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273012Amateur Detective Roger Sheringhamhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/amateur-detective-roger-sheringham/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1741323/e1175929-555e-48e8-adff-01a25165a56b.jpg?v=638338859524270000360360MXNBBC AudioInStock/Audiolibros/273498Amateur Detective Roger Sheringham360360https://www.gandhi.com.mx/amateur-detective-roger-sheringham/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1741323/e1175929-555e-48e8-adff-01a25165a56b.jpg?v=638338859524270000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20239781529912128_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9781529912128_<p><strong>Two dramatisations featuring Anthony Berkelys amateur detective, Roger Sheringham.</strong></p><p>Novelist and journalist Anthony Berkeley-Cox was a founding member of the renowned Detection Club, alongside authors including Agatha Christie, and one of crime fictions greatest innovators, having been one of the first to predict the development of the psychological crime novel. He wrote twenty-four novels, several of which he wrote under pen names including Frances Iles and A. Monmouth Platts, and ten of those featured his amateur detective, Roger Sheringham.</p><p>This collection brings together full-cast dramatisations of two of these detective stories:</p><p><em>The Poisoned Chocolate Cases:</em> A woman has died from eating poisoned chocolates intended for somebody else... Can the amateur brains of Roger Sheringhams Crime Circle solve this intriguing crime thats stumped Scotland Yard over the past year?</p><p><em>Jumping Jenny:</em> At a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impersonate famous murderers. Then, a victim is found hanging from fake gallows originally erected as a joke.</p>...(*_*)9781529912128_<p><strong>Two BBC Radio full-cast dramas from the master of classic crime</strong></p><p><strong>Anthony Berkeley</strong> was a journalist, novelist, and founding member of the Detection Club - whose members included Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers - and was one of crime fictions greatest innovators, developing the idea of the psychological crime novel in the 1920s and 30s. One of his recurring and most-beloved characters was Roger Sheringham, a novelist and amateur detective.</p><p>In these two classic tales, Roger Sheringham must investigate two terrible murders: <strong>The Poisoned Chocolates Case</strong>, from 1929, sees him taking up the challenge when Scotland Yard admits defeat after months of investigations. How was a woman poisoned by a box of chocolates that werent even intended for her? Who was the intended victim? And who was the terrible mind behind it? Roger and his amateur detective friends will each have a turn to put forward their own personal theories about the dreadful crime...</p><p>In <strong>Jumping Jenny</strong>, written in 1933, Roger attends a party with the questionable theme famous murderers and their victims, only to discover that one difficult guest has been deliberately killed on one of the partys props. When Roger suspects one of his close friends may be involved, he decides to meddle in the evidence - but is he putting his own life at risk with this mischievous intervention?</p><p>Witty, subversive, and fiercely clever, these wonderful crime mysteries by the renowned writer are just the thing for fans of <strong>The Lady Detectives</strong>, <strong>Maigrets Collected Cases</strong>, and <strong>Dashiell Hammett: The Maltese Falcon and other Adventures</strong>.</p><p><strong>Cast and credits</strong></p><p><strong>The Poisoned Chocolates Case</strong></p><p>Roger Sheringham - Neil Stacy<br />Mrs Fielder-Flamming - Hilda Schroder<br />Sir Charles Wildman - Conrad Phillips<br />Moresby - Victor Winding<br />Chitterwick - Michael Bilton<br />Bradley / Smithson - Geoffrey Collins<br />Alicia - Jane Wenham<br />Lockwood - William Eedle<br />Bendix - Mark Straker<br />Sir Eustace - Clive Panto<br />Mrs Bendix - Eileen Tully<br />Marguerite - Deborah Cranston</p><p>Novel by Anthony Berkeley<br />Dramatised by Neville Teller<br />Directed by Brian Miller</p><p>First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 14 January 1984</p><p><strong>Jumping Jenny</strong></p><p>Ronald Stratton - Trevor Martin<br />Roger Sheringham - Hugh Burden<br />Colin Nicolson - Simon Lack<br />Dr Philip Chalmers - Hamilton Dyce<br />Laura Chalmers - Judy Bailey<br />Ena Stratton - Joan Newell<br />David Stratton - John Scott<br />Osbert Williams - Philip Cunningham<br />Agatha Lefroy - Monica Kirton<br />Dr Frank Mitchell - David Bird<br />Margot - Sheila Manahan<br />Mrs Williams - Molly Rankin<br />Inspector Crane - Keith Williams<br />Coroner - Richard Williams</p><p>Novel by Anthony Berkeley<br />Adapted by H. Oldfield Box<br />Produced by David H. Godfrey</p><p>First broadcast on BBC Home Service, 14 November 1959<br /><em>NB: Due to the age of this recording, the sound quality may vary.</em></p><p>2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Cast and credits</p>...9781529912128_BBC Audioaudiolibro_82c5b724-9620-3679-8500-45c7d616f680_9781529912128;9781529912128_9781529912128Anthony BerkeleyInglésMéxico2023-11-23T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2023-11-23T00:00:00+00:00BBC Audio