It’s yet another book in the series that kept me listening from beginning to end without stopping:) And it doesn’t matter which book you start with and if you listen to them in order – each one is a great mystery with wonderfully written characters and quite a lot of humour:)
‘A Dead Bore’ is the second installment in the series, and the relationship between John Pickett and Lady Fieldhurst is in its early stage but their mutual fascination is masterfully shown through their conversations and interactions. But the romance part, important and well done as it is, takes the second place, the mystery being the focal point of the book, of course:) And it’s a greatly done mystery, with quite a few good suspects, quite a few misleading findings and discoveries, and background characters who make you plunge into the story head on:) The events are fast, motifs varied and plausible, suspects colourful and acting… well, suspicious:) It’s a book you won’t be able to put down before you get to the end:)
As for the narration, the series couldn’t have a better narrator…. Mr Froomkin is great at interpreting the various characters, giving each a distinct personality, and his reading does bring the story to life, adding liveliness and energy to the already great plot:)
DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.