The Gold Bag

Name: The Gold Bag
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Carolyn Wells
ISBN: 9798212978217

Author: Carolyn Wells

Series: Fleming Stone Mystery #1

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John D. Rayburn

Published: 11/07/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, International Crime & Mystery

Synopsis

Quick-witted detective Stone is capable of making decisions from a pair of muddy shoes and other seemingly unimportant clues. It’s almost like a performing magician pulling a rabbit from a hat. He once remarked that “One never knows what difference anything will make until the difference is made.” Publication time of books featuring Stone are unknown so just watch for them for ordering. Even very astute listeners will often be surprised at his amazing solutions.

About Carolyn Wells

Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) was an American mystery author. A highly prolific writer, she was known for her children’s stories, mystery novels, and humorous verse. Her books include A Nonsense Anthology and The Book of Humorous Verse.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on December 07, 2019

It's a good murder mystery and kept me going, but a little too sentimental. Must the young detective always fall in love with the beautiful, aloof young lady who might also be a murderer?......more

Goodreads review by Tam on July 17, 2018

3.5 stars This was an entertaining and light read, very traditional mystery. Wells is no Agatha Christie but her books are fun to read. One thing I'm having a hard time getting used to is the way Wells works with her detective Fleming Stone. This is the second book of the series that I've read and it......more

Goodreads review by Gail Mathers on January 09, 2019

Gold bag A surprise indeed. I did not care for the style of writing in 1911 and doubt I will ever read another written in that period. Hard at first to follow. The bad guy you had only a glimpse of towards the end but rooted for another. Though not a nice man not the murders. She lost the supposed lo......more

Goodreads review by Lee on January 18, 2019

Typical Of The Era Many years ago I read a lot of very old books, for the most part slow reading and filled with comments of no validity on the parts of the characters. Robinson Caruso is an example of the type. This is very typical of that style. Rather fun to read as an example of a type, but over......more