The Red House Mystery

Name: The Red House Mystery
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: A. A. Milne
ISBN: 9781669627333

Author: A. A. Milne

Narrator: Simon Hester

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Head Stories Audio

Published: 01/29/2022

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Traditional British, Classic

Synopsis

Authors all too often become the victims of their own success, forever associated with only a handful of their works which are a relatively small part of an otherwise prolific output. For an author of successful plays and novels as A.A. Milne was, to be then only known as a children's writer was an annoyance to say the least. Yet it comes as no surprise that in Milne's 1922 book "The Red House Mystery" we find much of the warmth and wit that was a few years later to characterize his children's writing in The" Winnie The Pooh" books; albeit in the very different setting of a murder mystery!Here is a classic "locked room" conundrum with a delicious twist in the tale.Narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.

About A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) is an author best known for his creation of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and the other beloved creatures of the Hundred Acre Wood. A veteran of both World Wars, he was also a noted playwright and author of nonfiction, novels, and poetry.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on May 20, 2025

A fun locked room mystery from the creator of Winnie the Pooh. It felt like Milne was writing a mystery spoof at times that poked good-hearted fun at the genre, and it added a layer of fun to the tale. I didn't realize that Milne had written anything other than children's stories until I came across......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on June 09, 2022

Novela entretenida. Algunos la consideran una novela "whodunit" (habitación cerrada), aunque dista mucho de ser el tema central. Los personajes principales, Anthony Gillingham y Bill Beverley, son muy interesantes y forman una buena pareja. Hay un asesinato en el cual Anthony se ve envuelto sin querer.......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on February 14, 2023

Odd to think it now, but before A. A. Milne thought up the most enduring characters and books of his legacy from the 100-acre Wood, Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh, he was an adept writer of mysteries of which The Red House Mystery is considered the best. I must admit that about ten years ago......more

Goodreads review by Mara on April 15, 2020

I'd call this more of a locked room mystery than an isolated closed circle, but it definitely has some of the same charms as that kind of story and it certainly is a country house mystery. The thing that worked best for me was the writing itself-- the mystery was only OK, but I think that's probably......more

Goodreads review by Pam on November 21, 2023

Maybe 2 1/2 stars for the 1920s setting. Like some other reviewers I’m glad Milne went on to write Winnie the Pooh. Detective fiction was not his strength. This book and Agatha Christie’s early hits are exact contemporaries so one wouldn’t have influenced the other. Something was definitely in the ai......more