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The Sussex Downs Murder

By: John Bude
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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 “Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murder, and, what was more, a murder without a corpse!”

Two brothers, John and William Rother, live together at Chalklands Farm in the beautiful Sussex Downs. Their peaceful rural life is shattered when John Rother disappears and his abandoned car is found. Has he been kidnapped? Or is his disappearance more sinister - connected, perhaps, to his growing rather too friendly with his brother's wife?

Superintendent Meredith is called to investigate - and begins to suspect the worst when human bones are discovered on Chalklands farmland. His patient, careful detective method begins slowly to untangle the clues as suspicion shifts from one character to the next.

©2015 Introduction © Martin Edwards (P)2015 Soundings Cosy Crime Fiction Mystery Crime Fiction Disappearance Murder
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Quite a gruesome topic for a book written in the 1930s I thought. Old fashioned style of writing and language but I very much enjoyed it.

Kept me guessing for a long time.

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This is a simple, linear whodunit in the classic British tradition. The twist is simple but fun and means ot can be worked at far more easily than a Christie. Made all the more enjoyable for me by the setting as I work and grew up in the area of the story so enjoyed hearing all the locations as they were in the 1920s/30s. Good value if purchased with the Kindle book

classic British whodunit....

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It is best to skip the Introduction because the Introduction gives away too much information. Superintendent Meredith does not cover himself in glory in this investigation. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this novel. It is nice to escape back to 1936 and to immerse oneself in 1930s England. The narrator, Gordon Griffin, is perfect; he is a talented actor, and has a lovely voice. He performs all the voices perfectly – both male and female – and all the voices are easy on the ear. Sound quality is also perfect.

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Exceedingly well crafted plot, stimulates the reader's mind with twists and turns. Well read by Gordon Griffin. Would be good to have the Cheltenham Square Murder by Bude in the same format

Well crafted

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I would have sacked all the cops for incompetence. The culprit was obvious from the beginning.

pathetic.

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