The Stabbing in the Stables

A Fethering Mystery

By: Simon Brett

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's Summary

Fethering's favorite sleuths are at it again. Jude and Carole Seddon find themselves in the midst of some horseplay after stumbling upon the body of ex-equestrian Walter Fleet at Long Bamber Stables. The police attribute the stabbing death to the mysterious "Horse Ripper", who's been mutilating mares across West Sussex and who Walter obviously caught in the act.

But considering Walter's reputation out of the saddle, Jude and Carole find that there are plenty of murder suspects, including Walter's put-upon wife and more than a few jealous husbands who wanted Walter put out to pasture.

©2006 Simon Brett (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"Simon Brett is one of the wittiest mystery writers around." ( Baltimore Sun)
"Like a little malice in your mysteries? Simon Brett is happy to oblige." ( New York Times)

Frosty Chilean Chardonnay

Too much of the same thing. Why must the Chardonnay always be Chilean?
Why is Carol always frosty.? There ate other wines and words

One of my favorite

This is a wonderful series that gets better with each book. The narrator is excellent. I’m very disappointed in Audible, there are so many books in the series that are unavailable in the US. It’s ridiculous. I’m willing to get paperback versions to continue, but I wish they’d figure out how to have the complete series accessible.

Disappointed

Long tedious & poor tying up all the ends despite rambling on & on.
Solution was obvious hours before ending.
Funny that they are so self-righteous but so willing to let criminals off the hook & not follow up on other criminal charges. These two main characters love to feed the “confessions” or info to whoever they are talking to - no better than bumbling policemen.

Kept waiting for it to improve

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I honestly don't know - it was incredibly dull. Kept waiting for something to happen

Would you ever listen to anything by Simon Brett again?

Most likely not

Would you be willing to try another one of Ralph Cosham’s performances?

yes

What character would you cut from The Stabbing in the Stables?

all

Any additional comments?

no

Another great book, mediocre narration

I always love Simon Brett’s mysteries. This story is up to par. This narrator, however, was just not as good as Mr Brett himself or Bill Nighy or other excellent performers.
His voice made my throat feel tired and his diction was so choppy and monotone, sometimes I had to rewind to re-listen because my mind had wandered.

Cute story overall

Cute story overall with tedious filler throughout. This was compounded by have a low voiced male narrator that didn’t really help the two main female characters. With a better narrator this could have been a four. I’ve heard this narrator do better in other books.

a very entertaining murder mystery

A great story, fun and quirky characters and good narration. I enjoy Jude and Carole's characters and their relationship. The murder mystery has several suspects to keep you guessing.

What an entertaining story!

Love the setting. And the characters! The narrator Did a great job with all the different accents.

Not a great book - but does grow on you and become quite enjoyable

Positives: The narrator does a great job, a real pro; you come to care about the characters which are the books main attraction.

Negative: The author, keeps drawing conclusions and making explanations, that the listener doesn’t need, we already got it.

Still enjoyed

A bit harder to follow in some areas but I still enjoyed it just as well.