Man in the Queue
Introducing Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard! In this early example of the police procedural from the 'golden age' of British crime writing, Grant and his colleagues are faced with an unusual case of murder. The victim has been stabbed in the back in a theatre queue with nothing to identify him other than his clothes and a revolver in his pocket. The murderer is in the queue, but who is it? (Summary by Phil Benson)
Chapters
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| Murder | 15:28 | |
| Inspector Grant | 34:50 | |
| Danny Miller | 29:29 | |
| Raoul Legarde | 27:29 | |
| Danny Again | 23:36 | |
| The Levantine | 23:47 | |
| Things Move | 45:40 | |
| Mrs. Everett | 34:19 | |
| Grant Gets More Information Than He Expected | 43:52 | |
| The Burst To The North | 32:04 | |
| Carninnish | 27:40 | |
| Capture | 45:22 | |
| Marking Time | 20:39 | |
| The Statement | 30:03 | |
| The Brooch | 25:53 | |
| Miss Dinmont Assists | 29:29 | |
| Solution | 31:51 | |
| Conclusion | 13:59 |
Reviews
Double Whammy
Notlob
This is an enjoyable, very British little tale with a twist. The enjoyment was doubled by the narrator! The very best of British accents with uncanny, subtle inflections, at the precise moments, which send your thoughts in a new direction. Mr. Benson could make Pillow Tags sound like Hamlet. He’s that good.
Good story, but monotone reading
Sarah H
I thank the reader for his time, however with a real lack of modulation during most of the reading, it was difficult to concentrate. The sad part is, the reader can clearly modulate when he reads the characters voices. So I’m not sure why he voice to remove the conversational quality in the narrative? As the book is mostly the narration, it was not very enjoyable or easy to listen to I’m sorry.
Great characters
jd
Well read, good plot, excellent characters