Inheritance Tracks, Catherine Aird
Inheritance Tracks, Catherine Aird
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Inheritance Tracks

Author: Catherine Aird

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 6 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/16/2019


Synopsis

Four strangers arrive at the solicitors’ office of Puckle, Puckle, and Nunnery. They have never met, and have no idea why they have been invited. But they—along with a missing man—are descendants of the late Algernon George Culver Mayton, the inventor of “Mayton’s Marvellous Mixture” and each entitled to a portion of the Mayton Fortune. But before they can split the money, the missing man must be found. They begin their search, but then Detective Sloan receives a call that one of the legatees had died following an attack of food poisoning. Now detectives Sloan and Crosby must determine whether the deceased merely ingested a noxious substance by accident, or if the legatees are being picked off one-by-one. And when matters of money and family rivalry are involved, there is almost certainly foul play afoot.

About Catherine Aird

Catherine Aird (1930–2024) was the author of more than twenty books of detective mysteries and three collections of short stories, most of which feature Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and Detective Constable W. E. Crosby. Aird held an honorary master’s degree from the University of Kent and was appointed an MBE in 1998. In recognition of her significant contribution to crime writing she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger in 2015.

About Derek Perkins

Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne

I had feared that, with English cozy author Catherine Aird in her 90s, her 2016’s Learning Curve would be her last. Luckily, no, and we have the 25th novel in this wonderful series that features the put-open Inspector Christopher D. (“Seedy” to his friends) Sloan and the perennially young and dimwit......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Maybe it's the pandemic, but I didn't care for this as much as I usually like this author. Inspector Sloan, saddled as usual by PC Crosby and his youthful inefficiency, is asked by a local solicitor just why a retired woman died. The solicitor wants to be sure it was natural causes, since the woman......more


Quotes

“This is a jolly little brainteaser, with a full complement of eccentric characters and plausible, if zany, suspects and motives. Fans of traditional puzzle mysteries will have fun.” Publishers Weekly

“Fans of this popular series will be happy that narrator Derek Perkins was tapped to perform the latest installment…Perkins nails the personalities of the characters, who range from an efficient ER nurse to an aggressive wannabe rugby player. Perkins keeps the dialogue flowing and makes the humor shine as the detectives work out the clues to this fun and puzzling mystery.” AudioFile