Inspector Hobbes and the Common People

Unhuman, Book 5

By: Wilkie Martin

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

No stranger to fear since meeting the unhuman Inspector Hobbes, Andy Caplet fears getting fired from his reporting job (again). His main concern, though, is a shady property developer who has designs on Sorenchester Common, and more annoyingly on his wife.

Perhaps a trip to the mountains will help him relax, but this proves even more perilous with foul weather, inedible food, brigands, and a terrifying cruise. Fortunately, mountain leopards, Yetis and Flossy, the yak, take a shine to Andy.

Back in the Cotswolds, a child gets murdered and a new detective takes on the case. When Hobbes returns, he (with Andy’s dubious assistance) is relegated to hunting an enormous bird with killer feet. Meanwhile, Andy still worries about the common and the reclusive Common People (surely not Yetis?), who will lose their homes if the housing development goes ahead.

This is the fifth in Wilkie Martin’s unhuman series of cozy comedy crime fantasies.

©2021 Martin Wilkinson and Julia How (P)2021 Martin Wilkinson and Julia How

I love this series!

This is a wonderful series to listen to. The story is entertaining and I love the interaction between the characters. Andy is hilarious with his constant clumsiness and getting injured in the most unusual ways.
Inspector Hobbs always comes to the rescue though and the other characters add flavor as well.
I just wish Wilkie could write faster. Lol

Another Hobbes Hit!

Hobbies and Andy never fail to entertain. Through in Dregs, Featherlite, Billy, and Mrs. G, and let the hilarity begin!
Narration was spot on, voices well done, storyline clipped along at a fine pace.

Solid entry for the series.

Consistent cozies with a supernatural twist. Hobbes is solid in this entry if a bit underused. Daphne definitely needs more time on the page. Andy seems to be developing a bit more self-awareness without sacrificing the bumbling contrast he provides for the more competent characters.

I wish more people in the world were like Hobbes

Poor clumsy Andy. I can definitely relate to him. I really enjoyed this series. The performance was excellent, the story kept me interested. Hobbes' demeanor was always right on point. The 'voices' of each character and descriptions of them, let me easily picture them in my imagination. This would be an amazing series or movie to watch if the correct actors were chosen for each role. I hope there's more books!

Amazing narration of a highly entertaining story

I can’t get past my amazement of this narrator who does multiple voices and manages to keep them separated.