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Still Waters

A Lake District Mystery

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Still Waters

By: E.C.R. Lorac
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Trouble is brewing for the Hoggetts and their friend Chief Inspector Macdonald in Lunesdale, deep in the Lancashire fell country. By the jagged cliffs and chilling depths of a secluded quarry pool, strange noises disturb the night, and after an architect surveying the area is nearly hoisted into the cold waters by an unseen assailant, suspicions of a cold current of crime running through the area become a matter for the police.

First published in 1949, this classic of Lake District crime fiction pairs Lorac’s evocative depictions of her beloved Lunesdale with a twisting and intelligent puzzle for Chief Inspector Macdonald.

©1949 The Estate of E.C.R. Lorac (P)2026 Soundings Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Traditional Detectives Crime
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I normally enjoy the MacDonald novels, but this one was too much setting and not enough storyline for me. As a northerner myself I think northern landscapes are undervalued but the descriptions can go on for too long.

The storyline was much less convoluted than usual and even more rambling than usual.

Personally, I dislike the narrator’s style with overemphasis and odd pronunciations and just too much stress put into even the most mundane scenes, such as boiling warmer for tea, but I guess this is a personal preference.

Not the best

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Another great Lorac story, but I found it difficult to get past the narrator’s style. He’s spoilt other stories for me before. But as the story was so good, I had to endure his histrionic and stentorian style in order to find out what happens. Next time, I’ll buy a print copy if the only choice is his narration.

An excellent story tarnished by the narration.

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This is the third volume of Lorac’s Lunesdale novels. So all are now available as audiobooks. (It should be subtitled “A Lancashire Mystery “ like all the others rather than “A Lake District mystery “). It’s an enjoyable story with a fairy predictable ending. It’s well read apart from Kate Hoggett sounding like Kenneth Williams. 🙄

Enjoyable country crime

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