The White Priory Murders

By: Carter Dickson

Narrated by: John Telfer

James Bennett, nephew of Sir Henry Merrivale (the cantankerous yet genius sleuth), has been invited to stay at White Priory for Christmas, among the retinue of the glamorous Hollywood actress Marcia Tait. Her producer, her lover, her playwright and her agent are all here along with the haughty master of the estate, Canifes and his daughter.

So many suspects they become when Marcia Tait is found dead on Christmas morning in the lakeside pavilion, having been left there alone the night before and with a distinct lack of footprints in the snow to reveal any possible killer. When Henry Merrivale arrives to piece together what appears to be an impossible crime, John Dickson Carr, writing under the pseudonym Carter Dickson, treats the listener to sensational twists, febrile tension between the closed circle of suspects and one of the most perfect solutions in the history of the genre.

©1934, 2022 Estate of Clarice M. Carr, Martin Edwards (P)2022 Soundings

The great narration

I love old classic mysteries but this one I had a bit of trouble getting into because there was so much explaining and very little we get to experience in the story. The narrator was excellent.

Great!

I loved this classic mystery story, and John Telfer did an excellent job narrating it. I will listen to it again.

Terribly convoluted story.

Rambling, too may tropes and unshared circumstances. Good narration. Only in a pinch. Thanks for sharing

Bit complicated start, good whodunnit

This is worth a listen, the story starts out slow but picks up in the middle. The narration is superb.

Dickson is John Dickson Carr, in fine form

Murder in a creepy country house, with plenty of suspects and a locked room. Well performed story which kept me guessing until the end. highly recommended