![]() ![]() Suddenly being able to hear his voice as Alleyn helped me catch the sarcasm and sardonic inflection laced into much of his dialogue, bringing it to life for me and giving me a much better understanding of his character. ![]() While I didn’t listen to the whole book that way, I appreciated the excellent reading given by James Saxon. Still, I felt that I finally had a much better grasp on what Marsh was trying to do with the character by the end of this novel and I am happy to report that I found this a much more satisfying experience as a result.Īt least part of the reason for that shift lies in my choice to listen to this, at least in part, as an audiobook. This second installment doesn’t exactly flesh him out in terms of supplying details of his life or backstory, nor does it make him much more heroic or likable. I suggested in that post one of my biggest problems with the book was that I felt I simply didn’t connect with Marsh’s detective, feeling that I never really got to know him. It has taken me quite a while to get around to reading Enter A Murderer, perhaps reflecting that I had been left somewhat cold by its predecessor and felt in no rush to get back to Alleyn. And when it comes to interviewing witnesses, actors can be a deceptive lot . . . ![]() Even sadder, the gun was not, in fact, loaded with blanks. Inspector Roderick Alleyn has been invited to an opening night, a new play in which two characters quarrel and then struggle for a gun, with predictably sad results. Followed by The Nursing Home Murder The Blurb ![]()
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