Scarweather
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Narrated by:
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Gordon Griffing
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By:
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Anthony Rolls
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In 1913 John Farringdale, with his cousin Eric Foster, visits the famous archaeologist Tolgen Reisby. At Scarweather - Reisby's lonely house on the windswept northern coast of England - Eric is quickly attracted to Reisby's much younger wife, and matters soon take a dangerous turn. Fifteen years later the final scene of the drama is enacted.
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- oceanjasper
- 16-11-2018
A period piece with no real surprises
This book is pleasantly steeped in the attitudes and lifestyle of English middle class society before and after the First World War. There is a murder which is eventually uncovered but the story unfolds very slowly. It made for a reasonably enjoyable listen whilst doing other things but was not particularly compelling. Most readers will guess the outcome way before the narrator John Farringdale, who is remarkably obtuse.
Gordon Griffin's narration is as it always is: competent but uninspired, with a soothing rhythm, little variation in speed or atmosphere and the occasional mispronunciation or incorrectly stressed phrase. He's a good fit for these period piece mysteries, just letting the story roll along.
I sensed a melancholy and sometimes menacing tone to this book which is different from many Golden Age mysteries which are a pure intellectual puzzle. Just don't expect plot twists or you'll be disappointed.
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