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Murder in the Basement

By: Anthony Berkeley
Narrated by: Seán Barrett
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When two newlyweds move into their new home, only to discover that a corpse has been buried in their basement a few months prior, a gruelling case is begun to trace the identity of the victim. With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous lead offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work in a school south of London. Desperate for evidence of any kind on the basement case, Moresby begins to sift through the manuscript of a satirical novel Sheringham had been writing about his colleagues at the school, convinced that amongst the cast of teachers hides the victim - and perhaps their murderer.

©1932, 2021 The Estate of Anthony Berkeley Cox, Introduction Martin Edwards (P)2021 Isis Publishing Ltd Detective Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Witty Murder

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Gripping, intricate, funny - I loved it from start to finish! I’m so glad I took a chance on this book

Just brilliant!

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Took me by surprise that thus was top notch. Took a little while to warm up but was a really great listen.

Really good.

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The narrator is one of my favourites for audiobooks and he made the text feel modern. I was concerned the story would feel its age but I enjoyed it overall.

Fantastic narration

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The story is interesting, though it seems to me less well constructed as some other stories by Anthony Berkeley.
Seán Barrett has a nice voice, but for me he needs to put more energy and interpretation into the narration. It’s a bit flat at times.
I often wonder, whether the producers actually re-listen to the audiobooks. It’s a pity, because Seán really has a great voice, but could use more direction.

An ok story, a nice voice, that has room for growth

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Great performance, although I listened at 1.2 speed. I’m starting to appreciate Anthony Berkeley’s writing and this was an excellent listen. I loved the device of Roger Sheringham’s unfinished novel as part of the story. It brought an otherwise rather dry process of evidence gathering to life. The story is somewhat bleak, but with many touches of humour. Recommended.

Interesting characterisation

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