Into the Thinnest of Air

An Ishmael Jones Mystery

By: Simon R. Green

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

Dinner at an ancient Cornish inn leads to one baffling disappearance after another in the fifth intriguing Ishmael Jones mystery.

“It’s just a nice weekend, in a nice country inn. Nothing bad is going to happen....”

Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny are attending the re-opening of Tyrone’s Castle, an ancient Cornish inn originally built by smugglers. Over dinner that night, the guests entertain one another with ghost stories inspired by local legends and superstitions. But it would appear that the curse of Tyrone’s Castle has struck for real when one of their number disappears into thin air. And then another....

Is the inn really subject to an ancient curse? Sceptical of ghost stories, Ishmael believes the key to the mystery lies in the present rather than the past. But with no bodies, no evidence, and no clues to go on, how can he prove it?

©2017 Simon R. Green (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

Brilliant!

Some of the best narration I have ever heard. Brilliant story. So happy to have found this series.

love the dry humor

interesting story, maybe not an entirely surprising ending, but gripping listening during most of it.

Decent Listen

Nice twist and a bit of a departure from the usual villains. Not as graphically violent as previous books, although people do die. Plot was a bit weak though - I figured out the how by the time the second guest went missing. Shame on Ishmael - he took things at face value and for granted that normally he would have checked out in detail. Jackson does his usual awesome job as narrator.

Long and boring

The narrator was monotone throughout the book.

I was tempted to skip ahead hoping that it would get better but it didn’t.

There are good twists in the story

The host of characters is a fun group and your learn their quirks quickly. The overall premise is similar to other stories in this genre. Think the game Clue

Another winner by Simon R. Green

Was a bit cautious when I discovered this title having never heard of it before. But I am so very glad I did. A mystery in the best style of the great mystery writers. But with a special twist that is all his own. From the first “pages” it draws you in and keeps you guessing “who done it” all the way through. Really hope there are more for this series.

One Ishnael story is enough

Sorry, the first Simon Green's Ishmael audiobook was mildly entertaining but the second one was saved only by Gildart Jackson's narration. These stories would probably play well as shows with visual humor. One and done

Scooby Doo

The first book was okay, but every subsequent book has been exactly the same. They're all painfully formulaic, just like clockwork -- from the style, position, cadence, and structure of exposition dumps, all the way down to the quippy insults, jokes, and turns of phrase. The whole series is episodic and boring and one-dimensional. I keep listening, waiting to see if there will ever be something different, but I guess that makes me a bit crazy.

Ishmael visits smugglers inn with a history

Into the Thinnest of Air
(Ishmael Jones #5)
by Simon R. Green
This book takes Ishmael and Penny on a "quiet" night out to an opening to a refurbished inn with a history. It was a smugglers inn and a site of a mass murder. Things don't end up being as quiet as the couple expected. People start disappearing. Pretty good story. I did figure out part of the story right away but not the who! I still enjoyed it a great deal!
Good narration.

the most interesting and captivating horror story

this is no doubt the best horror book I've ever listened to so far. I really couldn't put this down. the story was so well written and the plot was beautifully and tactfully tied at the end of the book. I'm so glad I decided to give this book a chance 😍😍😍