Death in White Pyjamas & Death Knows No Calendar

De: John Bude

Narrado por: Saul Reichlin

Two of John Bude's finest Golden Age mysteries return to the limelight.

In Death in White Pyjamas a theatre-owner, a 'slightly sinister' producer, a burgeoning playwright and a cast of ego-driven actors have gathered at a country home to read through a script. But before the production reaches the stage, one of their number is found murdered in the grounds wearing what seems to be somebody else's white pyjamas.

And in Death Knows No Calendar, detective-fiction enthusiast Major Tom Boddy is investigating a deadly shooting with no shooter in a locked artist's studio. There are four colourful suspects to scrutinise, and not one but two 'impossible' elements of the crime to solve.

Public Domain (P)2020 Soundings

Masterful First Story

Death in White Pyjamas is a gem! Very tightly written. Misogyny underscores most (if not all) of Bude’s female characterizations, but they read as relics of their time, and how Bude perceived the women in his own life is not a foregone conclusion. For example, his male characters will bemoan the irrationality of womankind, while at the same time, Bude shows the men behaving irrationally themselves. Hence the fun satirical romp that is these two books. Great narration, as well!

Not as good as expected

In general I thought it was too verbose and many characters were too simplistic. There were some very good portions.

Disappointed

Disappointed at meandering story after reading several good Bude novels. Narrator’s interpretation of characters was stilted, amateurish and detracted from the storyline.

Good mysteries and lots of fun

These were well constructed mysteries with plenty of humor, and a little bit of romance. The reader isn't perfect (sometimes pauses in the wrong place or has the wrong emphasis in a sentence, but this could have to do with the quality of the formatting of the text he is reading, who knows?) but his characterizations are good, and his accents are perfect.

FYI - The chapter feature doesn't say where one book ends and the second one starts, so here it is:
Death in White Pyjamas: Chapters 1 - 20
Death Knows No Calendar: Chapters 21 - 40

Excellent story!

Enjoyed immensely, told from a time of innocence and elevated values. John Bude is great.