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The Secret of High Eldersham
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Samuel Whitehead, landlord of the Rose and Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. And when the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted.
Detective Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity. Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding, he calls on a brilliant amateur and 'living encyclopedia', Desmond Merrion.
Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village, Mavis Owerton. But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit?
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- Fes
- 30-01-19
Irritatingly obvious plot
I found the characters stupid as the plot line was thin and obvious. The only surprising twist was it took the 'dectectives' so long to figure it out. Agatha Christie it was not!
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- Bucks Pedant
- 17-03-19
Plodding and predictable
Despite the trappings of the occult (many years before The Wicker Man) I found this a bit dull. I spotted the truth quite early on and it seemed to take an inordinate amount of time for the protagonists to cotton on to what seemed very obvious.
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- Mme Jabini
- 22-01-19
Thrilling and well written
The narration and story gripped me from start to finish. There aren't any twists, as such, you realise half way through what is going to happen, but I still found it thrilling.
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- Stan Murch
- 24-07-20
Missed Opportunity
This could have been a shorter and more entertaining book if it had an editor willing to wield his blue pen. The story is a cross between a Midsummer Murder plot and Scooby Doo show, there's far too much emphasis on one aspect of the plot, and this overrides the rest of the story. Was not impressed just exasperated at the gullibility of everyone in the book and mine for listening to it.
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