The Man in the Queue

Inspector Alan Grant Series, Book 1

By: Josephine Tey

Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon

The first of Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant mysteries concerns the murder of a man standing in a ticket queue for a London musical comedy. With his customary tenacity, Grant pursues his suspects through the length of Britain and the labyrinth of the city.

Public Domain (P)2018 Tantor

London atmosphere

Rather slow-moving, but entertaining if you like this sort of thing. Tey was not quite fair in her clues, but the narration made up for it.

Of its time

I always enjoy Josephine Tey and have read all of her novels. I had forgotten that this one includes many racist epithets which, although of their time, are now an irritant. It's like reading John Buchan - along with the excellent writing and ripping yarn, you have to swallow casual racism and misogyny. Luckily Adam Grant's character evolves. The reading is adequate but rather monotonal, which means that it is difficult to concentrate on the story. Deserves a more lively narration

old time thriller

loved it! Surprising twist! enjoyable listening while painting another Master piece
the doubts of inspector Grand are understandable

Fabulous & Varied Stories-Wonderful Narration with Regional Accents

Loved everything about Inspector Grant Mysteries and Narration! Even listened to many of them several times over, which was a first! Narration, character development, and stories were each different & not repetitive as “modern” Audible books can be. I looked forward to listening to each one & loved the regional accents!

Play at 1.1x speed!

Other reviewers have mentioned the soporific and wooden quality of the narrator. My daughter discovered that the speed must be off, and if played at 1.1x rather than the normal speed, the performance is fairly good and expressive.