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The Liar in the Library
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Having been booked to give a talk at Fethering Library, successful author Burton St Clair invites his old friend Jude to come along. Although they haven't met for 20 years, Jude is not surprised to find that St Clair hasn't changed, with his towering ego and somewhat shaky relationship with the truth.
What Jude hadn't been suspecting, however, was that the evening would end in sudden, violent death. More worrying, from Jude's point of view, is the fact that the investigating police officers seem to be convinced that she herself was responsible for the crime. With the evidence stacking up against her, Jude enlists the help of her neighbour Carole.
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- marianne
- 16-07-18
Always a pleasure
Simon Brett is superb ,again. His plotting and characters never disappoint and his style is intelligent and witty.more please!
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- Priscilla Mary Isin
- 01-04-23
Excellent story and lots of humour
Best of all the enjoyable Fethering series xxx xxxcccc bbbbb vv w aaaaa ttttttt mmmm
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- The Knitting Gnome
- 23-02-21
Well written and very enjoyable
Always think I have got the answer only to find the twist in the tail. Have been so enjoying these books during lockdown but sadly I think I am reaching the end of Carol and Jude’s adventure.....so far?
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- Franster
- 30-06-20
good fun
good fun all round but very clever as always! I just like the carol and Jude pairing as detectives!!!
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- Book Worm 1
- 27-05-20
Good lockdown listen
As usual Simon Brett comes up trumps with a ood romp which has plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing.
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- SD
- 18-04-19
Relaxing to listen to.
I enjoyed this book. I have read quite a few of these now and I can’t predict who dunnit! I do enjoy this series of Simon Brett books as they don’t take themselves too seriously but at the same time you don’t have to suspend belief too far either. And they’re not massively gorey, which is a good thing.
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- Ted
- 13-11-21
Imperfect performance
Simon Brett is not able to do women’s voices. Therefore he ought to find a performer who is able to.
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- John S.
- 15-09-19
Hope next one's stronger
This installment seemed "off" to me. I suppose that was largely the way that Jude, as chief suspect, interacted with the police. Felt I had to suspend disbelief that they would hash out the case details with her the way a prosecutor might with a defense attorney. Also, the thread (not really enough to count as a subplot) regarding Uncle Pavel seemed "tacked on" to me; seemed to be there to increase author page count?
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- Shoegirl
- 02-06-23
I love this series
I can’t get enough of Carol and Jude. I really enjoyed this series and wish both that the books were longer and that the series could go on and on.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-05-23
Simon Brett is amazing!
In addition to being a brilliant writer, he is a great narrator - of men’s and women’s voices!
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- Sylvia
- 25-09-22
Is Jude going to go to prison?!?!
I hated it that Jude was being implicated in the murder that took place in this book. But the final solving of the crime by Carol and Jude brought immense satisfaction. This is a fun book for readers of golden age mysteries. There is the usual cast of old and new colorful characters that make this series so enjoyable! Carol is her usual frustrating self. And, unexpectedly, the ladies finally did bring in the police. Of course, this is after they (Carol and Jude) have solved everything to their own satisfaction.
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- Lorna J
- 27-07-22
Wonderful use of language.
Loves the description. The relationship between The characters is wonderfully relatable and the description of there thought is pure genius.
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- Leslie V. Dery
- 11-09-21
Lots of Fun
Enjoyed the story-and no, there was no “tacking on” of a subplot to increase the length of the book. Simon Brett clearly had fun ribbing faux intellectuals—academics, poets—even mystery writers and, of course, pretentious Americans. (His accent was a hoot.) Some laugh-out- loud moments. I liked having the usual serene Jude unsettled fo a change. Quite a delightful read.
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- Sarah
- 10-05-20
The Best in a Great Series
I've listened to almost all of the Fethering books and this is the best one yet. I was looking for something light to read at bedtime but this turned out to be a (virtual) page turner. I listened to it as I did my household chores, I listened to it on walks, and sometimes just sat and listened to it - unusual for me.
Simon Brett is a great reader as well as a great writer - his performance is at least as good as the other excellent narrators for the series. I highly recommend The Liar in the Library.
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- Tracy
- 15-04-19
Carol and Jude Solve it again :)
I am a big fan of the Fethering mysteries, having listened to all of them!
I really was just happy to find another instalment. It's not the best of the series, but definitely worth listening to if you enjoyed any of the other books in the series.
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- Beatrice
- 16-05-18
Awesome
I love this series. Jude and Carol are great characters and I truly enjoy reading about their adventures.