Footsteps in the Dark

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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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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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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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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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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Can’t get into it

I’m not familiar with this author. If this book is typical of her writing I won’t be listening to or reading more. Plot is formulaic, characters absolutely colorless and stereotypic. I admit that I’ve only listened to a couple of hours, but I just can’t go on. To make matters worse, the performance is stultifying. Emphasis is misplaced, characters are not well-differentiated (often can’t even tell if it’s male or female, much less one male from another) and to top it all off, she speaks....so......slow...ly!!! I guess there may be reasons why this prolific author is popular, but none of them are in evidence on this recording. Very disappointing.

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classic and fun

love her work, a flash to the past, not trashy, not profane, glad to recommend.

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.