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The Dublin Railway Murder

The Sensational True Story of a Victorian Murder Mystery

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The Dublin Railway Murder

By: Thomas Morris
Narrated by: Brendan Dempsey
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A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station.

Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk.

He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime.

Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London baffled.

Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer....

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Great book, fantastic narration, from the get go..
enjoyed the pace and directness of the narrator



Great book

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I came to this audiobook from listening to history extra podcast. I thought this was superb. highly recommended.

Fascinating true story.

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Why did the narrator attempt the Irish accents ? Don’t waste your money the narrator kills the story with his pathetic attempts at an Irish accent,

Terrible narration

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Dublin, November 1856: When the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus is found dead in his office, his colleagues assume he must have committed suicide. But further investigation uncovers the truth – George Little has been murdered. Most baffling is the fact that Little’s office door has been locked from inside with no sign of a key, and no obvious means for the killer to escape. With a great deal of cash left lying around in the office, this true locked-room mystery soon has Dublin police running rings round themselves.

Superbly narrated by Brendan Dempsey, this complicated case is told in great detail, giving a real sense of the atmosphere that must have surrounded the police and their many suspects at the time. What is most thrilling are the twists and turns as detectives and lawyers track down suspects, only to come up against a series of dead ends. When the case finally gets to court, yet more shenanigans ensue, and a guilty verdict continues to elude those convinced they have the right man.

A fascinating and thoroughly entertaining book.

A fascinating and thoroughly entertaining book.

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The story is absolutely fascinating, and all anyone with an interest in Victorian murder mystery could ask for. And more. It's up there with the best.
Unfortunately it is completely let down by Brendan Dempsey's narration. When reading in his own voice it is engrossing, he really has the right voice for the book, but then he insists on producing a dramatically different voice for EVERY SINCLE character that speaks (and there are many). After a while they become utterly ridiculous, and when a new character enters the story, you begin to dread what amateur dramatic style voice he will plump for next, a couple of time it has made me laugh out loud (which is definitely not a good thing!). I'm sorry, but the narration of this book, took it from what could have been one of the best, to an audition tape for a pantomime.

Worst narration EVER

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Loved the book, nicely paced, never lagged and really well read. learned some interesting facts about the period too.

very interesting story

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A well-written and gripping true-life whodunnit set in 1856, with a great cast of characters. I got a very good sense of Dublin and in particular the sprawling railway crime scene and the smaller room within it where the murder took place.

The narrator is excellent, albeit some of the accents are a bit extreme - but once used to them, they add a lot to the telling.

Excellent Victorian true crime

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Great story and history lesson. As a Dub it was a great tour of Dublin at that time too. Some of the character voices were a bit mad but they are the accents of this country. I really enjoyed the heckler who sounded like Eamon Dunphy, I really hope that was intentional 🙂

Excellent

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The accents and voices used by the narrator ruin what could be a good story. I’m not sure what they are trying to achieve. It’s a book not a drama. Very disappointed.

Wow! Dreadful narration.

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