A Going Concern, Catherine Aird
A Going Concern, Catherine Aird
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A Going Concern

Author: Catherine Aird

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2019

Synopsis

A bizarre clause in an elderly woman’s will exposes a dirty secret—and a murder—in this “intricate, witty, and thoroughly delightful” mystery (Publishers Weekly).It was an odd request, but when Octavia Garamond passed away, she left explicit instructions in her will: The police must be present at her funeral, and the coroner should be exceptionally thorough when examining her body.Amelia Kennerley is perplexed to find herself the sole executor of her great-aunt’s will, as she barely knew her. Further questions arise when the local parson, Mr. Fournier, is anything but happy to conduct Octavia’s service. Then someone breaks into Octavia’s home and tears the house apart. It seems the old lady’s words may have been eerily prescient: “Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.”From a winner of crime fiction’s prestigious Diamond Dagger, this twisting mystery featuring Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan of the Berebury CID is “a literate, surprising treat” (Publishers Weekly).

About Catherine Aird

Catherine Aird is the author of more than twenty crime fiction novels and several collections of short stories, most of which feature Detective Chief Inspector C. D. Sloan. She holds an honorary MA degree from the University of Kent and was made a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. She has been awarded the CWA Golden Handcuffs award for lifetime achievement and the Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime’s contribution to the genre in 2015.

About Derek Perkins

A native of the United Kingdom, Audie and AudioFile Earphones Award winner Derek Perkins's audiobook narration skills are augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents. He has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joy on September 03, 2020

When old Octavia Garamond dies, her executor, a great-niece who hardly knew her, has to find the people her aunt knew during World War II, and the secrets someone is ruthlessly determined to find. For a chapter that is mostly stream of consciousness, the first chapter is very fast paced. It speeds on......more

Goodreads review by Joe on February 25, 2020

This is the 14th adventure of C.D. Sloan - a British police officer in the fictional town of Berebury in the fictional county of West Calleshire – and his sidekick, Constable Crosby. The series is classic British “cozy”, with minimal violence and foul language, and our heroes solving one crime at a......more

Goodreads review by Gabi on June 14, 2017

I hadn't read Aird before and was in the mood for an easy read, which this was. I'm not sure it's one of her best, since it's 14th in a series about Inspector Sloan, but the plot seemed rather short on clues. One thing I found annoying was the author's habit of using way too many adverbs, among them......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on June 23, 2016

Barely, a three. I think this is the weakest of the series that I've read. It's very piecemeal and never really got going for me.......more

Goodreads review by Beverley on March 23, 2018

The story was good, but I found the constant references to literature and Shakespeare annoying......more

Quotes

“The very best in British mystery.” New Yorker

“Aird’s delicious concoctions are never less than elegant and mischievously sharp.” Times (London)

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