Chandos Avenue

A Handful of Secrets, Book 5

By: Andrew Hixson

Narrated by: David Bufton

Length: 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Chandos Avenue is a five-bedroomed house in one of the most sought after areas of Beodericsworth. Owned by Jason Barker, John Handful is slightly reluctant to answer a letter demanding his services by the Chairman of Beodericsworth Ornithological Society. Entering the strange world of bird-watching Handful is a little at a loss at his ability to help. He is apparently meant to consult on someone embezzling the society's funds and Jason Barker's reoccurring dream, of death, something not usually within his remit. The dream haunts Jason and only 24 hours after dismissing the bemused detective the dream becomes real. What ensues is a perplexing short story in which everyone is thrown into disarray and the mystery of secret lovers, flowers and a death that is not as it appears, slowly unfolds.

©2013 Andrew Hixson (P)2020 Andrew Hixson

Great short crime story

The narrator did a great job. Great short story, crime mystery, character development for main character but not for other characters. That was fine because of how short the story was.

Great short story

Reminiscent of the greats. If you like murder she wrote , Agatha Christy or Columbo you will enjoy the story. Maybe over a nice cup of tea.

story was great and very well read

only bad part is that there isn't more. It was great and the reader was a great voice match for the story.

Bazinga

This was a good short mystery. The story was difficult to follow at times but the ending was good. The narrator was fine.

Disclaimer: I've been listening at 2x speed for so long anything else sounds like slow motion. My enjoyment of the narrator is based on my listening speed. I only leave 5 stars for books I've listened to multiple times. I'll update my review if I listen again.

I requested this book from the author, narrator, or publisher in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

CHandos Avenue

This one just did not stick in my brain.After 4 readings here is my review.It was ok.The narration by David Bufton was good but boring.It was too short of a book to really get into the story.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

interesting murder mystery

I found the story very entertaining and precisely complete for a short story. Is a very cute murder mystery had a lot of fun listening to it

It's a good story, but the narrator is a bit slow.

I found the story to be very good, my only gripe is the narrator speaks too slowly for my taste.

Short and shallow

This is definitely a short story. As such the plot is not as intricate as a longer whodunnit mystery novel or novella. It is a strong plot, although I found myself not really staying abreast of the characters and their motivations as each had a cursory introduction at best.

However, there is a mystery. The clues add up. So, if you like solving the riddle of the plot, you’ll like this listen!

The narrator is a bit slow, but I listened at 1.3 and found it very ok.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for a fair review

Clever Little Story

Note: I received this audio-book for free with a request for an honest review.

Clever, entertaining little story with an interesting ending. Maybe a bit too concise; might have been better with a little more development of the characters and scenario. Narrator was good but not great; well suited to the material but maybe a touch too low-key.

Short Crime Mystery

I received this book at my request in exchange for my honest review.
This book definitely had potential, but due to its short length, it was unable to fully deliver. The narration was good, and the plot definitely had the makings of an excellent novel. I just felt there was too much dumped into such a short novella, and made it hard for me to fully enjoy the story. If you are looking for a quick read that gets to the point quickly, this is a good book for you.