Fall of Angels

An Inspector Redfyre Mystery

By: Barbara Cleverly

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Barbara Cleverly, best-selling author of the Joe Sandilands investigations, whisks listeners to 1920s Cambridge, a European intellectual capital on the cusp of dramatic change, with a case to be solved by an ingenious new sleuth....

Great Britain, 1923: Detective Inspector John Redfyre is a godsend to the Cambridge CID. A handsome young veteran bred among the city's educated elite, he is no stranger to the set running its esteemed colleges and universities - a society that previously seemed impenetrable to even those at the top of local law enforcement, especially with the force plagued by its own history of corruption.

When Redfyre is invited to attend the annual St. Barnabas College Christmas concert in his Aunt Henrietta's stead, he is expecting a quiet evening, though perhaps a bit of matchmaking mischief on his aunt's part. But he arrives to witness a minor scandal: Juno Proudfoot, the trumpeter of the headlining musical duo, is a woman, and a young one at that - practically unheard of in conservative academic circles.

When she suffers a near-fatal fall after the close of the show, Redfyre must consider whether someone was trying to kill her. Has her musical talent, her beauty, or perhaps, most importantly, her gender provoked a dangerous criminal to act?

Redfyre must both seek advice from and keep an eye on old friends to catch his man before more innocents fall victim.

©2018 Barbara Cleverly (P)2018 Recorded Books

Wish there were more books in this series!

I enjoyed this book and thought it had a nice twist at the end. It developed slowly, however, it still kept my interest though-out because of the history backdrop it included. It made me more curious and interested about several burning issues of the day leading me to do further research on them. I wish there were more installments in this series as I would much like to see the Inspector character developed further.

Cleverly fan

Verbose and long winded. Narration not bad. Well researched and a fairly good story although ladies suffrage has been rather overdone and didn't quite carry the reason for the misogyny.

The perfect marriage of narrative and narrator!

What a wonderful book to read at Christmas time!
There could not be a more perfect pairing than this series and this reader. The narrator's impeccable interpretation of the author's delightful characters and interesting tales is spot on. This is one of those books where you wish you could hop into the story and spend time with all of the characters.

Reader Steven Crossley charmingly narrates the story and performs the characters in a manner that exactly fits the author's intent, imho. I'm very glad to have this and her other Inspector Redfyre book, Invitation to Die, in my library. I definitely hope Ms. Cleverly adds more books to the Inspector Redfyre Mystery series and holds onto Steven Crossley as narrator. More tales during the Yuletide would be fun, too. I am a fan!

Too preachy

Cut the interminable dialogue in half and it would be pretty good. The same subject matter has been well done elsewhere. I suggest looking further.

I Quite Liked This Audiobook

I liked the gentle, subtle way this read wound around... what others described as boring and dull was misunderstood.. it is a true British cozy.. understated..