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complex plot in interesting settings

Revisado: 02-05-25

the reader, Gordon Griffen, is amazing and perfect for these old murder mysteries. no over the top voices or accents.

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Long form mystery

Revisado: 09-04-24

If you appreciate a highly detailed slowly developing mystery, this book (and Bude) are for you. This was written at a time when if you needed to see a portrait, you'd have to borrow the key for the house where it was on display, and visit it in person. A much slower pace, which is reflected in Bude's writing style.
But, if you're looking for simple, straight line solution, this won't be the best choice.

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Excellent story telling

Revisado: 07-24-24

I'm not a prude, but I sure appreciate these old mystery authors who rely on character, setting and prose rather than sex and violence to get published. This one's a real page turner with an excellent ending.

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Excellent reader. Complicated story line.

Revisado: 03-20-24

A lot of characters, a lot of red herrings, and a motive that was totally not predictable served to make the solution less than satisfying. On the other hand, the writing is above average and the reader is stellar so over all, a very worthy listen.

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The narration is not good

Revisado: 03-01-24

The story is fine, and typical of the fomulanfor this series, but the narrator is way over the top. I know it's good to differentiate between characters and imbue them with personality as written, but the interpretation of Eatl Hugh is really too much. I typically like David Thorpe's reading but I'm going to have to finish thos one in print.

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excellent narration

Revisado: 02-22-24

the reader was excellent and the story engaging. the author's opinion about women who join holy orders was a little off putting, and the fact that the male characters, including the protagonist, kept bemoaning how sad it was for "attractive women" to become nuns was irritating, but the story was fast moving and kept you guessing until the end.

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wonderful protagonist

Revisado: 01-06-24

I have fallen in love with Mordecai Tremaine. He's refreshingly different from the standard amateur detective without being overly eccentric. The writing is solid, no dead ends that leave you wondering if they were just included to make up page count. I do become weary of the author's propensity for unnecessarily detailed descriptions of all the women characters physical appearance, but it's typical of this genre written at the time these are written. Unless how a character looks is necessary for the story, such detailed descriptions are off putting and I simply skim through those sections.
John Curless was exceptional. I'll be looking for other books read by him.

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Another excellent adventure with Carole and Jude

Revisado: 08-02-23

......Spoiler Alert......

FINALLY! Carole and Jude foresaw the potential for danger in confronting the bad guys and planned accordingly. I cheered when the police showed up because the women had planned for the obvious outcome of their confrontation.
Weird side story with the man whose wife is in a wheelchair "to punish him" and the fact that he was "in love" with Carole was hysterical. I would have loved to hear more of Carole's most inward thoughts about that situation.
I have come to think of Carole and Jude as friends and however much Carole's idiosyncrasies irritate (some) readers, I think that's because most of us are, if we're honest, more Carole than Jude.
One of the best things about the audio version of these books has been the readers: Geoffrey Howard (aka Ralph Cosham) and then Simon Brett deciding to take the job after Cosham died. Who better to put voice to characters than the author who created them?

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less Albert than others

Revisado: 04-18-22

Although there was less Campion in this story, the parts where he took center stage were masterful.
Allingham's ability to set a scene and develop character is truly remarkable.
I really like this "reader" a lot. He is able to differentiate between characters seamlessly and I never once was startled by a jarring characterization. I'll be searching for more books read by Francis Matthews.

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Wonderful sense of place

Revisado: 03-29-22

One important component of an enjoyable cozy mystery for me, is the locale and how well the author is able to set that scene.
Allingham is a master at creating an ambiance without making it obvious she is doing so. You are given a sense of place that is as vivid as a photograph and you never feel like it was forced at you.
David Thorpe does a decent job of differentiating between characters and I am becoming used to his, in my opinion, poor ability to reproduce the female voice. Other than being rather jarring at times, overall I enjoy his performance.

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