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Princes Gate
- A Frank Merlin Novel
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Series: Frank Merlin, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction
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When a brilliant emigré scientist is killed by a hit-and-run driver and a young woman's body is washed up in the Thames, Merlin and his team must investigate. The woman is an employee of the American embassy, whose ambassador at this time is Joseph Kennedy.
DCI Merlin's investigation of diplomats at the embassy ruffles feathers at the foreign office - the American ambassador is a well-known supporter of appeasement, and many powerful and influential Britons favour the pursuit of a negotiated peace settlement with Hitler.
The death of another embassy employee leads Merlin into some of the seedier quarters of wartime London, where a corrupt nightclub owner, various high-flying diplomats, and the ambassador himself appear to be linked to the events surrounding the deaths.
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- Carol S
- 05-15-16
Hippos English Mystery
This would make a good BBC weekly series. Liked ties to American Embassy before WWll.
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- Annie Fitt
- 05-11-16
I wanted to like it
What disappointed you about Princes Gate?
I love books set in this period, but listening to this it felt like the author had done some research on London during the Blitz, and then made a list of things to reference. He then went down the list, checking off items - driving in blackout, check! Bomb shelter, check! Upper class house party, check...The characters were just as 2 dimensional as the setting, and there were too many of them. Clearly most of them were there to appear on stage - the refugee Jew, the two thugs, the chinless wonders, the country girls in town to do their war service, the emotionally scarred DI, and many, many more. Did I say many?
Would you ever listen to anything by Mark Ellis again?
Funnily enough, I might. He had some good ideas, and a clever plot, but it was like sitting around with someone telling you their idea for a book - "What if I wrote a book about the US Embassy in London in the run-up to America getting involved in the war and all the various residents from Joseph Kennedy on down to the lowliest typist?". And then he did research about the period, but didn't bother to flesh out the characters.Oh, and it was way too easy to figure out who dunnit. Authors have to play fair in mysteries and give clues, but these weren't subtle hints, they were flashing lights and sirens saying "This one's a Bad Guy! and this one! and this one!" I am usually hopeless at solving the mystery until the very end, and if *I* figure it out early on it is as subtle as a dead skunk!
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Matt Addis?
He wasn't that bad. I don't know if anyone else could have improved the book.
What character would you cut from Princes Gate?
None of them, or all of them. None was developed enough to care about.
Any additional comments?
I hope this was a book from Mark Ellis's early writing career and he got better with practice. It showed enough potential I was disappointed instead of just going meh and tossing it.
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- Clair
- 12-19-18
An Excellent Book
A plot full of twists and turns, coupled with an excellent reader make this a highly recommended read
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- Therese Moorhouse
- 09-03-19
Great storyline.
Well written and engaging storyline. Characters convincing. Looking forward to next book in the series.
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- Mike
- 08-03-19
definitely recommend
a good story made even better by great narration ....what a wonderful clear rich voice
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- Penny Cutter
- 01-18-21
Disappointing
I was hoping for something different with this one set in 1940, but there was no wartime atmosphere, no period atmosphere, and the characters were differentiated only by their accents. For me this was just another political intrigue that could have been set at any time. Returned.
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- sue
- 04-26-19
Sue
That was a good story interesting characters the narrator was very easy to listen too
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- Anton.C
- 05-09-18
Well written story
This will make a good movie and with a few more stories involving Frank and his team an even better TV series.
I say bring it on. If the rest are as good as this I’ll be ready to jump on board straight away