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The Cornish Coast Murder
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Series: Superintendent William Meredith, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-01-16
- Language: English
- Publisher: Soundings
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $19.82
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Publisher's Summary
The reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings reading detective stories by the fireside - but heaven forbid that the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside parish. But the vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when Julius Tregarthan, an ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head.
The local police inspector is baffled by the lack of clues. Suspicion seems to fall on Tregarthan's niece, Ruth - but surely that young woman lacks the motive to shoot her uncle dead in cold blood. Luckily for Inspector Bigswell, the reverend Dodd is on hand.
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- C. Rosser
- Waco, TX
- 05-12-16
A Good Old Fashioned Who Done It
A well written linear story. The narrator was first rate . I will look for other books narrated by Ben Allen.
16 of 17 people found this review helpful
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- lisa
- 08-11-16
Quite dull
I found the first half of this book to be one of the dullest books I have ever listened to. There is SO much repetition of the evidence as characters discuss it and think about it. I love this sort of book, but this one was probably the worst ever!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Avril
- 12 Best Street, Cocoyea Village, San Fernando Trinidad
- 10-19-16
Awesome
this was a really great story enjoyed it from start to finish plot was great
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- O A Chapman
- 02-28-17
Disappointing
it is not fair to the reader when the murderer is an underdeveloped character. With a backstory introduced in the last 3 chapters, the reader has no chance of solving the mystery.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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- N. Brown
- SLC, UT USA
- 06-19-18
First Bude I’ve listened to....
I read this book earlier and liked many of the characters. I felt the full range of emotions as the story progressed..
Encountering a policeman who had brains and yet was not so egotistical he wouldn’t listen to anyone else was refreshing.
I look forward to more books by Bude.
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- Anita
- 11-18-17
whodunnit details are held back
One of those stories where the key clues are not revealed until the end, all at once -- for readers who like to detect along with the hero, very frustrating, Well read, but disappointing.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Mrs. Cullen
- 05-20-16
Good old fashioned story
Nice old fashioned and enjoyable. I like the way the characters build, almost an old Miss Marple.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Ginger
- 04-12-16
Enjoyable
Interesting and clear plot but too drawn out at the end. As with The Lake District Murder and theSussex Downs Murder, this was a period piece. However it has not stood the test of time so well. I am glad that the author dropped the clunky device of the vicar and doctor as additional detectives in his later books.
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- Debz
- 07-23-16
Good
Where does The Cornish Coast Murder rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I really enjoyed this audiobook.
What other book might you compare The Cornish Coast Murder to, and why?
The British Library Crime Classics series
Have you listened to any of Ben Allen’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
Any additional comments?
I love the British Library Crime Classics series. Wish they did more audiobooks.
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- peebee
- 11-10-16
not as good as books in series so try the others
read this as enjoyed first the lake district sussex and riviera books, thought this first book would feature the detective meredith but this is different....also would have preferred the other books narrator
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-26-16
Really enjoyable
Lovely story well narrated. Just the right amount of descriptive storyline to get the feel for the cast in the mystery and I didn't guess who did it. Recommend it for light reading, along Christie lines rather than Rendall
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- Mystery Lass
- 08-06-18
Another enjoyable British crime
Once again a good long narrative from the British Crime series ...... And ...... Once again, helped with the painting and decorating.
Still painting to be done, so I feel another one must be on the agenda. Didn't think I would ever enjoy decorating so much.
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- liz Noakes
- 10-17-16
Annoying readers voice
I like the authors other work however I could not get on with this readers voice his tone was very flat and unlistenable. I found it very hard to concentrate on the story as the reader added no life to the story
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- Ruth
- 05-23-16
dreadful narration
What disappointed you about The Cornish Coast Murder?
Not sure if this is a good story or not, the narration is so dreadful its a complete distraction from the story. I wont bother with any more of this series if the narrator is the same for all. Publishers really do need to ensure they employ professional voice actors.
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- Alistair
- 02-28-17
Good Idea Poor Execution
Any additional comments?
The plot build-up was poor, a situation not helped by Ben Allen's reading which throughout the book seemed to lack, what I can best describe as. a "sense of conviction".
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- Great Scot
- 05-02-17
Great little Story
A very enjoyable and we'll narrated story which keeps you going all the way to the end.
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jeff White
- 10-08-16
a Good little story
A bit outdated now but well read. language not for our times sadly. still with a listen.