A Better Quality of Murder

By: Ann Granger

Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy, Maggie Mash

London, 1867. As Inspector Ben Ross of Scotland Yard walks homeward one Saturday night, the fog that swirls around him is like a living beast. After it has lifted a woman lies murdered in Green Park. Allegra Benedict was the beautiful Italian wife of an art dealer. As Ben begins his investigation, his wife Lizzie looks into Allegra's private life and uncovers more than one reason why someone might want her dead...

©2010 Ann Granger (P)2012 W F Howes Ltd

Ben and Lizzy along with Betsy

Loved all the characters and the story line was great I can’t wait to read more of Ben Lizzy and Betsy adventures

Enjoyed it very much

I enjoy this type of lighthearted mystery. It's not all blood and guts or deep, dark and depressing. The characters are well defined. Both narrators were excellent. I was kept guessing to the end and surprised at the one that "dunnit". I recommend this audiobook. I understand there is a "prequel" to this book called "A Mortal Curiosity". I didn't know about it before this one but I plan to listen to it.

Another fun cozy mystery

A very engaging story with many twists and turns. A who done it that I didn’t figure out until the end.

Another Great mystery from Ann Granger

I love the inspector Ross mystery’s ,they are hard to put down once started. I was surprised at the ending I didn’t have a clue till the murderer was uncovered. The narrator’s are excellent. Now on to the next book :)

Good story, except for Perry Mason confessions...

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. It is a good story by one of my early favorite authors. Narration is very good.

Who was your favorite character and why?

No real stand-out. Each character was developed fairly well.

What does Laurence Kennedy and Maggie Mash bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I enjoyed the narration; however, the voice of "Bessie" was a bit child-like.

Any additional comments?

Funny, but the mention of Aunt Perry made be think of Anne Perry and her Inspector Pitt novels, which follow a similar husband-cop, wife-sleuthing helper model.

Enjoying this series

I forgot to review this one, but 8n general, the6 are all good. The author is particularly good at weaving complex plots. I’ve listened to the whole series.

didn't feel the fog

This has similar pacing and plot to an Anne Perry Victorian mystery, but I did not find the characters or historical detail as engaging. Both narrators usually do better work. With so many excellent Victorian mysteries available, it's hard to recommend this one. However, if like me, you download even the weaker Anne Perry's for relaxation easy listens, this at least was a PG rated tale with a few twists, if mostly pedestrian and unremarkable. This is weak in atmosphere, too - in a good Victorian London murder, you can "feel the fog," even if you're not looking for an edge-of-set-thriller.

The first in the series, A Mortal Curiorsity, is on Audible at a better price but not yet tagged as the series. That might be a better place to start.

Granger is better in moden day settings.