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Audiobooks: February 2024
Mar. 1st, 2024 05:33 pmMy TBL is back down to 20 titles.
The Hanged Man of St Pholien by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong
My next Maigret, written in 1931. I do enjoy both the view of France in the 1930s as well as the plots that Simenon creates.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John Le Carré read by Michael Jayston
The next in the Smiley series, although George Smiley doesn't play much of a part. The twists and turns are well up to Le Carré's standard.
Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume One: The Early Years (1938 - 1950)
Not as good as later stories, and not helped by the fact that some of the programmes had to be remastered due to the quality of the original. But it included how Paul Temple and Steve met and introduced some of the other characters who became mainstays in subsequent series.
Felicie by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong
A slightly later Maigret, written in 1944 although set inter-war period. The character of Felicie, on whom the story hangs, is quite different and a real challenge to Maigret. I find Simenon's characters very rounded and can imagine meeting them.
Shroud for a Nightingale by P D James read by Daniel Weyman
I struggle with P D James and the amount of description provided in her books. Setting the scene is one thing, but long descriptions which don't advance the plot seem unnecessary to me. And James seems to idolise her detective, Adam Dalgleish, who knows he's not acting according to protocol (which he would expect in others) but nevertheless continues.
The Hanged Man of St Pholien by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong
My next Maigret, written in 1931. I do enjoy both the view of France in the 1930s as well as the plots that Simenon creates.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John Le Carré read by Michael Jayston
The next in the Smiley series, although George Smiley doesn't play much of a part. The twists and turns are well up to Le Carré's standard.
Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume One: The Early Years (1938 - 1950)
Not as good as later stories, and not helped by the fact that some of the programmes had to be remastered due to the quality of the original. But it included how Paul Temple and Steve met and introduced some of the other characters who became mainstays in subsequent series.
Felicie by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong
A slightly later Maigret, written in 1944 although set inter-war period. The character of Felicie, on whom the story hangs, is quite different and a real challenge to Maigret. I find Simenon's characters very rounded and can imagine meeting them.
Shroud for a Nightingale by P D James read by Daniel Weyman
I struggle with P D James and the amount of description provided in her books. Setting the scene is one thing, but long descriptions which don't advance the plot seem unnecessary to me. And James seems to idolise her detective, Adam Dalgleish, who knows he's not acting according to protocol (which he would expect in others) but nevertheless continues.
