A Fun Story!

The story was incredibly fun with ancient houses, secret passages, and interesting characters. Ulli Birve did a fine job with the narration. After I listened to Why Shoot a Butler, I was reluctant to listen to Ulli Birve narrarate another Georgette Heyer novel. But the last two novels I have listened to with Birve as narrator have been very good.

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Entertaining mystery from the great Georgette

Any additional comments?

Unlike some other reviewers, I think the narrator did a very fine job. I enjoyed her reading, characterizations, and she has a lovely voice. Having read the book already, I knew the plot, but nevertheless I was kept engaged by the wonderful dialogue.Thank goodness Heyer's mysteries are being made available in unabridged audiobooks!

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Put speed on 1.10 for a better listen!

Very interesting story! Narrator is too slow but can be made tolerable by setting the speed at 1.10.

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Hard to hear in the car

I mostly listen to Audible books while driving, and this one was mostly IN-audible. Ulli Birvé seemed like a reasonably good performer, but there was simply no setting where you could make out more than about half of what she was saying. Very frustrating.

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Pleasant British mystery

The narrator certainly did this quintessentially British mystery justice, despite the faint Aussie accent I detected. I really enjoyed how she gave each character their own vocal quirks, even the men. A fun way to while away the hours on the road.

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Couldn't put it down.

The story was engaging and the characters well done. I enjoyed every minute of the story. I read the story in one sitting and didn't realize what time it was until I was finished and the clock said 4:30.

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ms heyer is no mystery writer

I understand now why G. Heyer is better known for her romances. the story waas draggy and not very mysterious. so many silly and unbelievable mistakes. perhaps i am judging it frm 2018 eyes but i cant help but think agatha christie novels were far superior in plot to these.

narrator was ok. clear though at times a bit bland and monotone.

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Narration is almost laughable

Cute story. Too bad a better narrator cannot be found. One just has to remember that what sounds like a girl is supposed to be a man.

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Lacking everything "Heyer"

I never thought I would call one of Heyer's books "boring" but this one is. Everything that makes Heyer's books so lovely to read, is missing completely: subtle and gentle humor, great characters, individual voices. Instead, there are pages of helpless dialogues, an awkward plot that makes one fast forward the book, and a feeling of polite boredom.
This is the first Heyer book in my life that I did not like.

Fabulous!

This is one of my favorite Heyer mysteries! Excellently read. Thanks so much for making this audiobook available!