Death at the Priory: Love, Sex and Murder in Victorian England

This is a really interesting audiobook about a true life case of a Victorian poisoning. It's a classic "whodunnit", and the author clearly presents the evidence in an engaging way that leaves you guessing until the end. This is light enough not to require too much of your attention, but riveting enough to keep you listening until the end. A great listen for while you are driving around in the car - I kept finding excuses to put it on so that I could find out what happened! Highly recommended.

I listened to this in one sitting. It was fascinating. The reader is superb and the writing too! I urge you to try it if you enjoy a crime story.

This is an excellent book, which compares well with The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, placing it in a similar social context, of police officers being unable to do their work fully because of power structures within society. It is, like Summerscale's text, about identified people, where there are very long standing repercussions across time and place, where effects are fully recognised. Murder is often trivialised: not in this book. It is read with careful tone, not dramatised, with attention to meaning, I really enjoyed this audio book, and can highly recommend it those interested in social history, as well as true crime accounts.

I really enjoyed this a good story and good narration. Very often reviewing of "evidence" with true stories of this type both so long after the events and from a more current mindset I find myself thinking the analysis is not always explained very well and is often flawed in some way. James Ruddick does very well in explaining how he approaches his subject and does so from predominantly from his knowledge of attitudes of the time ... in other words from what what iknown then as opposed to what we know now. I liked that.



Alistair Petrie is very easy on the ear and I enjoyed his narration style nothing there to irritate a very picky listener :)

Of all the books I have listened to, this is, without doubt, one of the best. A true storey, excellently narrated by James Ruddick, who's voice has all the necessary levels and precise diction to hold your attention. The storey keeps you guessing until the very end. So good in fact, I will most probably listen again. Don't miss it.

Factual, historical, gripping and informative. I loved every minute of it. Beautifully read.