Murder on the Flying Scotsman

Murder on the Flying Scotsman

Would you try another book written by Carola Dunn or narrated by Mia Chiaromonte?

Certainly not by this narrator who has not bothered to do her research into the pronunciation of place names here in the UK. She does sometimes manage to pronounce Berwick correctly, but that is few and far between. As for her accents, when one of the characters ends up with an Australian accent, when quite clearly she is from London, one despairs..

What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder on the Flying Scotsman?

The end!

Would you be willing to try another one of Mia Chiaromonte’s performances?

No, certainly not.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Murder on the Flying Scotsman?

None of them as the story line was pretty good.

Any additional comments?

A good story made less believable by the narration. I know the writer now lives in America, but as these books are set here in the UK, a little more effort should have gone into the pronunciation of the place names.

8 of 8 people found this review helpful

Accents get in the way

Would you try another book written by Carola Dunn or narrated by Mia Chiaromonte?

I am not entirely sure. I would have to think about it.

Would you be willing to try another book from Carola Dunn? Why or why not?

Absolutely. I enjoy them. The books are easy and light-hearted. The characters are very likeable. Not exactly deep literature, but then everything doesn't have to be.

What didn’t you like about Mia Chiaromonte’s performance?

The accents. If you are going to find a narrator for a book set in Scotland, wouldn't you get someone who can actually do a Scottish accent? It sounded more fake-Irish than anything else. Very grating and very annoying. I nearly returned it, but I needed something to listen to during a longish journey. I would blame the casting people rather than ms Chiaromonte though.

Could you see Murder on the Flying Scotsman being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

I would like to see it made into a TV series actually. But without any stars. Somehow, Daisy is the everyday kind of person who you would really like to have for a friend, not a glamorous movie star.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

please get someone else to read these!!

What did you like best about Murder on the Flying Scotsman? What did you like least?

a good old ripping yarn, that could have been even more engaging had the narrator been capable. She really is terrible. Her accents(or attempted accents) were appalling. May I suggest that for a very english story, you hire a very English narrator??

Would you be willing to try another book from Carola Dunn? Why or why not?

I would if the narrator changed

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Mia Chiaromonte?

Celia Emery

Could you see Murder on the Flying Scotsman being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Yes the Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries would make a fun Sunday primetime series, I think.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

good murder mystery. shame about the narration

What did you like most about Murder on the Flying Scotsman?

The story is good and would be a thorally enjoyable read.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The Narrators in ability to pronounce British towns and villages that are in the book gets extremely annoying and distracting. what makes it even more annoying is when the pronunciation is pointed out by one of the character's. to the point were I started skipping though the narration only listening to bit.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Enjoyable story - irritating narration

What made the experience of listening to Murder on the Flying Scotsman the most enjoyable?

A ripping yarn

What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder on the Flying Scotsman?

The awful narration but if you can get over that then the story is fine

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Awful accents for the characters, dreadful pronunciation and the characters voices lost verisimilitude towards the last few chapters.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Neither

Any additional comments?

It is a shame the narration will detract from the story for many.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Who-Dunn-It

Would you listen to Murder on the Flying Scotsman again? Why?

I would although not straight away. The narrator's voices were a little bit cloying so I'd need a break from her first.

What other book might you compare Murder on the Flying Scotsman to, and why?

This is a lot like the other Daisy books - no surprise there - and is at the point in the series when she thinks the Inspector fancies her but no declaration has been made.

What three words best describe Mia Chiaromonte’s voice?

Feminine, cloying, samey.

Any additional comments?

These are classic cosy mysteries so if you like miss marple, miss silver, dandy gilver, phriony fisher etc you'll like these.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

a delightful story marred by reader

the Daisy Dalrympke series of cosy crime is a delightful listen but the performers inability to pronounce place names properly is grating and spoils it.

Totally Spiffing!

Whilst the female vocalizations were excellent, the male vocalizations could do with some work. DCI Fletcher sounded more like a doating uncle than a dashing Detective! Previous reader had male vocals right, but British female accent was rum! Perhaps they could be smooshed together!

Harmless Entertainment

Would you consider the audio edition of Murder on the Flying Scotsman to be better than the print version?

NO! I would have preferred to read the book after experiencing the narration of the story.

What did you like best about this story?

The actual story was fine. Entertaining.

Would you be willing to try another one of Mia Chiaromonte’s performances?

Categorically NO!

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Think twice before venturing north

Any additional comments?

I was looking forward to buying more in this series but the same narrator has been used for the majoritty of them, so I may look into buying the books. The story was spoilt by me waiting for the next pronunciation error, Ber wick (Berrick) Lythe (Leith) Sckedule (Shhhedule)
Not to mention the accents, one went from poor Scots into Irish then Aussie, In one sentence. She has a decent reading voice but she cannot tackle British accents. She would have been better not trying.

Dreadful naarrator

dreadful narrator - she can't do any accent properly. i want to return it and get my money back.