N. C.

Someone needs to instruct the narrators on proper pronunciation

Revisado: 03-26-25

Though the book was well laid out and interesting. The seemingly unending mispronunciation of scientific terms was incredibly disconcerting. Surely somewhere along the editing process, the publishers could have asked for a scientist to give it a listen to and critique on the pronunciation. If I were the author, I would have requested the narrator be given a tutorial before even starting the project.

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Enjoyable but not nearly the complexity …

Revisado: 04-18-24

Most of the time I find AMSs books lots of fun, with lots of plots, sub plots etc. though this was a fun listen; it lacked his usual complexity. You don’t find yourself really forming any significant bonds with the characters. It’s more of a Lake Erie than a Lake Ontario or Superior.

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Not what one usually gets from an AMS novel

Revisado: 12-20-23

I sincerely love the author’s Dalhousie, and Scotland street series. I have read and enjoyed the Corduroy Mansions and No. 1 Ladies Detective series as well. This book … not so much. I guess I was expecting the quality of Ronald Dahl; considering the title. This fell quite a bit short of any of Dahl’s works. It was not always clear when one story was complete and the next started. Though I did not actively dislike the book, I was left disappointed.

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Perhaps the wrong narrator for this book

Revisado: 03-29-23

It would be nice to have narrators discuss pronunciation of many of the words used with the author or others in the field of perfumery. About an hour in I seriously considered stopping and returning this book for this and other narrator related issues.

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Another fun adventure on the east coast of Scotland

Revisado: 03-07-23

Though shorter than the first three books, it moved a wee bit more efficiently than those. Fun read.

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Fun read for a slow day

Revisado: 03-06-23

Another pleasant listening experience. If you are looking for Agatha Christie, then buy one of her books. This author is, frankly, easier to follow and better suited to listening to while working on uncomplicated projects. I look forward to the next.

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Most unsettling read in years.

Revisado: 02-27-23

I though Stephen King and Dean Koontz could imagine some frightening stories. This book, however, left me shocked and so disappointed in people willing to blindly sacrifice those using the products they were willing to inflict upon them.

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A fun and quick listen

Revisado: 02-09-23

Don’t expect Agatha Christie … I am sure that is not what this author is going for. It’s nice light reading that does leave you guessing, nearly to the end. Having spent time in Inverness and the surrounding area it is fun to visualize the location of this fictitious hamlet.

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Not the movie story. Great listen though.

Revisado: 11-14-21

This is a series of well written, short essays about family life in the 50’s but the mothers interactions with small children are timeless. Don’t get this if you are expecting the basic plot used in the Doris Day movie. That being said, the quality of the writing and narration makes this a very enjoyable listen.

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A few too many very close, dear friends and tricks to be plausible.

Revisado: 11-06-21

If one were to take 80 years of seedy headlines out of the rags at a supermarket checkout, expand on them and thread oneself into the stories you would have this book. Though many of the names here may have been associated with given sexualities and kinks, the shear number of them, all his very close or dear friends, leaves the reader seriously doubting veracity of the content. Name dropping and betrayal of confidences, all the while telling the reader how he kept the celebrities secrets at all costs (until they were dead and could no longer confirm or deny), grew thin.

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