Father Gilbert Mysteries, Vol. 3: The Play's the Thing / The Grey Lady (Focus on the Family Radio Theatre) [Abridged, Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Paul McCusker (Author), Dave Arnold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2004 | Series: Focus on the Family Radio Theatre (Book 3)

In this latest installment of the Father Gilbert Mysteries, intrigue abounds in The Play's the Thing and The Gray Lady. Father Gilbert must find out who's behind the suspicious "accidents" in The Play's the Thing. But everyone in the acting troupe seems to be a suspect!

Two identical murders take place within two days on the Woodburton Army Base--and the suspects swear a ghost is responsible! Father Gilbert faces a dangerous conspiracy in The Gray Lady--or is there something truly supernatural at work? Two original Radio Theatre audio dramas with outstanding actors and cinema-quality sound design.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

Father Gilbert, an Anglican priest and former Scotland Yard detective, undertakes the solution of two mysteries, one involving "accidents" plaguing a theatrical troupe, the other a pattern of murders inspired by a mysterious woman. The acting, music, and production are fully professional, helping the reader become engaged with the stories. But Father Gilbert himself never becomes fully three-dimensional, despite holding center stage. Also, there's something unconvincing in the denouements of both mysteries, a fault of the writing, not the performances. They're entertaining--"Lady Gray" can even be chilling--up to their disappointing endings. W.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Tyndale Entertainment; Abridged edition (May 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589972279
• ISBN-13: 978-1589972278
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,165,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul has been writing since he was 10, starting on a typewriter he got for Christmas. Since then, he's published plays, sketch collections, songs and novels. Not to mention his 20 years of work on the popular children's audio program "Adventures in Odyssey," and its companion series "Radio Theatre." He won a Peabody Award for his drama "Bonhoeffer," and an Audie Award for his "Life of Jesus" epic. He has dramatized CS Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" and more recently "The Screwtape Letters." His novels include "The Mill House," "Epiphany" and his latest, "TSI: The Gabon Virus" with Dr. Walt Larimore. Paul lives in Colorado Springs.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Radio Plays, March 27, 2005

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G. Jones (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Father Gilbert Mysteries, Vol. 3: The Play's the Thing / The Grey Lady (Focus on the Family Radio Theatre) (Audio CD)

I absolutely love these mysteries on tape. They are very well written and superbly acted. I agree with the previous reviewer; books on tape are plain boring, but these draw you in and keep you guessing until the very end. My favorite is the Grey Lady; very creepy and suspenseful story telling at its best!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best in Radio Theatre, May 29, 2004

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This review is from: Father Gilbert Mysteries, Vol. 3: The Play's the Thing / The Grey Lady (Focus on the Family Radio Theatre) (Audio CD)

Focus on the family has brought back theater to radio. I remember listening to stories on the radio when I was a kid; it stirred my imagination. The stories weren't dramatized as these were. Focus on the family has done an outstanding job bringing stories to our ears with good production. There are two stories in this set: 1. The Play is the Thing and 2. The Grey Lady. All stories have a mystery (obviously!). The ending are not so predictable. They are very good stories though. I haven't found anything like it. Of course, you could listen to book on tapes, but they are just plain boring!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gilbert Mysteries Vol 3, January 11, 2007

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