The Charing Cross Mystery


Lu par Kirsten Wever

(4.3 étoiles; 168 critiques)

Here's another intriguing mystery by J. S. Fletcher, centering on why a former high-level police official was murdered, and on whether - and if so how - the murder was linked to two glamorous and high-profile sisters, one of whose photo was found in the dead man's pocket. As usual, Fletcher creates a number of different detectives -- a lawyer, his assistant, several policemen, a police spy, and even the dead man's granddaughter -- following various lines of inquiry. These lines converge rapidly in the last few chapters, when the author lets the reader weave them together into a coherent whole: the solution to the mystery. Summary by Kirsten Wever (9 hr 2 min)

Chapitres

The Last Train East 19:35 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Whose Portrait is This 20:49 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Potential Fortune 17:37 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Diamond Necklace 20:01 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Police Return 18:35 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Samples of Ink 21:41 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Black Velvet 21:42 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Fligwood's Rents 17:44 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Medicine Bottle 18:46 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Mysterious Visitor 22:54 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Lady Riversdale 22:05 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Alias "Madame Listorelle" 13:39 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Who Was She? 18:57 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Is it Blackmail? 21:19 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Revelations 21:40 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Still More 22:54 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Torn Labels 19:39 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Telegram 24:12 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The London Road 17:16 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Converging Tracks 19:49 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Order in Writing 20:16 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Highly Respectable Solicitor 18:42 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Landlady of Little Smith Street 24:41 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The House in the Yard 18:45 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Dead! 15:50 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Waterloo 24:28 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Assurance 18:29 Lu par Kirsten Wever

Critiques

HATED FOR THIS ONE TO END


(5 étoiles)

A compelling narration of very complicated crimes. The detective work, both amateur and professional, was outstanding. I must confess that I fail to understand the negative comments concerning the reader. Kirsten Wever is a fine reader, one who is easy to understand as she proceeds in her business-like manner. To each his own, I suppose.

well worth listening to


(5 étoiles)

This is a classic J.S. Fletcher mystery. Lots of diversions as the various actors try to work out the larger plot and solve at the same time the several crimes committed along the way. The reader is to be commended for her pace, tone and pronunciation- excellent work which complemented the text.


(4 étoiles)

Good story and read. Of its time perhaps but the characterisation of Jewish people has almost all the negative tropes and leans towards antisemitism. Story would’ve been fine without these tropes as they weren’t relevant to the plot.

The Charing Cross Mystery


(5 étoiles)

reader is 5 star. the story seemed to just drag. not my favorite.


(4 étoiles)

Good story. Gets a little wordy; but holds interest. Rather abrupt ending. Great reader!


(1 étoile)

the reader is difficult to listen to.


(4 étoiles)

Very good mystery. Problematic recording quality.


(1 étoile)

The reader is excellent; no complaints there. But This book goes beyond the usual antisemitic stereotypes found in so many tales of the time. The first real suspect is only a suspect because the main characters ‘know’ he’s a Jew as soon as they look at him. It follows, therefore, that he’s sneaky and underhanded and nefarious. If a character in this book is Jewish, he’s automatically not to be trusted. It ruined the whole thing for me. I’ve listened to J. S. Fletcher stories before, with a sense of tolerating the hate, but this book takes it over the top. Despite the excellent reader, this book left me feeling mired in muck.