• The White Priory Murders

  • By: Carter Dickson
  • Narrated by: John Telfer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (40 ratings)

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The White Priory Murders

By: Carter Dickson
Narrated by: John Telfer
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Publisher's summary

James Bennett, nephew of Sir Henry Merrivale (the cantankerous yet genius sleuth), has been invited to stay at White Priory for Christmas, among the retinue of the glamorous Hollywood actress Marcia Tait. Her producer, her lover, her playwright and her agent are all here along with the haughty master of the estate, Canifes and his daughter.

So many suspects they become when Marcia Tait is found dead on Christmas morning in the lakeside pavilion, having been left there alone the night before and with a distinct lack of footprints in the snow to reveal any possible killer. When Henry Merrivale arrives to piece together what appears to be an impossible crime, John Dickson Carr, writing under the pseudonym Carter Dickson, treats the listener to sensational twists, febrile tension between the closed circle of suspects and one of the most perfect solutions in the history of the genre.

©1934, 2022 Estate of Clarice M. Carr, Martin Edwards (P)2022 Soundings

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Bit complicated start, good whodunnit

This is worth a listen, the story starts out slow but picks up in the middle. The narration is superb.

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Dickson is John Dickson Carr, in fine form

Murder in a creepy country house, with plenty of suspects and a locked room. Well performed story which kept me guessing until the end. highly recommended

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Great!

I loved this classic mystery story, and John Telfer did an excellent job narrating it. I will listen to it again.

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Terribly convoluted story.

Rambling, too may tropes and unshared circumstances. Good narration. Only in a pinch. Thanks for sharing

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More, please.

I loved the book and the fine performance by Telfer. Looking forward to the entire canon. The White Priory Murders is great entertainment and first rate writing. I wish Carr (Dickson) had written hundreds of these.

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Excellent and entertaining

Written by John Dickson carr under the alias of Carter dickson this is a very entertaining and often puzzling mystery constructed by one of the most brilliant writers of the genre.

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Love these golden age stories

In the last two years or so I have been enjoying the re-releasing of the British Libraries crime classics. Some are a bit stiff but most are delightful and take you back to a time of more innocence with lots of fun murder plots. I do not enjoy cozies except for the Cherringham series I

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Superb narrator

The story was interesting but a bit longwinded and repetitive. The narrator possessed such a wide range of vocal characters I could imagine it was performed by a full cast. Excellent listen!

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Not an unenjoyable audio book

Think the book should be read not listened to- I started it several times and still couldn’t differentiate between the characters. After awhile I found I didn’t care “who done it”
There are too many characters and too many red herrings. Perhaps reading it rather listening to it would be easier. Don’t plan on spending any more time trying to get interested …several hours wasted.

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