Odd Partners: An Anthology

by Mystery Writers of America, Anne Perry, Allison Brennan, Jeffery Deaver, William Kent Krueger Narrated by Anne Perry, Simon Prebble, Ray Porter, Christopher Ryan Grant, Macleod Andrews, Lorna Raver, Edoardo Ballerini, Various Narrators

Overview

Unlikely pairs join forces to crack a slew of intriguing cases in an anthology edited by New York Times best-selling author Anne Perry, featuring original stories by Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Allison Brennan, Charles Todd, and many more, including Perry herself.

Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Nick and Nora Charles. Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. That last pair is the creation of beloved mystery writer Anne Perry, who, as the editor of Odd Partners and in conjunction with Mystery Writers of America, has enlisted some of today's best mystery writers to craft all-new stories about unlikely duos who join forces — sometimes unwillingly — to solve beguiling whodunits.

From Perry's entry, in which an English sergeant and his German counterpart set out to find a missing soldier during World War I, to a psychological tale of an airplane passenger who wakes up unsure of who he is, each story deals in the wonderful complexities of human interactions.

Featuring work by New York Times best-selling authors, Edgar Award winners, and up-and-coming members of the Mystery Writers of America, these tales of friends, enemies, and pairs who lie somewhere in the middle will satisfy every type of mystery listener.

Audio Contents:

• Introduction by Anne Perry, read by Anne Perry
• “Reconciliation” by Anne Perry, read by Simon Prebble
• “The Nature of the Beast” by William Kent Krueger, read by Ray Porter
• “Sad Onions: A Hap and Leonard Story” by Joe R. Lansdale, read by Christopher Ryan Grant
• “The Wagatha Labsy Secret Dogtective Alliance: A Dog Noir Story” by Jacqueline Winspear, read by Macleod Andrews
• “Glock, Paper, Scissors” by Shelley Costa, read by Lorna Raver
• “Blood Money: An Inspector Rutledge Story” by Charles Todd, read by Simon Prebble
• “The Violins Played Before Junshan” by Lou Kemp, read by Edoardo Ballerini
• “What Ever Happened to Lorna Winters?” by Lisa Morton, read by Macleod Andrews
• “Oglethorpe's Camera” by Claire Ortalda, read by Amy Landon
• “The Last Game” by Robert Dugoni, read by Edoardo Ballerini
• “NO 11 SQUATER” by Adele Polomski, read by Lorna Raver
• “A Cold Spell” by Mark Thielman, read by Janina Edwards
• “What Would Nora Do?” by Georgia Jeffries, read by Amy Landon
• “Hector's Bees” by Amanda Witt, read by Janina Edwards
• “Georgia in the Wind” by William Frank, read by Ray Porter
• “From Four till Late: A Nick Travers Story” by Ace Atkins, read by Macleod Andrews
• “Bite out of Crime” by Allison Brennan, read by Amy Landon
• “Songbird Blues” by Stephen Ross, read by Edoardo Ballerini
• “Security” by Jeffery Deaver, read by Ray Porter

Editorial Reviews

JULY 2019 - AudioFile

The theme of this anthology of short stories is unlikely pairs who solve a mystery together. With 10 narrators voicing stories from 19 mystery writers, the listener is in for a rich smorgasbord of audio experiences. The narrators have been carefully matched to their short stories and enhance the nuances of the plots. The production quality is top-notch, with smooth shifts between stories and narrators. While all the narrators bring their own strengths to the stories, the highlight may be Macleod Andrews’s narration of Jacqueline Winspear’s “A Dog Noir Story.” He perfectly captures its characters and humor. With the multiple stories and voices, one can dip in and out at leisure. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2019 - AudioFile

Narrator Peter Noble takes the listener deep inside the rarefied world of those who deal in paintings by the Old Masters. Speaking with the erudition of an art history professor lecturing in London’s National Gallery, Noble adds to the sense of mystery in this true story. The painting SALVATOR MUNDI, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, was sold at Christie’s auction house in 2017 for a record price of $450 million. Tracing the provenance of the painting proved to be an investigation worthy of an international thriller involving kings, Russian oligarchs, and Saudi princes. Art historians, restorers, curators, dealers, and connoisseurs who have the “eye” argued endlessly over whether it really was by Leonardo. The verdict: maybe, maybe not. J.E.S. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2019 - AudioFile

Narrator Peter Noble takes the listener deep inside the rarefied world of those who deal in paintings by the Old Masters. Speaking with the erudition of an art history professor lecturing in London’s National Gallery, Noble adds to the sense of mystery in this true story. The painting SALVATOR MUNDI, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, was sold at Christie’s auction house in 2017 for a record price of $450 million. Tracing the provenance of the painting proved to be an investigation worthy of an international thriller involving kings, Russian oligarchs, and Saudi princes. Art historians, restorers, curators, dealers, and connoisseurs who have the “eye” argued endlessly over whether it really was by Leonardo. The verdict: maybe, maybe not. J.E.S. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172169663
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	04/23/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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