Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round (Without Music)

By: Emma Lathen

Narrated by: Deaver Brown

The fourth Wall-Street mystery starring John Putnam Thatcher by Emma Lathen focused on the car industry, the anti-trust department, and IPOs.

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Great characters and intriguing storylines

The story and plot line are very engrossing. All of the clues are laid out clearly so you cannot complain that something has been sprung out of the blue. Thatcher is such a great character and the weaving of his personality and financial background makes for very entertaining mystery. Also the dialogue is very well written and clever.
The ONLY criticism is unfortunately a big one. The reader is barely tolerable. I like the voice although it could be a little more polished. BUT, the constant mispronunciations and stumbling over words and complete sentences is maddening. I read these books 30 years ago. I enjoyed them so much that when I accidentally found them on Audible I decided to listen to them all over again. The books are just as enjoyable even though the times are somewhat dated I find that makes them even more interesting. BUT PLEASE can the reader prepare better or edit some of the bigger problems? It really cuts into my enjoyment.

Awful narrator

Deaver Brown may have been selected as narrator for the quality of his voice, but someone should have listened to him read the first book before letting him narrate the Emma Lathen books. He sounded drunk or like he was a 3rd grader (vocabulary in these books was too advanced for a first grader). I am removing these books from my device because listening to them is punishment.