Buried for Pleasure
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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
As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse – discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.
In the sleepy English village of Sanford Angelorum, professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen is taking a break from his books to run for Parliament. At first glance, the village he's come to canvass appears perfectly peaceful, but Fen soon discovers that appearances can be deceptive: someone in the village has discovered a dark secret and is using it for blackmail. Anyone who comes close to uncovering the blackmailer's identity is swiftly dispatched.
As the joys of politics wear off, Fen sets his mind to the mystery but finds himself caught up in a tangled tale of eccentric psychiatrists, escaped lunatics, beautiful women and lost heirs.
Erudite, eccentric and entirely delightful – Before Morse, Oxford’s murders were solved by Gervase Fen, the most unpredictable detective in classic crime fiction.
©1948 Edmund Crispin (P)2019 HarperCollins PublishersCritic 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
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Leslie Jogi
- 13-02-2023
Entertaining
I enjoy Fen’s acerbic character, the political comment, complex plot, delightful characterisation and satirical humour.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- nickod
- 08-07-2022
Good - 3.5 stars
This is a good story, not as good as The Moving Toyshop, but still a good one. I really liked the political and social rants Fen has in it as a wannabe aspiring politician! As usual the narrator is excellent. I will give it 3.5 stars or maybe 4 stars on a good day.
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