The Crooked Wreath: An Inspector Cockrill Mystery

by Christianna Brand Narrated by David Thorne

Overview

From the Golden Age author of Green for Danger. "You have to reach for the greatest of Great Names to find Brand's rivals in the subtleties of the trade" (The New York Times).



Sir Richard's family has spent years waiting for him to die, but despite his weak heart, the old man simply refuses to cooperate. In the meantime, he makes their lives miserable by changing his will every few months, depending on which of his strange brood he favors that moment. Now he calls them together to announce his most diabolical revision yet: complete disinheritance of all the wastrels who bear his name. But he never gets a chance to sign the papers-by morning, he's dead. Scotland Yard sends Inspector Cockrill, the only detective clever enough to unravel the family's tangle of jealousy and deceit. Each member had reason to kill Sir Richard, but which one plunged the syringe of poison into his heart? With a family this mad, nothing is as complicated as the truth.

Editorial Reviews

SEPTEMBER 2012 - AudioFile

If it's possible for a family to make the best of their grandfather's murder during an annual gathering at his English country home, this crew of characters shows the listener how it's done. David Thorn is absolute perfection in his portrayal of an assortment of wacky relatives. Grandfather himself is cantankerously threatening to change his will; his second wife, Bella, is unable to compete with his previous wife; Edward suffers from blackouts; Peta and Clare, the lovely granddaughters, are nervous and self-centered; and grandson Philip and his wife, Ellen, can’t escape their marital difficulties. Thorn uproariously entertains listeners as these family members quite respectfully and without menace accuse one another of the murder. Equally fun is Thorn's portrayal of the local detective and his interactions with this peculiar family. B.J.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169613445
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	08/07/2012
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,136,824

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