Brilliant

Foreign dignitaries , American billionaires, Spies, a jewel thief and a baroness among others all converge at a house party where a murder is committed enter Inspector Wilkins and Sergeant Leather. A most enjoyable whodunnit. Cornelius Garrett, as always, brilliant!

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Flawless. Pure fun and delight!

I savoured every word of this book. It was brilliant, witty, expertly poking fun at a number of legendary fictional detectives, and full of intriguing characters and unexpected twists and turns. I've read The Burford Family series many, many times and cannot honestly imagine a better collection of works in the genre of English country house murder mysteries. Simply flawless!
Cornelius Garret is a genius. I love his reading of this series - he truly brings the characters even more alive than the book itself.

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Good elements

I loved the vintage feel and the narrator was good but it was hard to follow the plot and all the different characters.

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Great period whodunnit!

I loved the story, characters (especially liked Gerry/Geraldine and Jane) and the narrator just brought it all to life. I’ve now bought the next two in the series. Keep them coming Mr James Anderson 👍🏼

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Great impulse buy

I really enjoyed this. I spotted it while browsing, and was intrigued. The narration was excellent, and very engaging. I listened to the whole book in one session (breaks for food excepted) and was engaged the whole way through, even joining in with the unveiling of the villains at the end! Happy to say I was mostly right, and thoroughly enjoyed the twist at the end. Will definitely be getting the other two in the series as well.

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Such fun!

Great story and narration! Kept me guessing until the very end and a bit of historical verisimilitude made it all the more intriguing.

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Good traditional country.house murder

Excellent narration of a story with lots happening. Plenty to keep interested. Looking forward to another.

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Superb

Superb story with so many twists and turns and excellent characters. I never worked out who the murderer was.

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Superbly Narrated

This was second read, after the '39 Cufflinks'. It provided the relief and easy read/listen that I needed after a dense historical novel. I liked the way several threads enriched the novel, each in their own way engaging. It meant there was a complexity that was worthwhile. That said I find novel's reliance on small minutes of time a bit of a trial, and this took away a smidgen of pleasure - but that is me. The narrator is one I have come to trust as well as enjoy, so much that I will consider any audio-book that he takes charge of. He is intelligent and faithful to the text. I have the third in this series ready to read/listen to and look forward to. As a helpful note, all three mysteries heavily involve the upper floor of a country house, and each paper novel has a floor plan of this and which guests occupy each room. I find these invaluable and help me more easily imagine the action that takes place. Enjoy the novel and the detective; Wilkins; "Sanguine, very sanguine".

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Enjoyable period romp

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, a jolly good murder mystery. Evoking days gone by.

What other book might you compare The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy to, and why?

Probably more Blandings than Whimsey due to the humour.

Which character – as performed by Cornelius Garrett – was your favourite?

Undoubtedly Inspector Wilkens. A master of charaterisation. All the characters were easily visualised.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, but I leave it till I'm having a relaxing bath and listen then.

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