Fen Country
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Fen Country
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Narrated by:
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Paul Panting
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By:
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Edmund Crispin
About this listen
Dandelions and hearing aids, a bloodstained cat, a Leonardo drawing, a corpse with an alibi, a truly poisonous letter … just some of the unusual clues that Oxford don/detective Gervase Fen and his friend Inspector Humbleby are confronted with in this sparkling collection of short mystery stories by one of the great masters of detective fiction.
©1953 Worldwrites Holdings LimitedCritic reviews
‘Both the mature and the discerning young choose to pick up one of Crispin's beautifully turned crime novels’ The Times
‘Crispin isn't in it for the mystery, but for the enigmas’ Guardian
‘His books are full of high spirits and excellent jokes, with constant literary allusions and an atmosphere of bibulous good humour. But at times the mood turns darker, and Crispin is capable of passages of both genuine suspense and ingenius deduction’ Daily Telegraph
‘Crispin is noted for an ability to embellish clever story lines with Marx Brothers touches’ New York Times
‘Rightly elevated to classic status’ New York Sun
This collection is an enjoyable listen, good for gentle entertainment while travelling.
The narrator's reading is good for the most part, his tone and pace match the feel of the stories. However I dropped straight out of the story "Dog in the night time" when the word insufflator was completely mangled! What the hell is an ' in SUFF le toor'? It's not an everyday word, but surely you'd check if you were unfamiliar with it?
A jolly collection of very short puzzle stories, but beware of the narrator's pronunciation!
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