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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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Intriguing story with interesting narrative shifts. It still seems to be an original idea to have 2 contrasting detectives (Morseby and Sherringham) who are equals but different rather than the Holmes and Watson dynamic of genius plus plodding sidekick, which still gets used today. Sean Barrett has a lovely reading voice which is a pleasure to listen to. Top notch!

Great story, excellent narrator

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