The Film Mystery
Arthur B. Reeve
Leído por LibriVox Volunteers





The Film Mystery is one of eighteen detective novels by Arthur B. Reeve starring his best known character Professor Craig Kennedy and his trusty sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter. The pair bears an unmistakable resemblance to the more famous British master sleuth and his doctor friend. The setting of this mystery is the early days of movie making, and the murder victim is Stella Lamar, “the beautiful idol of the screen, beloved of millions”, who collapses and dies during the filming of a scene for her latest movie. (Summary by Maire Rhode) (8 hr 28 min)
Capítulos
Ch 1 A Camera Crime | 14:11 | Leído por Sibella Denton |
Ch 2 The Tiny Scratch | 15:51 | Leído por Maire Rhode |
Ch 3 Tangled Motives | 12:48 | Leído por Gesine |
Ch 4 The Fatal Script | 19:40 | Leído por Roger Melin |
Ch 5 An Emotional Maze | 21:54 | Leído por Roger Melin |
Ch 6 The First Club | 13:19 | Leído por Wetcoast |
Ch 7 Enid Faye | 15:46 | Leído por Alana Jordan |
Ch 8 Lawrence Millard | 20:41 | Leído por rhodian |
Ch 9 White-Light Shadows | 14:48 | Leído por Lisa Wilson |
Ch 10 Chemical Research | 11:21 | Leído por J. M. Smallheer |
Ch 11 Forestalled | 14:23 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
Ch 12 Emery Phelps | 15:38 | Leído por Roger Melin |
Ch 13 Marilyn Loring | 17:17 | Leído por Roger Melin |
Ch 14 Another Clue | 16:14 | Leído por Roger Melin |
Ch 15 I Become A Detective | 26:05 | Leído por Maire Rhode |
Ch 16 Enid Assists | 21:14 | Leído por Chris Jones |
Ch 17 An Appeal | 9:57 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
Ch 18 The Antivenin | 7:02 | Leído por Sibella Denton |
Ch 19 Around The Circle | 20:08 | Leído por Julie Levi |
Ch 20 The Banquet Scene | 19:19 | Leído por Julie Levi |
Ch 21 Merle Shirley Overacts | 12:19 | Leído por Julie Levi |
Ch 22 The Stem | 12:29 | Leído por Hoosemon |
Ch 23 Botulin Toxin | 14:18 | Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) |
Ch 24 The Invisible Menace | 11:49 | Leído por Sibella Denton |
Ch 25 Itching Salve | 15:39 | Leído por Lisa Wilson |
Ch 26 A Cigarette Case | 13:09 | Leído por Hoosemon |
Ch 27 The Film Fire | 18:52 | Leído por Lisa Wilson |
Ch 28 The Phosphorus Bomb | 16:37 | Leído por Hoosemon |
Ch 29 Microscopic Evidence | 14:01 | Leído por Hoosemon |
Ch 30 The Ballroom Scene | 14:49 | Leído por rhodian |
Ch 31 Physostigmin | 11:46 | Leído por J. M. Smallheer |
Ch 32 Camera Evidence | 25:01 | Leído por Sibella Denton |
Reseñas
I liked it





mikezane
I definitely liked this book, it had plenty of plot twists and foreshadowing. However, the beginning was a bit confusing, quite a few characters are introduced right away and I found myself jotting down notes to keep track of them. I had to listen to the first few chapters a few times before it all sunk in. But once you get past that, it is a very good story. Reader is very good, easy to follow.
Worth downloading





newhampshirefamily
I liked this one also. It is a great period piece with lots of film atmosphere; the end was not predictable but not outrageous, either. Good reader and a good story.
Good story...





AJoy
Story was good, slowed a hit with a little too much scientific description at times. I found the ending lacking any closure, though, with the very last sentence the solution. The readers all did a good effort, but found the changing to be distracting, just when I’ve gotten used to one, it switched. Some of the readers sounded like they could have used better setup for recording, often sounding like in a well.
Kennedy & Science Wins!





Keith Horvath
Awesome story of deadly murder within the secretive film ihndustry. The story is based on a film star & successful director both murdered in similar obscured fashion. You have a pretty good look at the ways studios make film, relate to people the financial pitfalls & many ways to ruin their biggest asset, the negatives
a bit too technical for me





A LibriVox Listener
This was reasonable bedtime listening, but I found the science or pseudo science dragged. Also, although the narrators were pretty much all good the changes from one to another was a bit distracting. Worth a listen, though.
David R.Smith





A LibriVox Listener
Great reads and effort by all. Nice long twisting story with the climax held off to the very last sentences. Good insight to the early days of filmmaking too along with good character and dialogue build ups: Thanks!





A LibriVox Listener
I really hate that a different person reads each chapter. it really puts me off. One of the women in this one was unable to phrase properly and mispronounced many words.





Harvey Jackson
Thourhly enjoyable story. I appreciate the efforts of the volunteer readers, but my favorite has to be Roger.Molean who has an excellent reading voice.