What happened to the Waters postscript?

The blurb mentions the postscript but it was not included. Also, I'm sorry to say that I didn't warm to the narrator. Shame, as I remember enjoying the book more when I first read it many years ago.

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Interest story

Founded couldn't stop listening, reader, very well read
Good voice story fascinating lots of twists and turns

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An interesting piece of "periodiana"

Slow and leisurely paced with a few twists. An interesting idea that could have been more deftly crafted.

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An exceptionally clever plot

This is another of the lovely 'period' mysteries, whose depiction of time and place is a pleasure in itself. This was a world in which it was necessary to explain what the rearview mirror in a car was, and what it was for; in which tobacco was a universal solace and a celebration supper still consisted of mutton.
But this is also a very cleverly-plotted mystery, with several twists that I didn't foresee (including the last one, which came as a real surprise). The character of Trent is mildly attractive, being a classic, slightly eccentric gentleman sleuth. One does not become deeply engaged with any of the characters, but they are interesting and sympathetic enough to hold ones interest.
The narrator did a excellent job, with good pacing and a pleasant voice. He manages to make the characters distinctive, without straining to 'act them out' in a literal sense.
I found this an unusually enjoyable listen, one of the best of its genre. A real pleasure.

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Slow

This story was slow to get going and a bit pedantic, but I persevered to the end

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Euphuistic hero in contrived plot.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Euphuism (got that off Stephen Fry) might have been fine in 1913 but more used to the laconic detectives of later decades I was, after 8 and half hours, fed up with it. Another version cuts the book to 3 hours. Good as a renowned period piece.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The brazen contrivance of the plot.
The hero.

What three words best describe Steven Crossley’s voice?

Tedious. Monotonous. Slow.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Having read the book I might, just to see what they made of it.

Any additional comments?

The advertised afterword from Dorothy Sayers seems to be missing.
Narration is improved by tweaking the speed up a bit.

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Long winded

Bit long winded. The story was ok, but I didn't like the narrators style at all. The story would have flowed more if it had been better read.

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A great mystery told in a most tedious manner

I'm afraid I didn't like the reader's voice, but he was very clear and spoke in a good tempo.

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Long winded

Narrater was good, though the story is to long winded, it was easy to see who was the real villain fairly early on and the accused, then additional accusations did not lift it

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No Sayers afterword

Would you try another book written by E. C. Bentley and Dorothy L. Sayers - afterword or narrated by Steven Crossley?

No. The narrator was fine, but a bit lifeless, a day the story fairly predictable in the end.

Would you recommend Trent's Last Case to your friends? Why or why not?

No, at least not in this format. I bought it to hear the afterword as much as anything, which isn't actually included at all.

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