The Red Window

Two former school friends, now both military men, meet again and discover both are trying to lose themselves to public gaze. Dick West has inherited the family estate, but is out of favor. "The Red Window" was used during periods of civil unrest to warn cavaliers of danger. Now, West awaits a message in the red window from his cousin, to say his grandfather has relented and forgiven him - but a handkerchief around the old man's neck complicates matters. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (8 hr 24 min)

Chapters

Comrades	22:45	Read by Lynne T
Sir Simon Gore	25:58	Read by josembi
The Will	19:27	Read by josembi
A Strange Adventure	23:01	Read by josembi
Lost in the Darkness	20:03	Read by josembi
A Maiden Gentlewoman	21:30	Read by Deon Gines
Bernard's Friends	20:09	Read by Deon Gines
Bernard's Enemies	20:51	Read by engineerdst
At Cove Castle	22:08	Read by engineerdst
A Statement of the Case	20:19	Read by Lynne T
Mrs. Gilroy's Past	20:20	Read by Lynne T
The New Page	26:58	Read by DeanOBuchanan
A Consultation	18:58	Read by Steve Mattingly
Love in Exile	23:44	Read by Françoise
The Past of Alice	19:20	Read by Craig Kenneth Bryant
The Unexpected	20:09	Read by Craig Kenneth Bryant
The Diary	17:41	Read by Craig Kenneth Bryant
Tolomeo's Story	18:21	Read by Craig Kenneth Bryant
Plots and Counterplots	20:24	Read by David D'Huet
A Confession	34:39	Read by Françoise
Young Judas	23:57	Read by Deon Gines
The Truth	30:01	Read by Deon Gines
A Year Later	14:15	Read by Craig Kenneth Bryant

Reviews

(4.5 stars)

ItsLoriK

Josembie was very difficult to understand to say the least! I got about every 5th word! I hit "rewind" a lot. Francoise was better but I still had trouble understanding about 20% of her words. Although many languages sound nice I feel that volunteers should only read in their native language. Otherwise, listeners tend to devote more time to comprehension instead of just enjoying the story. Of course, readers should also pronounce at least 98% of the words properly & use an appropriate tone and speed. Librivox isn't directly involved with this app so we must email Librivox to request that chapters/books be re-recorded. The story is a pretty straightforward mystery. There aren't many twists or surprises so it's not thrilling. However, it is still an enjoyable read. I liked many of the characters & loved that the good ones ended up happy while the bad ones didn't. I'm not into corporal punishment but I admit that I smiled when "Judas" got his ass whipped!

(2 stars)

Ms. Elizabeth

I wish one of my favorite narrators would take this on as a solo! It's been a long time since I have attempted a multi - narrator book. Still had to skip chapters. Got lost with some of the characters. Lots of twists and turns.

Connie

(4 stars)

Green

This is a good story and easy to listen to except for one chapter.

TWISTS AND MORE TWISTS

(5 stars)

AVID READER

A well conceived whodunnit. Hume is good at complicated plots, but his endings are sometimes blah. No one likes multiple readers, but even the most difficult one was understandable after a bit of concentration.

(1.5 stars)

Me

it's a good book, but some chapters are very poorly read. I can't complain as it is free after all, but mispronunciation is only one facet of the incompetence shown.

(1 stars)

Bruce King

I have no desire to hurt anyone's feelings, but I gave up on this because it was such a mind numbing chore trying to understanding the second reader.

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

hang in there...it is very worth it. the author really is a master story teller!

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