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Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping)

An Arcturus Mystery

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Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping)

By: Kelli Stanley
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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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.

©2011 Kelli Stanley (P)2014 Audible Inc. Historical Modern Detectives Mystery Fiction
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I enjoyed this story a lot more than I was anticipating. The setting of a Roman mystery in Britannia was so very interesting. The details regarding the different political and religious concerns differed to what I expected I found very entertaining. I wish there were more audible books in this series.

Great mystery!

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Nice mix of noir and historical set in Roman Britain. Great performance, lots of twists.

Nice mix of noir and historical

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loved it. Roman London is a great place for mystery. I look forward to more.

Roman London

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I chose this book because I like Ray Porter's narration and usually enjoy stories of ancient Rome, but could not continue listening - I found the story boring and tedious.
Ray Porter's narration was excellent as usual, pity the content was not of the same standard.

Tedious

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This was a pleasant surprise. I chose the book because of the narrator Ray Porter and he did his usual masterful turn but the story didn’t disappoint. I would love to read more of this ancient Roman Doctor’s sleuthing skills and to see his family and friends further fleshed out. Great find and good banter between the characters.

A great novel with an engaging protagonist

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Very enjoyable with excellent narration by Ray Porter! I've not read anything like it before and found it really interesting.

Interesting and Entertaining

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