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Death in Devon (The County Guides)
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
CREAM TEAS! SCHOOL DINNERS! SATANIC SURFERS!
Join our heroes as they follow up a Norfolk Mystery with a bad case of … DEATH IN DEVON.
Swanton Morley, the People’s Professor, sets off for Devon to continue his history of England, The County Guides. Morley’s daughter Miriam and his assistant Stephen Sefton pack up the Lagonda for a trip to the English Riviera.
Morley has been invited to give the Founder’s Day speech at All Souls School in Rousdon. But when the trio arrive they discover that a boy has died in mysterious circumstances. Was it an accident or was it – murder?
Join Morley, Sefton and Miram on another adventure into the dark heart of 1930s England.
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Critic reviews
‘Much recommended for a frolicsome read’ Country Life Magazine
‘The magnificent Morley is very good company, and Sansom has a lovely way with a mind-bending puzzle … superbly entertaining’ The Times
Praise for ‘The Norfolk Mystery’:
‘A delightful, idiosyncratic mystery … Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now’ Daily Mail
‘A brilliant first outing that leaves you looking forward to the next maniacal mystery tour’ Evening Standard
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- Doug
- 27-01-23
Excellent
Really enjoying this series, great story, told in a gentle and charming manner with great characters.
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- C Hall
- 23-07-15
Exceptionally entertaining
This is the second of Ian Sansom's enormously engaging "County Guides" series, and I can't wait for the next. The creation of Swanton Morley is a master stroke.
Mike Grady is exactly right for this book. He brings Morley to life in all his maddening glory, and gives Sefton a very satisfying wry candour. Funny, with the occasional dark motif as contrast, this audiobook is a treat I shall return to.
Heartily recommended.
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- P. J. T. Brown
- 31-03-16
Another fine outing for the intrepid team
Ian Sansom applies his fine intelligence to this thirties satire to give us Arthur Mee meets Agatha Christie replete with modernist notes. It's all hugely enjoyable and lent plenty of gusto with Mike Grady's excellent performance. Westmorland next - long may the series continue.
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- Kindle Customer
- 15-11-17
Not my genre
I just cannot get into this story but am sure many people will enjoy it and the wonderful voice of the narrator.
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- Ian1956
- 02-07-15
More of the same, sadly
I tried the second volume in the hope that I might warm to the characters, but they proved to be even more irritating in volume 2. Excellent narration with clearly defined characters and accents, but Mike Grady is wasted on this pretentious material. It's the author showing off and then blaming it on the main character. Won't be buying any more in this series.
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