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Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
During his time as an inspector with the Paris Sûreté, Monsieur Pamplemousse had been 'in at the death' on more than one occasion, but even he had to admit that the phrase took on an entirely new meaning when he was present at the spectacular ending to Cuisine de Chavignol, France's premier television cookery programme.
Seated in the front row of an invited studio audience, he watched in silent horror as the eponymous host, having downed an oyster in close-up, uttered a strangled cry and sank from view behind a kitchen worktop. Pommes Frites, sniffer dog extraordinaire, has his own views on the matter: Claude Chavignol was a really bad egg...
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- Crediton Jules
- 11-02-23
Jolly Good Fun!
I love M. Pamplemousse! The themes are slightly more 'adult' than Paddington but told cleverly in such a way that young ears would not be offended! I thought Bill Wallis performance is superb! There's a smattering of French throughout the story but to the level to what I learned at school (a long time ago)!
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- Nick
- 23-02-22
Wonderful!
What could be a better way to spend a day than listening to the accidental adventures of M. Pamplemousse and his guardian angel Pommes Frittes.
Wonderfully written and wonderfully read.
I want a Citroen 2cv!
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- Carole Stone
- 25-11-21
A delight
These are such fun well written believable characters and narrated by an absolute master
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-07-24
Comic, Funny, and Well Written
Bill Wallis is an ideal performer of this and other Pamplemousse audio-books because his ability to make each character so distinct and memorable. His French pronunciation is certainly believable. The novel is far from Michael Bond's Paddington stories save the scrapes that people get into. This is a novel with a element of sauiciness that is very well managed. I enjoyed this book for its characters as much as the plot, including Pomme Frites, the main character's bloodhound dog. The French setting is attractive, as were some interesting French words; such a pity I did not have a French-to-English dictionary to hand. I am sure I would have laughed the more. Such was the enjoyment that I added two other audio-books in the same series to my Audible library. Recommended.
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- Joanna Sheldon
- 08-05-22
Slyly sleazy
The creator of Paddington Bear has turned into a dirty old man. It’s too bad.
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- Tilly Jackson
- 27-09-22
Too Racey.
Far too racy. A good story line ruined. I would much rather read the Paddington story books,
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- DM
- 06-07-21
Just no
Didn't like the low powered grumbling narration. Found it annoying that the narrator didn't even know how to pronounce 2CV (the car... It's not a curriculum vitae, is it...). Sometimes, miraculously, he got it right, but it was rare. He generally struggled with French words, of which there are many.
The plot was sooo thin and contrived. Totally implausible ending.
Moreover, the author often describes things at length in just the boring way one would if one had consulted a couple of encyclopedias, cookbooks or webpages.
Other reviewers seem to love this book, but honestly, I hated it.
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