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Audiobooks March 2025
Mar. 26th, 2025 04:38 pmMy TBL list remains at 14 - because I bought some more mysteries as they were on offer.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, read by David Suchet. Early Poirot short stories, narrated by Hastings, who was incredibly annoying with his permanent belief that he knew what was happening until the moment when Poirot proved he didn't. The stories themselves are good, Hastings is a bore.
Maigret's Anger by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong. Set in a hot Paris in June, this is a later Maigret, but still as good as the earlier stories.
A Terrible Village Poisoning by Hannah Hendy read by Jenny Funnell. The next in the Dinner Lady Detectives series. This time set in a village not far from the sea. There are all sorts of complications, but the two ladies are able to sort matters out by the end. It's cosy crime, but I find it entertaining and enjoy seeing the married ladies in their late 50s being the heroes.
Maigret's Patience by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong. Also set in Paris, this time events give Maigret the lead on a number of jewellery robberies which have been foxing him for some years.
A Scream in Soho by John G Brandon read by Gordon Griffin. Set in London during the Blitz, there's plenty of twists and turns. It was written in 1940, so an accurate description of the setting, and republished by British Library Crime Classics. The plot's quite good, but the constant descriptions of how wonderful the detective was, is grating.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, read by David Suchet. Early Poirot short stories, narrated by Hastings, who was incredibly annoying with his permanent belief that he knew what was happening until the moment when Poirot proved he didn't. The stories themselves are good, Hastings is a bore.
Maigret's Anger by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong. Set in a hot Paris in June, this is a later Maigret, but still as good as the earlier stories.
A Terrible Village Poisoning by Hannah Hendy read by Jenny Funnell. The next in the Dinner Lady Detectives series. This time set in a village not far from the sea. There are all sorts of complications, but the two ladies are able to sort matters out by the end. It's cosy crime, but I find it entertaining and enjoy seeing the married ladies in their late 50s being the heroes.
Maigret's Patience by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong. Also set in Paris, this time events give Maigret the lead on a number of jewellery robberies which have been foxing him for some years.
A Scream in Soho by John G Brandon read by Gordon Griffin. Set in London during the Blitz, there's plenty of twists and turns. It was written in 1940, so an accurate description of the setting, and republished by British Library Crime Classics. The plot's quite good, but the constant descriptions of how wonderful the detective was, is grating.
