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The Frost Fair

By: Edward Marston
Narrated by: Glen McCready
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December 1669. During one of the coldest winters in living memory, the Thames freezes over, and a frost fair is held on the thick ice. Architect Christopher Redmayne and puritanical constable Jonathan Bale are both visiting the fair when one of Bale's sons gets into trouble on the ice. They rescue the boy but in the process make a grim discovery - a frozen corpse....

©2003 Edward Marston (P)2004 W. F. Howes Ltd Detective Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction

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Not earth shattering but happy enough to spend a few hours of an annoying convalescence listening to it. I think this was probably the second or third of this particular series that I’ve listened to and I will look out for another if I’m laid up again in the near future. Good narration though.

A pleasant enough romp

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Good/ average story, quite good period detail, fairly obvious twists & turns (although the denouement - is that how you spell it? - was more complicated than the rest of the book had promised). Minus marks for slightly off-putting narration: not the worst mouth noises of any narrator, but too many dry-tongued rasps to make for entirely comfortable listening. Was pleased to have the sewing machine going so I could hear the words but the extraneous noises were blocked out a bit! Definitely passed the time, but wasn't riveting.

Passed the time

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kept me engaged from beginning to end. Great listen, narration and storyline. Just concentrated on the plot and not the politics of the time.

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A great story, set with a lot of historical fact intrigue and a very good plot I look forward to reading another in the series!

Great medieval yarn

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A little slow after the opening but it kept my interest and I enjoyed it.

Well-told story

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Great narration, good story. I will try out the second book in this series. Pleased I listened to this one.

Enjoyable

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A fine detective romp, set in the late 1660's. Some nice twists and turns and red herrings, and a very pleasant, easy listen.

Great whodunnit.

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A quite entertaining story beautifully narrated by Glen McCready.
Another worth while listen from Edward Marston.

A Great Listen

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A good story, a few twists and turns and good narration. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.

Entertaining story

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Interesting story, touch of humour. Enjoyed the narration. The historical detail is interesting and the protagonists are likeable.

Good historical whodunnit.

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