Some Die Eloquent, Catherine Aird
Some Die Eloquent, Catherine Aird
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Some Die Eloquent

Author: Catherine Aird

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2019

Synopsis

A deadly mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird: where there’s a will, there’s a way—for murderThat Miss Beatrice Wansdyke had died is not particularly surprising. A chemistry mistress at the Girls’ Grammar School in Berebury, she was a longtime sufferer of diabetes who managed to live her modest life to a ripe old age. But one thing is odd—Beatrice Wansdyke died a very wealthy woman. What was an old schoolteacher doing with a small fortune?Meanwhile, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan, Calleshire’s finest investigator, learns he is about to become a father. But with ominous players hell-bent on pursuing Miss Wansdyke’s money, will Sloan live to see his child’s first birthday?

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 John on October 25, 2019

A very lightweight piece that I felt I ought to be enjoying far more than I was. A middle-aged schoolteacher dies of, it's assumed, her diabetes, but then suspicions rise when it's discovered her dog has been killed and buried in the garden, her body has been deprived of insulin, and a quarter of a m......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 02, 2016

When a quiet schoolteacher dies, it seems obvious that it was from natural causes. But how does she come to have such a large bank account?......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 18, 2021

Great Twist, Fun Read After a somewhat slow start, Some Die Eloquent is an enjoyable puzzle of a read. Detectives Sloan and Crosby are back, along with pathologist Dr. Dabbe, with a case involving the death of a diabetic woman that at first seems aboveboard, but isn’t. When avarice leads to murder, Sl......more

Goodreads review by Ram on May 29, 2021

Witty and readable without ever rising to compelling status.......more

Goodreads review by Clare on April 25, 2021

Interesting plot but hard to follow dialogue I was halfway through the book before I started to follow the dialogue. There were a lot of phrases used in this novel that I did not recognize. Some I could look up and find the meaning but others were not so significant. They were probably common to tho......more

Quotes

“A shining…star…A most ingenious lady…The very best in British mystery.” New Yorker, praise for the author

“Aird’s…writing…[is] uncluttered and quietly witty, never getting in the way of the plot or the characters.” Denver Post, praise for the author

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