London by Night

Detective James Mystery Thrillers, Book 1

By: European P. Douglas

Narrated by: Simon B Kelly

Alderman James is back!

Alderman James has left his prestigious civic duties in Dublin behind. Back in his native London, he is savoring the quiet comforts of retirement when a chance encounter with a criminal unexpectedly brings him to the attention of the Bow Street Runners—the fledgling law enforcement body in the capital city.

As James is drawn deeper into a baffling serial murder investigation, what begins as civic duty becomes dangerously personal with every turn. With the aid of Louise Tanner, an intrepid investigative journalist for a popular penny dreadful, he navigates London's shadowy underworld to uncover the truth behind the nocturnal killings terrorizing the city.

In the gaslit streets of London, where fog conceals both mystery and murderer, James must rely on his alderman's wisdom and newfound detective skills to stop a killer before the body count rises further.

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Interesting.

LONDON BY NIGHT, Audio book - I always like the books by this author and this is my first audiobook. I found the book interesting with good characters and plenty of intrigue. I like the narrator Simon B. Kelly. He does a great job with the different characters, including one that sounds like James Mason. Source: StoryOrigin and GhostCreative.

5 stars

London by Night: Detective James Mystery Thrillers, Book 1, my seventeenth read from author European P. Douglas. A well-written, entertaining traditional detective mystery read, very Holmesian in tone, with an intriguing, well-developed main character. 8-hours 59-minutes/300-pages that I read in a single setting. “I received a complementary Audible of this book & aloso own the Kindle copy and am voluntarily leaving a review." The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. I'll be reading more from this author with The Light Beneath the Cauldron (The Alderman James Mystery Thriller Series Book 4) already on my TBR list. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

A retired Alderman and a journalist.

Another super retired Alderman James mystery. European P Douglas has just become a favorite mystery author for me. Years ago in an old black and white movie, there were two older gentlemen that would get together and plot out different murder scenarios. I could see Mr. Douglas and friend plotting out this very complicated plot. I thought this mystery was solved many times then twist...turn... we were off again.

I was gifted an Audible version of this book from the author through Story Origin. The narrator, Simon B Kelly, works perfectly for these characters and this time. Very English. Very easy to understand. 5 stars for him as well.