Murder at St Paul's Cathedral

By: Jim Eldridge

Narrated by: Alan Turton

May 1941. One of the senior choristers of St Paul's Cathedral choir, Dr Edwin Roberts, is found beaten to death in the crypt of the Cathedral. Coburg and Lampson are called in to investigate, and when they get there, Coburg is pleasantly surprised to be greeted there by Arthur Waterson, now sporting a dog collar, someone he was at Eton with many years before. Waterson believes that there may be a connection between the very precious books that are houses in the Crypt and Dr Roberts' work at Bletchley Park. As Coburg and Lampson work to solve a very puzzling case, it becomes clear that there is more to the brutal murder than they first suspected.

©2025 Jim Eldridge (P)2025 W. F. Howes Ltd.

So Disappointing

I have read all the earlier books and really enjoyed them! I was looking forward to this new series. BUT, the new narrator was a problem. I kept getting confused which of the characters was speaking. Every voice ran together, even the women. Also, I didn't care about any of these characters, which is a minimum requirement when purchasing a book/series.

In the last series I loved the fact that the different accents told a story as clear as the dialog did. Sargent Lamson was from lower economic/educated group, whereas. Detective Chief Inspecter Coburg is from the aristocratic, well-educated class, with this the author was able to show how differently the groups endured the Blitz. I learned more about that terrible time in history.
Also, a lot more time was spent letting us get to know the characters.
I loved them and will miss sharing time with them.

The complexity of the murders.

I have read the Hotel series, the Underground and now this book. Excellent well thought out stories. Am excited to read the next story.

Homosexuality again

What is the obsession that British authors seem to have with homosexuality? I can hardly find a book anymore that doesn’t make it some part of the story. Did not think it would feature in this story. Beyond that, there’s too much going on and the writing feels modern/woke. The narrator is great though and main characters are likable.