The Opal Serpent
Fergus Hume
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
An old pawnbroker is found strangled with his lips pinned together with an opal serpent broach. He has a beautiful daughter who is apparently the heir of his large estate. But another claimant has made herself known as the actual daughter of the pawnbroker. Follow detective Hurd as he unravels the convoluted mystery of the old man’s death and attempts to determine who is the rightful heir. (Summary by Richard Kilmer) (9 hr 44 min)
Chapters
| Don Quixote in London | 24:12 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Deborah Junk, Duenna | 25:58 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Dulcinea of Gwynne Street | 23:42 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The Unforseen | 22:52 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Trouble | 23:07 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Noise in the Street | 23:22 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Terrible Night | 20:42 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The Verdict of the Jury | 22:01 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Castles in the Air | 21:44 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Bolt from the Blue | 20:58 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Cuckoo in the Nest | 20:46 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The New Life | 21:17 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| The Detective's Views | 24:53 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Mr. Hay's Little Dinner | 20:55 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A New Clue | 22:54 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Sylvia's Theory | 20:08 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Hurd's Information | 21:35 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| At Christchurch, Hants | 20:15 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Captain Jessop | 16:36 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Part of the Truth | 23:42 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Miss Qian's Party | 23:21 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Further Evidence | 22:30 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| What Pash Said | 21:52 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Mrs. Krill at Bay | 24:31 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Cruel Woman | 30:54 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| A Final Explanation | 20:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
Reviews
Lori K
A new murder, an old murder or suicide, & paternity must be figured out. This is enough to keep you interested without being too much to keep track of. My one gripe is that some assumed paternity without proof. There was only a marriage certificate. I know I'd have wanted a birth certificate from the start instead of coming to that idea later on. This is just one small issue though.
many twists and turns, keeps you guessing till the end.
caro
Darlene Boda
ummm, I did not see that coming... kinda brutal but interesting crime story from the standpoint that I thought I'd heard it all. But sugar is "gore" and Hindus are "Thugs" and brooches are effective gags. Who knew?
GOOD OLD FASHIONED DETECTIVES STORY
Clearspace
Agatha Christie must have read these books. The reader has a lovely voice and once I got used to his rather flat pulpit like intoning style I was glad I continued on
One of my favorite narrators
Ms. Elizabeth
2019 - apparently it's been awhile since I've listened. I forgot how awful the victim was murdered and how evil the murders were.
The Opal Serpent
Aneik Wilson
Very enjoyable. Lots of unexpected twists. The reader takes a few minutes to get used to but once you do is very pleasant.
Cindy Barnett
Twists, murder, greed, romance and Richard Kilmer (narration) - what more can you ask of a good read?!?
Patsy McNulty
Good mystery, but I did not enjoy the reader- very flat and monotonous.