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Crippen

A Novel of Murder

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Crippen

By: John Boyne
Narrated by: James Daniel Wilson
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July 1910: The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. But the Doctor and his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, have vanished, much to the frustration of Scotland Yard and the outrage of a horrified London.

Across the Channel in Antwerp, the SS Montrose sets sail on its two week voyage to Canada. Amongst its passengers are the overbearing Antonia Drake and her daughter Victoria, who is hell-bent on romance, the enigmatic Mathieu Zela and the modest Martha Hayes. Also on board are the unassuming Mr John Robinson and his seventeen-year-old son Edmund. But all is not as it seems...


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The narration of the story is quite distracting with pregnant "and"s, jarring accents and voices that don't seem to match the descriptions of the characters. Not as enjoyable as Boyne's other works, especially The heart's invisible furies.

Good story. Ordinary performance.

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This was a great story. I hadn't realised it was based on a real case. The twist was one I didn't see coming.
The story was very well read and the voices were distinct and maintained throughout.

Intriguing

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So slow, I have loved other Boyne books but this one just never hit the mark

Very slow

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