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From Doon with Death
- A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 1 (Unabridged)
- Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman
- Series: Inspector Wexford, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 04-05-09
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: £13.49
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- Monica
- 01-06-15
Ruth Rendell RIP I need to start at the beginning
What made the experience of listening to From Doon with Death the most enjoyable?
I have read most of Ruth Rendell's books, but decided after her death to listen to the first Wexford story and was not disappointed
Who was your favorite character and why?
Always Wexford, he is my type of man
Have you listened to any of Terrence Hardiman’s other performances? How does this one compare?
This is the first Terrence Hardiman performance I have listened to but I really liked his voice.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Never judge a book by its inscription.
Any additional comments?
Nope
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Kirstine
- Midlothian
- 30-06-10
Vintage Rendell
It was interesting to listen to this book as I've seen the TV version a couple of times, but I'd forgotten the ending and so could enjoy the gradual detection process of Wexford's incisive mind. As with other Ruth Rendell novels, there's plenty of psychological disfunction and complex motivations displayed before the killer is revealed.
I believe this is either the first or one of the earliest Inspector Wexford novels. Wexford's character comes over strongly, but Inspector Burdon doesn't figure as prominently as he does in later books.
It's a well-crafted story with false trails but it all hangs together in a satisfactory way and the ending is a bit of a surprise, but not entirely implausible.
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Vicuña
- UK
- 21-07-15
Slow and slightly dated but great characters
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, it introduces Wexford. It's slow in pace, but measured. A relaxing listen with a range of characters and a neat little murder mystery which explores motivation.
What was one of the most memorable moments of From Doon with Death?
The denouement.
What does Terrence Hardiman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
His narration is excellent, brings a different and recognisable voice to each character.
Any additional comments?
Surprised at how quickly this book has dated in terms of language and attitudes. The professional classes resent the interference of police interrupting dinner parties and cocktails. There are references to underlings. Having 'a gay countenance' and a 'queer turn' now have a different meaning. Despite the anachronistic feel, it's an interesting tale which meanders around a number of potential suspects as motives and alibis are explored. I enjoyed it and found it a gentle and relaxing tale of truth, lies and dark secrets.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- T
- 04-05-15
Convention-breaking period piece
This was Ruth Rendell’s first novel, and our introduction to her Inspector Wexford. For the modern listener, it's a little like getting into the mood and mores of an Agatha Christie novel because it is firmly set in another era. Apparently the dénouement was controversial and regarded a ground-breaking back in 1964 when it was first published. Most readers/listeners nowadays will have seen it coming, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good listen. It’s well read, a good story in itself and of course sets the scene for more than 20 further Inspector Wexford novels to follow.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Rogayah
- 03-08-10
oddly old fashioned
This story leaves a curious impression of being 'old fashioned'; this is not a negative observation, but it simply feels as if it has been written in the 1950s or very soon after the war.
The story, a murder, obviously, is interesting and one that seems to reflect a by-gone era when the war was something everyone had lived through and been affected by.
It is also an early Wexford and interesting for that too - how he handles the case, police procedure and the mores of the day. An intriguing case and
a well-told story.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Much Read Photographer
- 20-05-16
Really enjoyed!
Any additional comments?
It is difficult to find fault with any of Ruth Rendell's work and I especially love the Inspector Wexford series. This was up there amongst her best work.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Annie
- 11-05-16
The First Case!
In this book we first meet DCI Reg Wexford.
The lady disappears & a body is found.
Who did it?
This is the basic plot.
The reader did well, but having got to know Wexford on TV, it is hard to accept another voice.
I think that the books got better as the characters developed, but it's always worth hearing the first book in a series.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Maryb
- 09-03-16
Typical Ruth Rendell. As always a good plot.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Yes if you are a Rendell fan. Lots if subtle hints throuout.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
A subject not often spoken about back then.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The husband interpretation made me laugh.
If this book were a film would you go see it?
Probably.
Any additional comments?
The voices were good but some were amusing. Made me lol.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- melissa
- 17-11-15
Great first book as all her books.
Liked the narrator. I have read many of her books but decided to read them in order now on audible. V enjoyable.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- bibliophile
- 04-08-15
Excellent!
