The Red House Mystery

By: A. A. Milne

Narrated by: William Sutherland

"Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories.... After all that you have done for me, the least that I can do is write one." So wrote A. A. Milne, beloved creator of Winnie the Pooh, to his father, to whom he dedicated this delectable mystery.

Mark Ablett's stately mansion, the Red House, is filled with very proper guests when his most improper brother returns from Australia. The prodigal brother enters Mark's study, the parlor maid hears arguing and the brother dies...rather suddenly, with a bullet between the eyes. The study is locked from the inside and Mark is missing!

Investigating the crime is wealthy Antony Gillingham, who rivals Sherlock Holmes in his remarkable powers of observation. He is aided by the perfect Watson, his friend Bill Beverley, a cheerful young man in white flannels. Echoes of Christopher Robin and his friends chime nostalgically throughout this charming classic of detection!

Public Domain (P)1999 Blackstone Audiobooks

What fun

The writing and cadence is very much A. A. Milne, but the story is a gem. I guessed a bit of it early, but the unfolding was delicious and I didn’t guess the ending. The characters were just full enough to be interesting. The narrator was gifted but did little to change voices. The story did that. Too bad it is a one and done.

Great overall. Narrator difficult to understand

This was very good overall and the narration was engaging, if difficult to understand due to lack of annunciation. Famous voice though, slso one knows what they are getting into.

Interesting work by A.A. Milne

Being an old fan of A.A. Milne, I was intrigued to learn that he wrote a mystery. I enjoy vintage mysteries like this one because they capture an era that my grandparents lived in and I like to imagine what their lives may have like back then.. This is in some ways a classic "country house" mystery, but it has some quirky, fun elements to it. William Sutherland is the perfect narrator, with his rich, nuanced voice that also has the gentility and intelligence that the story's characters aspire to.

English mystery

I had never heard of this book, until just recently. I was pleasantly surprised to find it. I had such a great time listening to this title. A. A. Milne was an amazing author. Such talent is rare. He so well known for his children's books and I wish everyone knew about this title.

Didn’t like the narrator

It was a pleasant story, even though predictable. It would have been much more enjoyable to listen too if the narrator was easier to listen too. I was able to finish listening because I wanted to hear how it ended. A good cozy mystery if you don’t mind listening.