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  • John Pickett Mysteries, Book 2
  • By: Sheri Cobb South
  • Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
  • Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)
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A Dead Bore

By: Sheri Cobb South
Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
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Summary

Eager to escape London following the scandal of her husband's death, Lady Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to spend the summer in rural Yorkshire as the guest of Sir Gerald and Lady Hollingshead. She soon discovers, however, that country life is not the panacea she had hoped for. Tension reigns and tempers flare at Hollingshead Place, due in large part to Lady Hollingshead's ambitions for her daughter, a lovely young lady destined for a brilliant marriage in spite of her love for a penniless curate. When a dinner party ends with the death of the vicar - a kindly old soul whose only sin appears to be the authorship of a dull local history - Lady Fieldhurst suspects foul play and sends for Bow Street Runner John Pickett, with one stipulation: since she is a guest in the house, Picket must keep his connection to Bow Street a secret. Pickett obliges by presenting himself as her footman, complete with livery and powdered hair. But Pickett soon has his white-gloved hands full sifting through old secrets, uncovering hidden passions, and dealing with a demanding housekeeper - not to mention avoiding the younger daughter of the house, a precocious 14-year-old with a school girl infatuation for the faux footman. Then there is the problem of Lady Fieldhurst herself, at once an able assistant and an all too pleasant distraction.

©2008 Sheri Cobb South (P)2017 Sheri Cobb South

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Well written and a fair depiction of the period. Very engaging characters and a superb narrator.

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"No use pining for what might have been."

Still caught in the morning period following the murder of her husband, Lady Julia Fieldhurst accepts an invitation to stay with the Hollingheads outside of London and well away from her overbearing in-laws. But the disharmony felt in that household was exacerbated by the discovery of a body locally and Julia requests help from Now Street to assist in the solving of the crime.

Continuing the beginnings of the relationship of Bow Street Runner Pckett and the Vicountess, Lady Julia Fieldhurst, with it's near impossible distance between classes, this proved to be another delightful and well written murder mystery who-dun-it? with the additional pleasures of watching a juggling of niceties of a bygone era.
Nicely narrated by Joel Froomkin, his reading is well paced and modulated, and suitably English accented, everything delivered with the lightest of touches, emphasising the comedic content but never simply playing it for laughs. His different character voices are limitted, but very good, and used to treat effect.

Although it is the interplay between the characters and their circumstances which dominates, the investigation of the death and the imposed restrictions of the period is also fun for crime solving sleuths. I was very fortunate in being freely gifted with a complimentary copy, at my request, from the rights holder via Audiobook Boom. Thank you so much. This pleasurable murder mystery combines the niceties of the past with the easy reading of present day, and, as such, is recommended to all

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Easy listening

Easy listening especially at times likes these. The Novella at half price was a good idea, just enough to pique interest.

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Perfectly romantic, perfect mystery.

lovely period piece, great historical feel. Wit and an ongoing impossible romance with a Bow Street Runner so young, gawky and lovable in unrequited love with am aristocrat beauty. But solving the puzzle of a murder brings them together once more, and we feel that perhaps the difference in station and fortune will not impede them.
Fruitily read too. Great fun.

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Another great addition to the series

Would you try another book written by Sheri Cobb South or narrated by Joel Froomkin?

Yes, the narrator is fantastic and the author weaves a convincing and suspenseful story.

Was A Dead Bore worth the listening time?

Yes, I love this series.

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A great book! Would recommend!

Would you listen to A Dead Bore again? Why?

I would defiantly listen to Dead Bore again! I found John Pickett, who I love a lot, to be funny and interesting. I couldn't find anything really wrong with this book and that's saying something because I usually find something that puts my off a book. But not in this case which I must admit surprised me. I think this is to do with the main characters, who are completely different from each other, that kept me hooked to the book. I would defiantly be reading/listening to the next one in this series.

I have not read/listened to the first book in this series, so you can read it without reading book one since there is no cliff hanger, however I got the impression that the relationship between the two characters will progress a bit more during the series.

I would recommend this book to anyone who love historical fiction, mystery, a little romance with funny moments.

Who was your favorite character and why?

John Pickett the bow street runner who investigated the murder has to be my favorite character. I have not come across a character like his and I loved him! I also found him to be funny even though he is trying not to be. The are moments that made me smile and other moments where I laughed out loud.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I would give the narrator 3 1/2 stars. At the beginning I found it a bit confusing on who was saying what based on the voice impressions the narrator was doing. If there was a dialogue between two/three characters then it was perfect you can distinguish between the characters. They felt realistic enough that you get sucked into the book. This especially happened in moments between John and Lady Fieldhurst.

Any additional comments?

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author

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