The Great Pearl Secret
Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
It is the afternoon before a grand society wedding between Juliet Phayre and the Duke of Claremanagh, when Emmy West drops by to visit the bride and to see the famed Tsarina pearls, only ever to be worn by the Duchess... supposedly. When Juliet admits she has never even seen them, Emmy lets slip she has once, even though the last duchess has been dead many years... were they worn by someone else? And who is Lyda Pavoya? And who is the bridegroom really? (6 hr 31 min)
Chapters
In Juliet's Sitting Room | 17:40 | Read by ToddHW |
The Explanation | 22:22 | Read by Lynne T |
To Meet the Duchess | 10:44 | Read by Lynne T |
The Letter with the Tsarina's Seal | 10:41 | Read by ToddHW |
The Third Ringer of the Bell | 16:15 | Read by Indu Nair |
Behind the Bookshelf | 11:42 | Read by Ellies |
What Juliet Told Jack | 14:32 | Read by Richelle |
Juliet Breaks the Seals | 17:06 | Read by Ellies |
The Eye That Looked to the Right | 29:35 | Read by Ellies |
The House in a Crosstown Street | 10:17 | Read by rahulg1995 |
In Jack's Private Sitting Room | 20:42 | Read by Siobhan McAlpin |
The 'Whisperer' Stuff | 24:11 | Read by Ellies |
A Woman's Eyes | 19:09 | Read by Lorien Fine |
Supper at Twelve | 25:52 | Read by Cleon Cumberbatch |
The Fortune Teller | 24:17 | Read by Lorien Fine |
The Grey Room | 10:02 | Read by Lynne T |
The Crystal | 15:03 | Read by Siobhan McAlpin |
The Bargain | 19:21 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Old Nick | 15:03 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Third Degree | 19:01 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Middle Door | 18:41 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Whole of the Secret | 18:51 | Read by KHand |
Reviews
Mystery/Romance
Julia R
“The Great Pearl Secret” was just ok. It’s a mystery/romance among the very rich, with a fortune teller and an ancestral Russian necklace thrown in for good measure. I had a hard time remembering who was who among several side characters. It was a little odd to have basically the whole plot explained near the end by one of the thieves, rather than being given the clues bit by bit along the way.
Trite story, filled with stereotypes
Suzie
Characters are stereotypical (rich beautiful American heiress, handsome impoverished English duke, exotic siren, etc), but worth listening to on a long car trip.