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The Curse of the House of Foskett

By: M. R. C. Kasasian
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
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About this listen

125 Gower Street, 1882: Sidney Grice was once London's premier personal detective. But since his last case led an innocent man to the gallows, business has been light. Listless and depressed, Grice has not even gathered the strength to re-insert his glass eye.

Then an eccentric member of a Final Death Society has the temerity to die on his study floor. Finally Sidney and March have an investigation, one that will draw them to an eerie house in Kew, and the mysterious Baroness Foskett....

©2014 M. R. C. Kasasian (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd Historical Mystery Funny Scary Witty

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Critic reviews

Praise for the author:

"One of the most delightful and original novels of the year." (Daily Mail)

"Funny, fresh and sharply plotted...starring a detective duo to rival Holmes and Watson." ( Goodreads)
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I've really enjoyed this and the last Sidney Grice story. I like the way it is quirky and not quite what you would expect.
Grice is an unforgiving character, but the real hero or heroine is March, his ward. We see the world through her eyes and unlike her guardian she is kind and sympathetic and clever. The two make an excellent, contrasting duo and there's plenty of humour in their opposite personalities. In this second book even Grice seems to have a heart, if reluctantly. We have found out a lot more about March, but there's clearly more to Grice than we know yet.
The books are well written and entertaining. The mysteries are well plotted and the unraveling and pursuit of the truth by the detectives is exciting. But there's much more to it than just the solving of a puzzle, which is what I really enjoyed.
I can't recommend this highly enough and I can't wait for book 3. I wonder if March will finally find some solace?

Refreshing New Take on Classic Detective Story

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Would you ever listen to anything by M. R. C. Kasasian again?

I would listen to the next Sydney Grice book in the series if there is/were to be one but not so soon after listening to this. It is a good story, a little dragged out perhaps and the true identity of the villain for me wasn't set up enough in the previous book to make you have an "oh my god" moment. Although I'm not really sounding positive about this book I still enjoyed it. Good to spend a credit on while you're waiting for a more wow factor book.

Worth a listen if you like the genre.

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The Curse of the House of Foskett is an easy enough listen and will while away a few hours on the motorway, but is unlikely to stay with you.

The attempted characterisations aim at a twist on the Holmesesque late Victorian super-intellectual gentleman detective. It almost works, but sadly the discontinuities constantly break the illusion leaving a "what might have been" feel.

Features a nicely contrived denouement in the mode of the genre. Deliciously improbable endings are de rigueur in these parts, but the villain was sadly all too obvious, which left a slight feeling of anti-climax.

Emma Gregory's reading took a little getting used to, but at no point was a delight.

I would not particularly recommend it to a friend, but neither would I warn them off. It deserves a middle ranking of 3 stars.

Quirky but somehow misses the mark

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Excellent book. Well narated. Very gripping storyline throughout the book. I will listen to more of them

Excellent

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Character development deepened further against a delightfully ghoulish plot. Looking forward to the next book.

Deliciously constructed Victorian romp

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