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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Author:
Baroness Orczy
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Ratings
Book
145
Narrator
56
Release Date
January 1, 2011
Duration
7 hours 54 minutes
Summary
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. It was written by Baroness Orczy, who is best known as the creator of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but who also invented two immortal turn-of-the-century detectives in The Old Man in the Corner and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard. First published in 1910, Orczy’s female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. The book soon became very popular, with three editions appearing in the first year. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy’s outstandingly successful police officer preceded her real life female counterparts by a decade.(Introduction from wikipedia)
Reviews
What listeners say
The audiobook received generally positive feedback for its light-hearted mystery tales and enjoyable narration. Listeners appreciated the easy listening experience and the quality of the storytelling. However, some critiques focused on issues with accent portrayal and pacing. Overall, it is considered a suitable companion for casual listening. The production quality was noted as clear and well-suited for background listening.
Profile Avatar Denise McClory Mar 2017

Lady Molly is the female Sherlock, and counterpart to Miss Fischer of Australia. I enjoyed her adventures.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2019

Old fashioned story, but good for listening to while doing chores

Profile Avatar Samuel C. Nov 2018

let down by the narrator's they seem to be amateurs. stilted and unbelievable , uninteresting and boring. cannot finish this book

Profile Avatar Debbie P Feb 2018

entertaining and enjoyable narration. short stories, which move along at pace lovely way that it feels like a person you know telling you gossip almost, and I really like the way she constantly refers to of course you remember or you will know that over some not so relevant part of the tale

Profile Avatar Bettina Trott Apr 2016

I loved the book. The stories were interesting and the character description very well done. The narrator's accent was neither here nor there which led me to believe it was fitting for the titled people of that era.

Profile Avatar Blake Aasgaard Dec 2015

Immensely enjoyable for a ready driving companion, the purpose I'd intended this work to be. Not overly disturbing, it was quiet resolve and satisfaction that were the products I realised during, and after, each pause throughout.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2025

Good book, let down unfortunately by a poor recording with awful 'put on' British accents It would have been better just to stick to their own American accent.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2024

A fun series of light mystery tales, well narrated.

Profile Avatar Ingrid D. Feb 2024

It is a free book and I presume it is read by a volunteer. The quality of the narrator and the production is very good in comparison. It is a tad fast and it did take me a bit of time getting used to the narrator but I wasn't irritated by it. Also the sound quality is clear.The stories are fun, nothing too taxing, nothing exceptional but for me, an avid Agatha Christie fan, interesting enough.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2024

Nice, easy listening book

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2023

I enjoyed this light hearted book

Profile Avatar Super Mommio Jun 2023

I love these stories, especially the ending of it!

Profile Avatar Paula R. Nov 2022

I really enjoyed it

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2021

Intriguing listen reminded. Me of Sherlock Holmes good Narrator except when accents

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2020

I enjoyed these stories very much. Although the narrator’s accents were laughable when attempting Scottish or Yorkshire voices, she struck the right note generally and was easy to listen to in all other respects. Gentle, of their time stories but worth hearing.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2020

Very enjoyable. Love the period pieces. Very nice narrator. Was surprised at the last story. Thank you!

Profile Avatar Frances L. Aug 2020

I truly enjoyed this book. Miss Molly, in 1904, is a female Sherlock Holmes. She is very attentive to the human condition. The narrator was very enjoyable to listen to during the short stories.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2020

I liked it a lot.

Profile Avatar Gail L. Jun 2020

Very good storyline and keeps you interested.

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2020

Easy listening but I got a little bored after the first two stories. Still worth listening too although they did not get my rapt attention. The narrators were ok. I listened while I did other household tasks. Adequate enough if not a gripping stories.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2020

This is the first negative review I have submitted. I thought the stories of individual crimes were simply not engaging. The stories were not notably clever or gripping. I was pleased to see a strong woman and references to misogyny of the time period. Even so not really worth a read unless you are a fan of early 20th Century literature.

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Author: Baroness Orczy
Read by: Unknown
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