Good story problem narration

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Thi story has good pace, great characters, lots of plot twists and a good measure of humour to keep the reader reading. But, it is read by the author and this lets it down. It sounds as though he is reading with a mouthful of drink which is very distracting from what is a very worthwhile and entertaining audio book.

What could M J Trow have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I first read this series of books about 15 yrs ago they definitely stand up to a second visit. I wish they had a different reader

Would you listen to another book narrated by M J Trow?

Yes with another narrator

Could you see Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Definitely

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Lestrade Setting out

Chronologically the first book in the series, Lestrade finding his feet, occasionally stepping in something. I enjoy the frequent references to classic songs, expressions & sayings. Not too heavy but a good listen.

Too Silly

I like Holmes pastiche stories generally, and had great hopes of this series. However I found this just too silly, no sort of storyline, and the constant regional accents were overdone. Stopped when I couldn't bear it any longer.

Murders absurd

Full of unashamedly bad puns, cultural allusions, often in very bad taste, it's a bit like "I'm sorry, I haven't a clue" with corpses. Don't expect historical accuracy or great literature, but it's entertaining, fast moving, and very, very silly....

good story

Any additional comments?

at the beginning of the story I thought I had made a big mistake in buying this book but as soon as sergeant lestrade came on the scene and then joined the circus it became good.
I had no problems with m.j. trow's performance of the book. he did the accents well bringing the book to life. not many author's can perform their own books.