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Tuesday February 28, 2017
Books in February
- Past reason Hated and Wednesday's Child by Peter
Robinson
[read by James Langton]
Mini-break over - the next two books in the series which I found as audio books to borrow from the library. A story of sexual jealousy (leading to murder), and a child's abduction (leading to murder).
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Annika Stranded - Series 3
I have to say I love these stories, excellently - I would say narrated
but in truth they are very much a part-acted one man show - by Nicola
Walker. I think any woman can empathise with a very realistic portrayal
of her working life balance and her resulting social life.
- False Signals: A plane crash from 1972 seems to have a bearing on a murder inquiry.
- Forty Words: In Bergen, Annika investigates a strange case involving a submarine.
- Traffic: Annika wakes up after some serious partying to find herself in the boot of a car.
- Vertigo: Annika witnesses someone being pushed from the top of a rock face.
- The
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries:
Jeremy Clyde (isn't he lovely?) stars as Chief Inspector Alleyn in these
BBC Radio dramatisations of two of Ngaio Marsh's much-loved mysteries.
A Man Lay Dead
A Man Lay Dead A game of 'murders' at Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party becomes far too realistic for anyone's liking. First a guest arrives with a dangerously lethal dagger and then, when the gong sounds to announce the start of the game, the victim plays dead in a very convincing manner.
I recently watched the TV adaptation of this story starring Patrick Malahide - and (like many of Agatha Christie's plots), it's all credit to them that they managed the logistics to enact the sequence of events as described!
A Surfeit of Lampreys
Like all good aristocrats, the Lampreys are charming but penniless - so a visit from the wealthy head of their family is greatly anticipated. However, their Uncle Gabriel isn't persuaded to part with his money and a row ensues. When a body is found in the lift leading to the Lampreys' flat, Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn finds a family immersed in hidden secrets and intrigue.
A comment from another listener "Dated, implausible and formulaic".
A comment from me: "... and utterly charming."
Posted by Christina at 9:28 AM. Category: Books of the Month