The plot is well developed and the characterisation of Wexford and Burden heightens the interest. Expertly read, too!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- connie
- 12-03-11
It's worth starting here
I started Rendell with her later Wexford mysteries, but hesitated to spend a credit on this one because it was both older and shorter. I'm glad I finally tired it since it proved a well-wriiten and absorbing mystery made more enjoyable by Rendell's knack for capturing the setting and Wexford's dry wit. The narrator (not favorites Bailey or Anthony) delivers a different but apt voice for Wexford.
45 of 48 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Nicole
- 09-07-12
From Doon with Death
Would you listen to From Doon with Death again? Why?
The first Inspector Wexford story, this story is a little dated as you'd expect as it's almost fifty years old. I surmised the murderer early but it was still satisfying to hear the story unfold.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Sarah
- 23-03-14
Spectacular Narration
Where does From Doon with Death rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of many absolutely amazing narrators - the reading really flowed. This is the first book I found truly compelling since the last James Lee Burke book I listened to. It was a good story but the ending situation was not well supported IMO. I was surprised, but a surprise has to be well developed - pretty tricky I guess to keep readers from guessing the ending too soon but not have the end seem to come out of nowhere.
I enjoyed the characters of Wexler and Burton (is that his name) and plan to get more from this series. I've always been a fan of Ruth Rendell and have probably read some of these years ago but this one was new to me. Thanks for including it, Audible!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Kathi
- 12-02-14
First Inspector Wexford mystery
I enjoy Ruth Rendell's mysteries, have been reading them since the 60's when she began. I could not recall if I had read this one before, the first in which Inspector Wexford and his sidekick Mike Burden appear or not. But I am very happy to have just listened to it.
Although it is clear she has not yet hit her peak, still this is a good story, with good character development. Margaret Parsons, a quiet, unassuming wife, has gone missing. As the story unfolds, we get to see that she had more to her past than might have been first thought.
I have read some reviews that called this kind of so-so. In one way perhaps that is correct--at least by very modern mystery standards. In another, if you consider it for the time in which it was written, it actually reveals a solidly good story, and is helpful for better understanding future Inspector Wexford books. I liked both the story and the narration. Only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I know how she will go on to grow and develop herself as an author.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Bull
- 17-10-12
A very pedestrian mystery
Early Ruth Rendell sounds a lot like an Agathy Christie impersonator. It's fine, it's entertaining, the plot is clever, the dialog is witty. But compared to the mature Rendell it is a pale shadow. Probably an essential read for folks who are interested in seeing the arc of a great mystery writer from her early beginnings. A lesser narrator than Terrence Hardiman would have moved this novel to one-star status.
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kathy N
- 08-06-16
Engrossing
After decades enjoying various cozy mysteries, I don't know how I'd missed Ruth Rendell. I'm delighted to discover a whole new wealth of books to enjoy.
I'd say that these are comparable to TV's Midsomer Murders, though of a different time period.
I spotted the secret early but not the villain and enjoyed the way it gradually unfolded. Narrator is awesome, able to voice varied characters of both sexes transparently so that I felt as if it was a cast speaking.
I look forward to more in series.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Allison
- 16-03-16
Nice step back
I really enjoyed this calm story unfolding-other reviewers have said it's dated, but that was part of the attraction for me. The character development with thorough and well done, and I did not guess correctly whodunit which is another positive. It is short, but that wasn't a big deal.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Catherine Ruckert
- 19-02-15
Dated.
Early Inspector Wexford. Dated attitudes hard to take even in an older novel. Just needed to adjust my own filters, then I enjoyed it more. Plot less complicated than later Wexfords, shorter and less absorbing. Will probably not listen to the whole sequence.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Tina Nielson
- 20-09-18
Major spoiler - The horror of the love that dare not speak its name
The writing is, of course, excellent, although the characterization s are a bit flat. But this is the first one, and the homophobia makes one squirm. It is truthful to its time, but hidden homosexuality as a plot device does not age well.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anne E. Schulte
- 29-08-18
satisfying English mystery.
Good narration.,fit the story perfectly. Well formed characters. First Rendall for me in long time. Good story,not great.