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The Unfinished Clue

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Polly Edsell
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Sparkling characterisation and inventive plot from one of the best-known and beloved detective novelists of all time.

The stabbing of irascible General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith fails to stir up grief in anyone - least of all his family, which is no wonder considering the way he had treated them all during the fateful weekend. He had disinherited his son, humiliated his wife, refused to help his financially stricken nephew and made no secret of his loathing for his son's fiancée, a cabaret dancer. Inspector Harding picks his way through a mass of familial discontent to find the culprit - and find much more besides.

©1934 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Detective Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Suspense

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Great story, lively (if sometimes intensely irritating!) characters. Reading slightly marred by the voices of the characters, bar one or two. But no hideous mispronunciations as so often happens in the Regency audio books

Excellent whodunnit in the best Heyer tradition

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After a few moments I sank into the story, easily believing in each character who appeared. Polly has done Georgette Heyer's writing proud.

Brilliant acting by Polly Edsel,

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A great classic detective story spoilt by a stilted narrator and some awful male voices.

poor narrator

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Quite why this story has not been given to Matt Addis I cannot imagine. Some female narrators can manage male voices but this narrator is not one. Truly grating voices, ponderous tones, over-use of sniffs which were particularly repellant. The local sergeant is actually quite perceptive but this narrator gives him a "bumpkin" voice.

This is all such a shame because the story has a lot of light and shade with some loathsome characters, good comic scenes and a tragic theme and all of it killed by the narration.

Such a shame.

Bad narration of a promising story

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Not one of Heyers best but Ok. would have been much better with a better narrator. This one gave most characters bad accents (mexican was the worst) and annoying, static, staccato way of speaking. Very irratating.

Story OK, narrator not so good

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