Seven Years

The Bibliomysteries Series, Book 6

By: Peter Robinson

Narrated by: Greg Patmore

A gripping novella from the New York Times best-selling author of the Inspector Banks Mysteries and a "master of the art" (Boston Globe)

Retired Cambridge professor Donald Aitcheson loves scouring antiquarian bookshops for secondhand treasures - as much as he loathes the scribbled marginalia from their previous owners. But when he comes upon an inscription in a volume of Robert Browning's poetry, he's less irritated than disturbed. This wasn't a gift to an unwitting woman. It was a threat - insidious, suggestively sick, and terribly intriguing.

Now Aitcheson's imagination is running wild. Was it a sordid teacher-pupil affair that ended in betrayal? A scorned lover's first salvo in a campaign of terror? The taunt of an obsessive psychopath? Then again, it could be nothing more than a tasteless joke between friends.

As his curiosity gets the better of him, Aitcheson can't resist playing detective. But when his investigation leads to a remote girls' boarding school in the Lincolnshire flatlands, and into the confidence of its headmistress, he soon discovers the consequences of reading between the lines.

©2019 Peter Robinson (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

Entertaining

7 years is a great detective story about a retired Cambridge professor who bought a book from an old bookstore. When the professor opened the old book, he found writing on the margins, which aroused his interest. The retired professor becomes the detective, and 7 years is on that journey to find the meaning behind the scribble. It is well written and well read.

well developed novela

it took a few minutes for the story to grab me because visiting used bookstores is not a hobby of mine Nor is reading classics and poetry what i normally look for.

however, this book is not about used books so much as it is about a murder mystery. it really was not difficult figuring out who did it. however it was interesting to read how the "detective" discovered what happened. the detective in this story is not a very smart detective.
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A Little Step into Danger

This is a nice quick story. The mystery elements work well and it much more suspenseful than a story featuring a retired professor ought to be.

Pretty cool short fiction

My initial suspicions were not confirmed, which always makes the story more enjoyable. And Patmore’s voice was perfect for this piece.

Murder “sunny-side-up”

This delightful short story is fun to listen to, especially these days where we are inundated with dystopian, dark and sensational literature.
The author does not convey any positive attitude towards murder, nor does he ‘glamorize’ it. He does send us on a twisty journey trying to figure out what’s going on, and caps it with a satisfying ending.
Good fun!

Seven Years

I really enjoyed this novella, a good old fashioned mystery and murder. Enjoyed the characters . The narration was very good.

Good narrator, good enough story

I hope I didn’t get this with a full credit, but for a much needed distraction it filled the bill.

Pretty Good! Narrator sounded a bit like Michael Caine!

I enjoyed this… It was rather a snack and not a full meal of course but that's what it was intended to be. I chose it because I really enjoyed the John Dunning book mystery series with his protagonist "Cliff Janeway" a retired law enforcement officer who also loves the hunt for rare & collectible books. If you like that topic be sure to check them out. Unfortunately, this series is about 10 books and Dunning write no more.

Very intriguing and I enjoyed it

The story was really good. Very suspenseful and seemed a lot longer than it really was. I want more like this.

Time Flew By!

This is such an amazing short story! It draws you in immediately and it’s quite a fun ride.