eagle Of The Ninth
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 16-03-11
- Language: English
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All-of-a-Kind Family
- By: Sydney Taylor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance2
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It's the turn of the 20th century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters. Follow along on their adventures and experience their holiday fun.
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wonderful story
- By Michele on 13-08-21
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All-of-a-Kind Family
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Series: All-of-a-Kind Family, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 13-12-00
- Language: English
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The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
- By: SJ King
- Narrated by: Dion Mason
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track – and history needs them – a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it’s up to them...
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The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
- Narrated by: Dion Mason
- Series: The Timekeepers
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 12-03-26
- Language: English
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The Wool-Pack
- By: Cynthia Harnett
- Narrated by: Jamie Glover
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance13
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Story13
Compelling historical thriller, winner of the Carnegie Medal A compelling 15th century thriller, set against the background of the Cotswold wool trade. Rich with period detail, the story of Nicholas Fetterlock's apprenticeship in his father's business and his political betrothal to the daughter...
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Contrary to description this is abridged
- By Mr Mistoffelees on 25-02-18
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The Wool-Pack
- Narrated by: Jamie Glover
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 25-02-16
- Language: English
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The Umbrella Mouse
- By: Anna Fargher, Sam Usher
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII, winner of the 2019 Sainsbury's Book Prize for Fiction and selected for Waterstones Book of the Month. 1944, and London is...
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THE BEST!!! LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃
- By N.C.K. on 06-05-22
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The Umbrella Mouse
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 16-05-20
- Language: English
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Balto of the Blue Dawn
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The magic tree house has returned and it’s taking Jack and Annie back in time to Alaska, 1925. There they meet Balto, a jet-black Siberian husky destined to save...
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Balto of the Blue Dawn
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Series: Magic Tree House Merlin Mission, Book 26
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 05-01-16
- Language: English
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Moonfleet Crimson Tide
- By: William Adams
- Narrated by: Ken Watkins
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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When thirteen-year-old John Treverton is drawn into Moonfleet's hidden world of Smugglers, Poachers and a Pirates cursed diamond, his childhood is swept away overnight. Forced to flee across the sea, John embarks on a perilous journey of storms, secrets, and survival—while the love he leaves behind reaches out to him across the sea and through the clouds of war.
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Moonfleet Crimson Tide
- Narrated by: Ken Watkins
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 05-03-26
- Language: English
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Far to Go
- By: Noel Streatfeild
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her success reaches her bitter enemy, the matron of her old orphanage. Margaret knows that Matron is set on revenge, but she keeps her head held high, focusing on the play. But Matron’s evil plans are well prepared and Margaret is going to need her wits about her – and the help of her friends – if she is to escape unharmed.
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Far to Go
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Series: Margaret Thursday, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
- By: Judy Blume
- Narrated by: Judy Blume
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself, is an insightful, historical story about imagination, dreams and starting somewhere new. From Judy Blume, the bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Sally J. Freedman loves making up stories – stories in which she is always the star...
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How lovely to hear Judy reading this
- By SAB on 17-02-25
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
- Narrated by: Judy Blume
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 14-12-23
- Language: English
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The Time Hunters and the Eden Crown
- The Time Hunters Saga, Book 10
- By: Carl Ashmore
- Narrated by: Lee Beddow
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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When Becky, Joe, and Uncle Percy uncover the existence of a sixth Eden Relic—The Eden Crown—hidden somewhere in history, their destiny becomes clear: they need to find it to stop Emerson Drake and the Wraith from unleashing an apocalyptic attack on mankind, an assault that would wipe out half the world's population.
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brilliant end to.the series
- By Tracey Ferrington-Pryor on 11-11-25
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The Time Hunters and the Eden Crown
- The Time Hunters Saga, Book 10
- Narrated by: Lee Beddow
- Series: The Time Hunters Saga, Book 10
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 29-09-25
- Language: English
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Hetty Feather
- By: Jacqueline Wilson
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Abridged
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Overall30
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Performance22
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Story22
London, 1876. Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital. The Hospital cares for abandoned children - but Hetty must live with a foster family until she is big enough to go to school. Life in the countryside is hard but she has 'brothers' Jem and Gideon to play with, and together they sneak off to visit the travelling circus.
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Good
- By Lisa Gibson on 23-12-17
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Hetty Feather
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-10-09
- Language: English
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Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
- By: Natasha Farrant
- Narrated by: Deryn Oliver
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance21
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In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away to boarding-school (when she has just so successfully managed to get expelled from her last one!). And Clara, their young teacher, is waiting for news of her missing fiancé.
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Recommend - for adults as well as children
- By Marie Elliot on 14-04-25
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Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
- Narrated by: Deryn Oliver
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 29-04-21
- Language: English
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Billy the Kid
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Richard Attenborough
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance30
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Story31
Read by the inimitable Richard Attenborough. Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out… Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80 year old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea’s champion striker until the outbreak of...
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Love this book
- By Nixie Graham on 25-09-23
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Billy the Kid
- Narrated by: Richard Attenborough
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 30-09-10
- Language: English
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The Lady of Shadows
- The Moonwind Mysteries, Book 4
- By: Johan Rundberg, A. A. Prime - translator
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Now thirteen, Mika has left behind her Stockholm orphanage for a treacherous journey with Detective Hoff to finally meet her mother, Annie Moonwind, a maid at the imposing Roseboon estate. Upon their arrival, and to their surprise, Valdemar is mistaken for the local constable, and Mika his errand girl, summoned to arrest Annie for mysterious crimes. But are dark forces at work at Roseboon? After all, doors are kept bolted. Windows are nailed shut. And screams pierce the dark. Maybe something wicked has been unleashed. Everything points to a creature that only comes at night.
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The Lady of Shadows
- The Moonwind Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis
- Series: The Moonwind Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 31-03-26
- Language: English
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