
Fool Errant
Author: Patricia Wentworth
Series: Benbow Smith Mysteries #1
Narrator: Anne Hancock
Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Spoken Realms
Published: 04/15/2025

Author: Patricia Wentworth
Series: Benbow Smith Mysteries #1
Narrator: Anne Hancock
Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Spoken Realms
Published: 04/15/2025
Patricia Wentworth (1878–1961) was born in India and after writing several romances turned her hand to crime. She wrote dozens of bestselling mysteries before her death in the late sixties, and was recognized as one of the mistresses of classic crime fiction.
Anne Hancock began her career with the Library of Congress's National Library Service (NLS) Talking Books Program, where she has narrated more than 300 audiobooks in a variety of genres. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner, she has lived in France and the Netherlands and uses her training in the languages of both countries in her narration. In addition, she has successfully narrated books with English and Irish accents.
I received an e-ARC of this novel through NetGalley and Open Road Integrated Media. I became a fan of the writing of Patricia Wentworth when I ran across my first Miss Maud Silver book in a used bookstore many years ago. I fanatically collected each one of them and periodically sit down and devour on......more
First in the Benbow Brown series, this book has an espionage theme, an intrepid hero and a ditzy heroine. My review: [URL not allowed]......more
Wentworth is justifiably famous as one of the grande dames of the classic British murder mysteries. This however is not a mystery but a thriller, and simply does not stand the test of time. Technically, neither the omniscient POV nor the constant head-hopping works well for a contemporary reader. Mo......more
Not my favorite Wentworth (I'm partial to the Miss Silvers) but..... The lead ingenue character is cursed by the name "Loveday" so what can she be but a semi-total ding-dong. I spent a lot of her scenes wanting to give her a sound shaking. Lots of narrative here but all ends well. I don't think that......more