Jamaica Inn

By: Daphne du Maurier

Narrated by: Tony Britton

From the author of Rebecca and The Birds: a classic thriller of shipwreck and murder, "rich in suspense and surprise" (New York Times Book Review).

On a bitter November evening, young Mary Yellan journeys across the rainswept moors to Jamaica Inn in honor of her mother's dying request. When she arrives, the warning of the coachman begins to echo in her memory, for her aunt Patience cowers before hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn. Terrified of the inn's brooding power, Mary gradually finds herself ensnared in the dark schemes being enacted behind its crumbling walls -- and tempted to love a man she dares not trust.

The inspiration for the 1939 Alfred Hitchcock film.

Not as suspenseful at My Cousin Rachel or Rececca

Narration of the female characters was so fake and wrecked the delivery of the character’s words

Great Story!

I highly recommend Jamaica Inn. Interesting characters and the story moved along easily. It was evocative of the early 1800's in the Devon/Cornwall area. It brought to mind Poldark and the Pirates along the English coast.

Riveting

Just massively enjoyed it! The story, the tension between the external story and the internal lives of the characters..

Now ,I can watch the movie!

this is based on true historical occurrences, love the many plot twists. Someday I hope to visit these moors and Cornwall ,until then I'll visit in my imagination and the authors landscape

Enjoyable listen

The narrator was very good, although I prefer female narrators for this story. I recommend this audiobook.