the quiet death of Thomas quaid.

Great performance and excellent storytelling from Sean. story is outstanding and rich details of 1950s Glasgow. captivating story and an absolute for TV series.

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Russell - Barrett - Lennox: A real dream team

Much as I like Craig Russell's Hamburg based Jan Fabel books I think the Lennox series set in late 1950s Glasgow is his magnum opus. The combination of more realistic plot lines,not tied to legends or fairy tales, with excellent period detail, (maybe not always 100% accurate - more later), and superb characterisations make the printed works amongst the best in class. When you add the incomparable narration talents of Sean Barrett as the voice of Lennox, you get my favourite series.

Lennox is a Canadian who stayed behind in Scotland after the war and became what could probably be kindly called, a shady PI. You don't have to have any great insight to spot the obvious parallels with, and homage to, Raymond Chandler's work in the anti-hero that is this latter day 'McMarlow'.

Sean Barrett could make cricket sound interesting, and the hybrid Canadian/Scottish accent he uses for the central character is one of many variations of transatlantic keelie to be found in the west coast of Scotland at the time. Spot on.

The publisher's summary gives enough enough plot detail to decide if the storyline is for you. I would advise reading the whole series in order, but any of the books can be read as a stand alone.

Quibbles are very few and they are with the very slight inaccuracies mentioned earlier. They would probably go unnoticed except by someone like me who was born grew up in that part of the world at around the time the books are set. There are a couple of late 20th century idioms which NOBODY in the area would have used in the late 1950s. Construction of Inverkip Marina, which features towards the end of the book, only started in the mid '60s and it didn't open until 1971. In a previous book in the series the author took a few liberties with the geography of my home town. All of these minor flaws are wiped out and forgotten by the acknowledgement Russell gives in the narrative to the genius of another Greenock boy, the late great Chic Murray.

An outstanding book in any format but especially in audio. Highly recommended.

More please Mr. Russell.

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More please!

This latest story continues to live up the the high quality of writing and delivery as the previous books and can be enjoyed as a stand alone or as part of the series.
Highly recommended!

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It's the last one, a brilliant book I will miss t

Would you consider the audio edition of The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid to be better than the print version?

Not read the book

Who was your favorite character and why?

The main man, why? He never gives up no matter what.

Have you listened to any of Sean Barrett’s other performances? How does this one compare?

All of Sean's performances can not be faulted

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Can't be done

Any additional comments?

It's book 5, will Lennox go home? Or live to fight another day ???

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Lennox 5

My husband and I both loved this book. We have listened to two other books in the series and were delighted to find another. Mr Barrett's accents are excellently delivered. He reads the story very well. We especially liked the Polish greengrocer. Twinkletoes as the bird watching family man is a bit hard to swallow knowing his previous job.The topography of Glasgow was well researched and the humour of the city shines through. 1950s Glasgow comes to life through the author's words. Although Lennox gets the job done he is a thoroughly unpleasant, misogynistic, violent man and I still do not like him (husband disagreeing in background). All in all a treat for the ears.

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Another unputdownable

Lennox - noir always leaves you wanting to read the next book . The humour is dark and delicious . The action, hard - nosed and nasty just the way we like it. The story in this piece is about corruption and depravity and the power of friendship to cause us to examine our own actions .

Not certain the Lennox character would have known about the goings on at Bletchley Park (mentioned by way of an aside) at the time this is set but I’m open to a correction on that point

I hope Lennox manages a few more investigations before hanging up all his illegal intentions .

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Not a five but a good four and a half

I stumbled on the first three Lennox novels via 'The Book people' who were in work and the salesman recommended them to me. Three paperbacks for £4 cant go wrong.
Looking for something to spend my audible credits on I returned to Lennox. I am so glad I did. The last two books are excellent. Sean Barrett made Lennox a bit more likeable for me. Well written and a great insight into 50's Glasgow with just the right amount of wit thrown in. Would have like a bit more of the Three Kings but you cant have everything

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Better than expected

I chose this because of where it is set but when I started to listen I thought I wouldn't like it because of the style and the uncomfortable accent. I persisted and found that the story was very good.

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Great story so well presented

As with all the previous Lennox stories this lends itself so well to an audio presentation. The story is great and the narration is first class. I really enjoyed it.

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Another great Lennox book

Really enjoyed the most recent Craig Russell book. I've now listened to all the Lennox series and gave enjoyed them all. Great narration from Sean Barrett. Really keeps the atmosphere and the pace. Would recommend all of this series which creates a great gritty feel for 1950s Glasgow.

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