Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping): An Arcturus Mystery
By Kelli Stanley
Read by Ray Porter
Unabridged
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9798228893153
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ISBN: 9798228893177
| Runtime: | 8.77 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of the 2008 Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award
Nox Dormienda is the award-winning debut novel of critically-acclaimed author Kelli Stanley (City of Dragons), and the first of a series in a new genre: Roman Noir. Featuring Arcturus, a hardboiled protagonist in the best Philip Marlowe tradition, Nox is a different kind of historical mystery, a suspense thriller that combines a classic noir style with the rich texture of the ancient past.
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Author
Author Bio: Kelli Stanley
Kelli Stanley’s first novel in the 1940 San Francisco-set Miranda Corbie series, City of Dragons, was met with overwhelming critical acclaim and was a finalist for the prestigious Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Stanley also writes a highly praised series set in Roman Britain, the latest of which is The Curse-Maker. Her debut novel, Nox Dormienda, won the Bruce Alexander Award for best historical mystery of 2008. She makes her home in Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco, earned a master’s degree in classics, and loves jazz, old movies, fedoras, Art Deco, and speakeasies.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Runtime: | 8.77 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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