Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express
A. Frank Pinkerton
Lu par Sibella Denton





Dyke Darrel investigates an audacious train robbery that included the murder of a friend, and embarks on a man-hunt. High Victorian serial melodrama at its best! (Summary by Sibella Denton). (4 hr 5 min)
Chapitres
01 - A Startling Crime | 7:56 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
02 - Dyke Darrel's Trick | 9:07 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
03 - Professor Darlington Ruggles | 6:20 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
04 - Scalped | 8:34 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
05 - Elliston's Rebuff | 8:54 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
06 - Dyke Darrel's Danger | 7:01 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
07 - What a Hankerchief Revealed | 8:34 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
08 - A Plunge to Death | 6:27 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
09 - Words that Startle | 9:44 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
10 - Black Hollow | 7:38 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
11 - Poor Sybil | 8:49 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
12 - A Burning Trap | 7:50 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
13 - A Sad Fate | 8:05 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
14 - Dyke Darrel Astounded | 8:08 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
15 - A Baffled Villian | 10:52 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
16 - Nell Missing | 7:08 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
17 - Nell in the Toils | 6:43 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
18 - Beaten Back | 8:58 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
19 - The Detective Fooled | 10:06 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
20 - Overmatched by a Girl | 5:00 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
21 - A Bout In the Cellar | 10:16 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
22 - The Empty Seat | 11:15 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
23 - Dyke Darrel on the Trail | 9:05 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
24 - A Race for Life | 8:35 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
25 - Saved | 8:20 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
26 - The Mysterious Wart | 9:48 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
27 - The Story of a Wart | 6:49 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
28 - The Revelations of a Satchel | 7:52 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
29 - Retribution | 11:38 | Lu par Sibella Denton |
Critiques





A LibriVox Listener
excellent in every way...reader , plot...thank you
Free Audio, Review





FNH
This is a story that follows the detective as he progresses through his investigation. It also spends few segments following the bad guys. The story moves swiftly and your not left idle waiting for action. The characters are a little over the top, the bad guys are presented as evil and the good guys as very upright. A couple of times the main character gets into scrapes where he will die, only to be rescued in the nick of time by someone not heard of before or again latter. These stick out when you listen as the characters are not foreshadowed or followed up, making them obvious "plot-point" characters. The main character was not really developed, I didn't feel much sympathy for him. In summary the story was ok and kept me entertained but I wouldn't say I was excited by it at all. Reading 2/3 Production 2/3 Story 1/3 Total Score 5/9 See the rest of my reviews at http://freeaudioreview.blogspot.com/





Ms. Elizabeth
So many twists and turns but Good wins out. There were a few areas I think should have been handled differently, like casing the bad mens joints before trying to capture them. oh well, still an interesting ride.
enjoyable!





Uncle Ell Weisgal
nice quick book for a Sunday morning. well read!