• The Convivial Codfish

  • Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries, Book 5
  • By: Charlotte MacLeod
  • Narrated by: Susan Boyce
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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The Convivial Codfish

By: Charlotte MacLeod
Narrated by: Susan Boyce
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Christmas crimes hit close to home for Boston's favorite art sleuths.

The angry old men of the Comrades of the Convivial Codfish club celebrate yuletide doing what they do best: eating, drinking, and greeting the season of giving with a spirited "bah, humbug". Though well past 60, Jem Kelling is a relative infant compared to some of the club's elder statesmen, and he has waited decades to host their annual Christmas scowl. And during his first evening as Exalted Chowderhead, he is thrilled to find the wine abundant, the chowder superb, and the humbugs as lusty as ever. But as the night winds down, Jem is horrified to find that the ceremonial Codfish necklace has vanished - right off of his neck! His nephew-in-law, art investigator Max Bittersohn, is convinced his new uncle was the victim of a practical joke. But when the old man takes a hip-snapping tumble, Max is forced to conclude that one of the scrooges is trying to perpetrate a deadly Christmas jeer.

©1984 Charlotte MacLeod (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

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laugh your sox off!

verbal-humor, historical-fiction, law-enforcement, family-dynamics, friendship, fun, cozy-mystery****

Originally published in 1984
Absolutely loony and so much fun! A long standing but small group of elderly men gather for a party train on a member's property, and not only does it become deadly (investigated by a Keystone Kops police chief), but it also highlights a recent theft and an *accident* which befell one of Sarah's favorite relatives. Enter her new husband, Max, who now becomes known only as Jem Kelling's nephew by marriage (despite being a well-respected art theft detective). Together and apart, they investigate the situation with lots of plot twists, red herrings, goofy characters, and lots of laughs. Loved this fun reread!
The narrator was adequate.

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