Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Ten-Second Staircase
- Bryant and May, Book 4
- Narrated by: Tim Goodman
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Buy Now for £16.00
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Two seemingly impossible crimes that only Arthur Bryant and John May of the Met's Peculiar Crimes Unit might be able to solve. But Bryant has lost his nerve, and May is fighting to keep the unit from closure. Worse still, an unsolved mystery from the past has returned to haunt them.
Critic reviews
"This fine effort places Fowler in the first rank of contemporary mystery writers." ( Publishers Weekly)
More from the same
What listeners say about Ten-Second Staircase
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
- twigs way
- 22-02-12
Crime writing with a twist
I have now listened to all the Bryant and May on Audible and have enjoyed them thoroughly. The 'added bonus' of the historical material, plus the quirky characters and slightly strange plots, and the humour, make them always a good listen.
After the 4th book or so its true some of the characters and their lines can seem a teensy repetitive - but the plots are always different . . .
and the author can be excused having to re-introduce characters for new readers.
The only crime writing I would read thats set in the modern day!!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Miss A.
- 14-09-19
All books are a matter of taste and this is mine.
My type of story, murder and humour. a little gruesome, bizarre with some interesting historical facts.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
9 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- elisabeth
- 02-06-15
Mispronunciation
Tim Goodman produces excellent character voices but he frequently mispronounces words, which is very irritating.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Andrew D
- 10-05-19
Let down by farcical plor
Normally quite like this series and it's well read, but plot is totally unsatisfactory. Motivations make no sense. None of characters act credibly and suspension of disbelief an impossibility
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- helen
- 06-01-22
Brilliant
The book is good. It is not just about solving the case, it's much more than that. The characters are flawed but brilliant and you feel you are listening in on the world of familiar friends. The best detective double act ever, with a stellar supporting cast. Tim Goodman is excellent as all the characters. If the books ever came to the TV, I could not watch any episodes. Tim Goodman is Bryant & May.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mrs Caroline A Goodeve
- 18-11-21
Absolutely love it!
Intriguing, fascinating tales of London and it's history with brilliant storytelling by Tim Goodman. Love it all!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- K. Bridges
- 24-02-18
Another ripping yarn!
Bryant and May are on the trail of the mythical highwayman who can't exist. Meanwhile, the Home Office are trying to disband them and Longbright it trying to hide evidence. Yet another day at the PCU read with alacrity and style by Tim Goodman and frankly I wouldn't want to listen to anyone else!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- pixie
- 19-10-15
another winner!
love Christopher Fowler's imaginative stories and Tim Goodman is a wonderful narrator!
His knowledge of London is immense, brilliant!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Mark
- 21-04-10
Disappointing
Having enjoyed many books from Audible this title left me cold.
The blurb seemed interesting but I just couldn't get in to the story at all and found the narrator became increasingly annoying (partly my own fault for not checking out the preview).
Still that said, out of 40 plus downloads this has been the only one that hasn't lived up to expectations, so not a bad average really!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- S K NOWLER
- 18-10-21
Packed with History
As ever, a good story, but the history, description and characterisation are what really make these books great.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful