The Attenbury Emeralds
A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
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Narrated by:
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Edward Petherbridge
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Jill Paton Walsh
About this listen
It was 1921 when Lord Peter Wimsey first encountered the Attenbury emeralds. The recovery of the magnificent gem in Lord Attenbury's most dazzling heirloom made headlines - and launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective.
Now it is 1951. A happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane. Then the new young Lord Attenbury - grandson of Lord Peter's first client - seeks his help again, this time to prove who owns the gigantic emerald that Wimsey last saw in 1921.
It will be the most intricate and challenging mystery he has ever faced....
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- amac
- 22-07-20
great book
wonderful continuation of the Lord Peter whimsy and Harriet vane series and really seems to capture the essence of Dorothy l Sayers
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- Alix Booth
- 12-09-22
The Attenbury Emeralds
The Peter Wimsey stories must be read by a man and Edward Petheridge and Ian Carmichael are the best of all. A wonderful listen
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- Roy
- 06-05-23
Fabulous
JPW has written a great intertwined story. I go back to it again and again. Read beautifully by Edward. I wish there were more to continue the enjoyment of the family’s life and Bunter and Hope. Perhaps someday.
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- R. Benson
- 12-01-20
Good but straying
A period of convalescence has given opportunity to listen to the entire Wimsey and Wimsey/Vane canon in series. This is the penultimate story as I understand the situation and the second with no input from Dorothy L Sayers.
The story is interesting enough and I am grateful to know a little more of Peter and Harriet as they mature. The writing just slightly lacks the elegance and sparkle of the early works perhaps because this is a product of more modern times. Still lots to be gleaned about the immediate post WW2 period, also some good references for which I am grateful being more able to appreciate Donne than when our paths crossed in my younger years. Worth the “token” but I wish the price included a pdf version that one could refer to afterwards.
Thanks to the author for extending the storyline and to the narrator for giving it style.
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- D. Kiey-Thomas
- 11-05-23
Just perfect. Leaves me yearning for more… but I know there’s only one more
When I was a child my dad introduced me to Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome. I was drawn into the world within the book and was so sad as I turned the final page... and then thrilled to find a whole series of books that I could enjoy. I so wish this was the case with the Wimsey books.
Beautifully written & beautifully narrated.
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- jmonelle
- 03-07-19
Dorothy Lives!
Jill Paton Walsh has continued the work of Dorothy L Sayers with aplomb. Although her own voice comes through clearer in this story more than previous ones. Hardly a fault though, considering she's such a good writer. And Petherbridge just IS Lord Peter. Such charm. Such gentle intelligence.
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- Mr. J. R. Semple
- 20-09-20
A golden curates egg of a novel
Really enjoyed this but should come with a warning. Slow to start. The first part of the novel is told in a form of flashback and is sluggishly paced. I almost quit several times but when the story moves to the present (in this case 1952) it then takes off and becomes Jill Paton Walsh's best plotted novel.There is also a sympathetic diversion into the dramatic conversion of Lord Peter into the Duke of Denver. One of Jill Paton Walsh's strengths is to show post war social change without being judgemental. Overall I would thoroughly recommend this but perseverance is needed.
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- Mrs. G. Chew
- 29-09-21
Jill Paton Walsh's best Wimsey
This is my favourite of the post-Sayers Wimsey novels. The detail and breadth of story are as spectacular as one of the fabled necklaces, and the Bredon Hall twist of plot gives a nice glimpse of responsible nobility. Gerald was a responsible noble, but less in touch with common life than Peter. I felt the novel was written more from Harriet's point of view than from an observer's view. The more I listen to it, the more subtleties I find, such as the significance of Peter's preference for the Jaipur sundial rather than a tiger hunt, and the prophetic irony of the first quote in Bunter's commonplace book being recalled in 1952. I look forwards to a reading in conjunction with Bill Peschel's Annotated Wimsey series (do an internet search for it :) ).
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- Bjtraveller
- 30-12-22
Good yarn
interesting to follow up on the Wimsy's. Well written and very well read. looking forward to the next.
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- RPStarX
- 14-05-21
Very good!
Left wanting more - very enjoyable and cleverly done. Excellent narration - beautifully done. Bravo
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