Murder at the Brightwell

I bought this book because it was an Edgar nominee for best novel or best first novel. Also looking for something like The Royal Spyness mysteries. Big Mistake. This lady keeps pausing or putting the periods behind each word, like she is reading from a paper where she hasn't practice her speech. Annoying. I can't take it. I returned.

honestly, i couldn't listen to more than 3 minutes of this person reading. i have no idea about the story. the narrator made me want to run away from my phone.

no. un-listenable-to

anyone

not sure.

Yes, I would recommend the book to anyone who likes Agatha Christie type mysteries - but in book format, not audio. It's not the best or most gripping mystery, but if you like the genre it's a pleasant read.

1st one

The narrator over pronounced her lines, made strange pauses and inflections, and gave annoying voices to many of the characters. Enough to make me want to stop listening to the story.

Write a review. I don't do that often, but I bought the book despite another reviewer's comments about the narration and deciding to add my hearty agreement when it really was so stilted that it detracted from the story.

The story was cute and kept moving. It is a lighthearted mystery/romance story.

Yes I would. Easy story to drive to. It doesn't take a lot of concentration. But the book was fun.

To be honest the narrator ruined the book for me. I almost stopped listening several times.The cadence of her speech was way off. It was painful to listen to, my mind would reconstruct each sentence after she spoke. Too hard to explain here but the good news is that the next book that follows has a different narrator. I will never buy another book read by her. Too bad really.

No, not that gripping. Just. Lighthearted story. Just what I need sometimes when I am multitasking.

So glad to see a new narrator was hired for the next book, this one does not do the story justice.

A story is in the details: NO details in this story. Every gown has a color, but not a picture. I knew how many of the sentences would end before I heard them. The characterization was based on the reading voice, but not on the depictions of the people.

Huge Frasier reading Agatha Christie. What a relief. This book seemed as if it were an imitation of Agatha Christie, but didn't quite make it.

The reader's voice is very irritating. Her British accent is extreme. Her imitations of the men's voices is terrible.

The German actor pretending to be British. He seemed extraneous to the story, even as a might-be murderer.

Well, it was something to listen to. Perhaps the author's next novels will be better.

Different narrator. This one spoke slowly and haltingly, as though reading for the mentally impaired. Her narration robbed the story of all humor and life. The story shows such promise, but I couldn't get past the second disc.

Yes, it's an ok 1930s English mystery, but I suspect better enjoyed as a book than listened to.

A different narrator. I'm not usually picky; this is the first time in having listened to many Audible books that I've reacted so viscerally and negatively.

The narrator's performance is so annoying that it interferes with enjoyment of the plot. Why in the world she drags out every sentence, puts strange emphasis on the odd adjective or verb, and can't produce a soft female voice that doesn't sound insipid, to name a few of my objections, I do not know. Is it the narrator's responsibility or that of the producer to ensure the delivery isn't weird? Probably both.

nice agatha christie type novel.

a little irritating trying to speak the male parts. over-exaggerated in a few other parts as well.

The author has woven a spectacular tale. The narrator makes the story come alive. Together they are an unbeatable team. I highly recommend this book.

I actually enjoyed the story line, some flaws but entertaining. The narration was horrible. I had to increase the speed to make it tolerable and even then it was difficult to listen to. Stilted and choppy, almost lost me completely.