

The Mangle Street Murders
Author: M. R. C. Kasasian
Series: Gower Street Detective Series #1
Narrator: Lindy Nettleton
Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 02/06/2014
Author: M. R. C. Kasasian
Series: Gower Street Detective Series #1
Narrator: Lindy Nettleton
Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 02/06/2014
M. R. C. Kasasian was raised in Lancashire, England. He has had careers as varied as factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker, and dentist. He is the author of the Gower Street Detective series and lives with his wife in England.
Lindy Nettleton is a professional actress and a registered nurse who was born in England and lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, Scotland, and various places in England before coming to the United States. Apart from acting and narrating audiobooks, she runs her own wellness business. She is now a US citizen and is happy to make Newport, Rhode Island, her home.
I think this author should be thankful Sherlock Holmes is in public domain because this doesn't pay homage to Holmes as much as it just blatantly steals from it. A brilliant personal detective, who has been befriended by a London police inspector, despite being anti-social to the extreme, has a pro......more
A Victorian murder mystery with more than a touch of Sherlock Holmes. I quite enjoyed the book and found the murder case quite thrilling. ------------------------------------------ Ich kann mich nicht so ganz entscheiden, ob dieses Buch eine Hommage an Sherlock Holmes sein soll, oder eher eine Persifla......more
4.5/5 :) “ ‘There was so much blood,’ she said. I looked at her green eyes. They were wide with horror, and I looked at Sidney Grice and, though it was not possible, it seemed that both of his were shining.”(37) *summary at the end in case some of you don’t take the time to read through this whole re......more
Well, it was a cheap Nook book, and the cover was nice, and something about summer just leads me to want to read a good mystery. But this really wasn't one. The author is really trying to make a Holmes-Watson pair out of Sidney Grice and March Middleton. Sidney has all of Holmes' arrogance but non......more
“One of the most delightful and original new novels of the year, this is the first in a series that could well become a cult. Grice and Middleton promise to become a positive treat. Catch them now.” Daily Mail (London)
“[A] sparkling debut…Playful references suggest that Arthur Conan Doyle will model Sherlock Holmes on Grice. But unlike Holmes and Watson, the feisty, gin-swigging Middleton and irascible, mercenary Grice are evenly matched in both brains and determination. Their clever sparring, the appealing secondary characters, and an ingenious plot bode well for future installments.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A fast-paced, witty book. While March must overcome both the prejudices of those who see her as ‘mere Miss Middleton,’ Grice has to readjust his ideas about the intelligence and capability of women as he begins to accept his goddaughter as a possible assistant. Although the parallels are unmistakable, Grice and Middleton are refreshingly different from Holmes and Watson.” Shelf Awareness
“A Victorian detective solves a mystery but meets his match in his independent-minded young ward…Kasasian’s debut is an unflinching look at the darker side of Victorian London…Clever plotting, morbid humor, and colorful characters.” Kirkus Reviews
“Funny, fresh, and sharply plotted.. starring a detective duo to rival Holmes and Watson.” Goodreads.com
“Narrator Lindy Nettleton portrays the unlikable Sidney Grice, a private detective, in appropriately snooty tones.” AudioFile