Hand in Glove

By: Ngaio Marsh

Narrated by: Jeremy Sinden

The April Fool’s Day had been a roaring success for all, it seemed - except for poor Mr. Cartell, who had ended up in the ditch - forever. Then there was the case of Mr. Percival Pyke Period’s letter of condolence, sent before the body was found - not to mention the family squabbles.

It was a puzzling crime for Superintendent Alleyn....

©1962 Original Text of 1962 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers." ( Times Literary Supplement)

"Neat, dexterous.... Miss Marsh’s freshest and most enjoyable performance for years." ( Sunday Times)

"Light, entertaining and disastrously readable." ( Guardian)

Don’t you hate a narrator who miss pronounces the main characters name?

Not the worst Ngaio Marsh But close. The narrator was just all wrong, mispronouncing Inspector Allen‘s name and making Inspector Fox sound like one of Bertie Wooster’s set. I’m going to have to read this one to see if I like it any better

The audiobook would have been better if Saxon narrated

The story was entertaining. The swallowing of the narrator was noticeable and a distraction, especially near the end.

Poor Performance

Ngaio Marsh, herself, clearly articulated how to pronounce Alleyn's name. She said it sounded like "Allen". The narrator kept pronouncing his name as "Allyen", which was irritating. He also used poor stage voices for key characters. Inspector Fox, for example, sounded like a female fairy rather than the gruff character written.

Good story, Dreadful narrator

Great character development as always, good story with interesting plot twists, but the narrator is not very good. I’m glad to see that the next one goes back to one of the usuals for this author’s work.

Story has surprises.

i love Ngaio Marsh's work, but the narrator kept slurping. Was very distracting. Surprising ending ..