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Smoke Signal

By: Marie Benedict, Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Nicola Barber, Saskia Maarleveld
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Interview: Marie Benedict and Kate Quinn Champion History's Hidden Heroines

'I wanted to tell about the women... many of them who were brilliant and unseen...after they were gone.'
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About the Creator

Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She wrote four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Huntress, and The Rose Code. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with three rescue dogs.

About the Creator

Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a commercial litigator. A graduate of Boston College and the Boston University School of Law, she is also the author of the New York Times best seller The Only Woman in the Room, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Carnegie's Maid, The Other Einstein, and Lady Clementine, all of which have been translated into multiple languages. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.

About the Performer

Narrator of over 400 audiobooks, Saskia Maarleveld is listed as one of AudioFile Magazine’s best voices of 2015, 2016, and 2018. Maarleveld is an Audie and SOVAS award-winning narrator, including a nomination for Best Female Narrator for her performance in The Alice Network. Raised in New Zealand and France, now living in New York, Maarleveld switches seamlessly between accents, often heard narrating in British, Australian, and countless others, in addition to her American accent.

About the Performer

Nicola Barber’s voice can be heard on television and radio commercials, popular video games such as World of Warcraft, and even in talking toys. Twice chosen as an AudioFile Magazine Best Voice, her work has garnered multiple Earphones Awards, four Audie Awards, a Library Journal starred review, and a SOVAS Award. Nicola voices the animation in each episode of Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas on HBO, and she dubbed the lead role on Netflix’s dystopian drama The Barrier. Raised in England and Scotland, Nicola immigrated to the US South and lived in the Midwest before finding her home in New York City. If you can’t find her in the recording studio, she’s probably dancing on roller skates in Central Park.

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Rose Code reprise...

I guess Kate Quinn had lots more to say about Osla - after reading The Rose Code, this was just a continuation with a famous writer tossed in. Glad it was short (and free).

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Nice short story

I enjoyed the related longer books, so this was a great treat and a fast listen.

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Osla needs her own story

I liked this story but it definitely was a novella. Please continue, I’d like to know more about Osla.

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Agatha Christie novel used as premise

Great narration of a spy novel based on a novel by Agatha Christie. Did she really reveal war secrets in her detective fiction N or M? Listen to this original novella to decide.

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Good quick listen tho too much for an hour

Great writing style and content but too much going on and too many characters for a short story. May be better in written form where can reference back and forth. Performance and style get kudos. Premise of story is great... overall as a short story just an ‘okay’.

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Fit in with Rose Code beautifully

I loved it. It was a lovely addition to the Rose Code and fit into the story beautifully.

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Read the Rose code for more on Osla

Great short story love the Twinings of Osla and Agatha. I listen to the Rose code twice like in the story, so well, so check that out for more on Osla and the other women at BP.

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Full and Intriguing

I loved this story. The actresses were great and it made me want to learn more about Agatha Christie, and how much of the story can actually be true. I highly recommend reading it, well listen to it.

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Agatha Christie fun

I like the way the story flirted with possible reality that was so close to reality that it was hard to decide what was reality (if there was any) and what was made-up. Well written. Some of the voices were a little breathy but I had no trouble understanding.

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Such a great short story!

You won't want this one to end. It's sooo good! these characters are real and getting to know Agatha Christie was such an honor!

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