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Audiobooks January and February 2025
Feb. 20th, 2025 07:30 pmAnd my TBL has fallen to 14, which includes two recent purchases.
Jeeves in the Offing by P G Wodehouse, read by Ian Carmichael. The usual entertaining nonsense, with, as usual Jeeves to Bertie Wooster's rescue. A pleasant listen.
A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon, read by Gareth Armstrong. Set unsurprisingly in Holland, it's an interesting look as a small town tries to pretend that a crime was committed by an outsider, since one cannot contemplate any respectable local being involved. Maigret thinks otherwise.
Cecile is Dead by Georges Simenon, read by Gareth Armstrong. Once more back in Paris, Maigret has to sort out the complicated affairs which led to the death of a young woman and her aunt. This one has an excellent cast of characters, nearly all of whom are hiding something.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré, read by Michael Jayston. Probably the most famous of the George Smiley stories. I saw the film a few years ago, and had remembered who the Spy was, but it didn't detract. And listening to the whole book added a layer to the story, so that by the end I was completely engrossed.
The Colour of Mystery by Joy Ellis, read by Sophie Rundle. The second of sadly only two Ellie McEwan mysteries. Joy Ellis writes an excellent plot - just when you think you know where she's going, it veers away in another direction. Definitely gripping by the end.
Jeeves in the Offing by P G Wodehouse, read by Ian Carmichael. The usual entertaining nonsense, with, as usual Jeeves to Bertie Wooster's rescue. A pleasant listen.
A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon, read by Gareth Armstrong. Set unsurprisingly in Holland, it's an interesting look as a small town tries to pretend that a crime was committed by an outsider, since one cannot contemplate any respectable local being involved. Maigret thinks otherwise.
Cecile is Dead by Georges Simenon, read by Gareth Armstrong. Once more back in Paris, Maigret has to sort out the complicated affairs which led to the death of a young woman and her aunt. This one has an excellent cast of characters, nearly all of whom are hiding something.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré, read by Michael Jayston. Probably the most famous of the George Smiley stories. I saw the film a few years ago, and had remembered who the Spy was, but it didn't detract. And listening to the whole book added a layer to the story, so that by the end I was completely engrossed.
The Colour of Mystery by Joy Ellis, read by Sophie Rundle. The second of sadly only two Ellie McEwan mysteries. Joy Ellis writes an excellent plot - just when you think you know where she's going, it veers away in another direction. Definitely gripping by the end.
