The Attenbury Emeralds

By: Jill Paton Walsh

Narrated by: Edward Petherbridge

Based on the characters created by Dorothy L. Sayers.

The recovery of the magnificent gem in Lord Attenbury's dazzling heirloom launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective in 1921. Thirty years later, a happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane. Suddenly, the new Lord Attenbury—grandson of Lord Peter’s first client—seeks his help to prove who owns the emeralds. As Harriet and Peter contemplate the changes that the war has wrought on English society, Peter, who always cherished the liberties of a younger son, faces the unwanted prospect of ending up the Duke of Denver after all.

©2010 Jill Paton Walsh and the Trustees of Anthony Fleming, deceased. (P)2011 AudioGo

Delightful mystery with the Wimseys

Faithful to the original books. A delightful telling of Peter's first case with the emeralds and then more mystery about them to solve. I enjoyed it!

Most enjoyable novel

Fun take off on a favorite author with a terrific narrator.
I recommend this novel.

Admirable extension of a favorite series

I love the Lord Peter and Harriet when Dorothy Sayers was writing them, and this is actually quite good too. A bit slow starting, and a bit complex to understand without concentrating (I often listen to audiobooks while doing other things, but I really couldn’t do that with this) but ultimately satisfying.

Finally

The story provides very enjoyable reading for those of us wondering how the story would have continued.

I'm no critic

There's nothing about this book that I don't like. The narrator is excellent, in fact I've used this book to low myself to sleep at night,his voice is that calming.
The story has many twists and turns but manages to be a cohesive story. There are no real surprises but it still managed to hold my attention.
I listen to these books purely for fun, my reviews are not meant to be scholarly or pretentious, I either like a book or I don't. I liked this book.