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Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death
- The Blackstone Detective Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death is an expertly plotted Victorian mystery that will keep listeners guessing to the last minute.
The body of a young man fished out of the Thames is of little interest to Londoners caught up in the excitement of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Yet to Inspector Sam Blackstone, the case is as puzzling as any he has ever come across.
Why should a corpse dressed in the rags of a commoner have the face of a gentleman? And if this man does belong to noble stock, why has no one come forward to claim the body? As his investigation proceeds, Blackstone finds himself entering the world of the aristocracy.
Death seems to stalk him, and as each new clue leads to nothing more than a new murder, Blackstone comes to realise that he is caught up in what may turn out to be the most horrendous crime of the century.
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“Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” (Publishers Weekly)
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- Aeolus
- 20-07-24
A ripping yarn
Well structured plot around fairly recent history. Nicely caricatured protagonists if a bit OTT, for me, with the nobility. Several interesting historical references that had me refreshing my knowledge:
I knew of the ABC coffee houses but not what they wrere based on or their commercial impact, Well worth a visit to Wikipedia.
I had forgotten about tthe New Scotland Yard that came before the concrete monstrosity with the rotating sign that that name now conjures up.
Enjoyed revisiting the history of the telephone's early days.
Series added to wishlist and author noted for future reads.
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- Pauline Colsey
- 04-04-21
A Ripping Yarn
A thoroughly good book. If you enjoy Victorian dramas you will love this one and the reader Andrew Cullum was absolutely excellent.
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- Mr Nightingale
- 08-08-19
YA?
I have the impression that this is aimed at a young audience. It's not a bad story, but personally I found the Victorian social history lessons rather basic.
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- Robin Beattie
- 06-08-24
Is the answer in overseas empire
Well thought out history detective with history playing a part Class wars and prejudice really muddying the waters as well as do not make trouble for your superiiors
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- Jean Law
- 02-09-24
Loved it
Enjoyed this first book in the series. Great narration but wish he had taken the money
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- Elizabeth McKellar
- 09-07-24
Blackstone and a rendezvous with death
An interesting book with a surprising twist . Enjoyable enough for me to be interested to read more in the series.
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- Robert Sewell
- 23-06-24
No Sherlock
An OK story. The bodies start to pile up which is always a concern when everyone the police talk to gets killed. The detective also did very little detecting.
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- Julie Domaille
- 18-09-21
predictable
It seemed the characters were drawn from a million other descriptions of Russians, posh folk, old salts. But I still wanted to hear it all so
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