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Title: Death in Cyprus

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: M. M. Kaye

Narrator: Julia Farhat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-year-old Amanda Derrington is on an extended cruise with her uncle when she decides to make a short trip to the sun-washed island of Cyprus. But even before the ship arrives in the port, there is a suspicious death. Once the passengers reach the island, it soon becomes clear that the death was in fact an act of murder. What Amanda had meant to be a pleasant excursion quickly takes a turn for the worse in this classic novel of suspense and romance by one of our most celebrated writers.

Members Reviews:

Timeless story, great author

What a great summer read. I love a book that takes me away to an exotic location and another time. What makes this book great is how well it is written. It is romantic and suspenseful without being cheesy. This book is well narrated. The voice fits the book. Audible has several other M.M. Kaye novels available but sadly the narration choices are poor on several of them. It's a real disappointment. The wrong choice of narrator really ruins a book for me. So if you enjoy this book and want to try another in the "death" series, I recommend listening to the sample first.

The Best Yet!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would. This was the best of the A Death In series so far. The story is a favorite and the reader was very good. I hope audible will produce the other two books. Death In The Andamans is the best of the lot with A Death In Kenya a close second.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved every character in this story. The old lady who wore the eccentric clothing might be my fave.

Have you listened to any of Julia Farhats other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. She has a beautiful voice. I like hearing her read. It's too bad she didn't read all of them.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

There were a few parts that made me snicker a bit. It was just a fun read. M M Kaye has the ability to take you to all those exotic locales and make you feel as if you are there, and to a period in time that seems better than ours somehow. I will read anything she's written. These mysteries represent her wonderful writing without a huge investment of 700 pages or so.

Any additional comments?

No, nough said

I Just Love The Oldies!

MM Kaye wrote a few mysteries in the 1950's that took place in exotic places. She chose the isle of Cyprus for this one.

Amanda Derrington is the ward of her Uncle Oswain, a businessman who still holds to Victorian traditions about women. So for her to take a trip from Egypt to Cyprus on a boat by herself is something of a symbol of her age and independence. Unfortunately as they are crossing the Mediterranean, a murder occurs, one that possibly was intended to be her instead of the actual victim.

When she arrives, she learns that things are not as she had expected. For one thing, she is unable to stay with the Bartons--people associated with her Uncle's business, who would have been safe and approved of by him, because Mrs. Barton has left her husband. So she is offered a place in the home of the eccentric Miss Moon (who, for instance, can only wear certain color dresses on particular days.) but of course, neither intrigue nor murder stop there, and the book involves deciding who is the guilty one.

I guess it's just my taste, but I so love the vintage murder stories.