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Title: The Twenty-Third Man
Author: Gladys Mitchell
Narrator: Patience Tomlinson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-01-13
Publisher: Soundings
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Renowned criminologist, psychoanalyst and sardonic widow Mrs Bradley is enjoying a relaxing holiday on the beautiful island of Hombres Muertos.
Then a cave high up in the mountains, containing the mummified bodies of 23 dead kings, acquires an extra corpse overnight, and Mrs Bradley is delighted to be called into action. As her investigations begin it quickly becomes clear that almost everyone on the island has a motive for murder, and a dark secret they are desperate to conceal. But who is the real killer?
Members Reviews:
Murder Takes No Holiday
Even on holiday, the peripatetic Mrs. Beatrice Bradley (now elevated to Dame Beatrice) cannot take a vacation from murder. While on the out-of-the-way and entirely fictional Canary island of Hombres Muertos (Dead Men), Mrs. Bradley takes a visit to a tourist attraction that consists of 23 dead, mummified prehistoric kings (which gives the island its name). But there's a 24th dead man, stabbed in the back, there -- Karl Emden, a womanizer who had managed to "go native" in the few months he'd been on Hombres Muertos. Considering that his demise came almost immediately after Mrs. Bradley's arrival, the psychiatrist and British Home Office consultant takes a very close look at the party that disembarked on the island along with her as the most likely culprits.
That party includes a nerve-patient named Telham and his pretty sister, a 20-something widow named Caroline Lockerby, whose husband died in very strange circumstances; the pale Clun, recently released after serving a sentence for manslaughter; and a hellion of a boy named Clement Drashleigh and his overly permissive parents. Mrs. Bradley also casts a jaundiced eye on the locals: an avid bird-watcher named Mrs. Angel, who's sure to prove anything but angelic; a botanical enthusiast and pathological prevaricator named Peterhouse; the fiery hotel owner and his daughter, and a band of soft-hearted bandits led by Tío Caballo and José el Lupe.
When Mrs. Bradley's self-styled secretary and general dogsbody, Laura Gavin (née Menzies) and her infant son Hamish join Mrs. Bradley on Hombres Muertos, the plot gets even better and more humorous. The Twenty-Third Man has plenty of twists and turns as Mrs. Bradley and Laura poke around both on the island and back in England. The novel ranks as one of the best of Gladys Mitchell's novels -- and that's saying a lot! Don't miss this excellent mystery!
GladysMitchell's books are always excellent.
GladysMitchell's books are always excellent.
Only Ok
This is an easy going mystrey novel, not to taxing on the mind. However, it does get annoying with the constant referrals to Mr Parageter and his associates. Very repetitive.
Who is the twenty fourth body?
Dame Beatrice Bradley is taking an extended holiday on the island of Hombres Muertos - the Island of Dead Men. One of her first expeditions is to a cave which contains the mummified bodies of twenty three kings. Except that one of the kings appears to be taller than the others and attracts Beatrice's attention.
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Title: The Twenty-Third Man
Author: Gladys Mitchell
Narrator: Patience Tomlinson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-01-13
Publisher: Soundings
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Renowned criminologist, psychoanalyst and sardonic widow Mrs Bradley is enjoying a relaxing holiday on the beautiful island of Hombres Muertos.
Then a cave high up in the mountains, containing the mummified bodies of 23 dead kings, acquires an extra corpse overnight, and Mrs Bradley is delighted to be called into action. As her investigations begin it quickly becomes clear that almost everyone on the island has a motive for murder, and a dark secret they are desperate to conceal. But who is the real killer?
Members Reviews:
Murder Takes No Holiday
Even on holiday, the peripatetic Mrs. Beatrice Bradley (now elevated to Dame Beatrice) cannot take a vacation from murder. While on the out-of-the-way and entirely fictional Canary island of Hombres Muertos (Dead Men), Mrs. Bradley takes a visit to a tourist attraction that consists of 23 dead, mummified prehistoric kings (which gives the island its name). But there's a 24th dead man, stabbed in the back, there -- Karl Emden, a womanizer who had managed to "go native" in the few months he'd been on Hombres Muertos. Considering that his demise came almost immediately after Mrs. Bradley's arrival, the psychiatrist and British Home Office consultant takes a very close look at the party that disembarked on the island along with her as the most likely culprits.
That party includes a nerve-patient named Telham and his pretty sister, a 20-something widow named Caroline Lockerby, whose husband died in very strange circumstances; the pale Clun, recently released after serving a sentence for manslaughter; and a hellion of a boy named Clement Drashleigh and his overly permissive parents. Mrs. Bradley also casts a jaundiced eye on the locals: an avid bird-watcher named Mrs. Angel, who's sure to prove anything but angelic; a botanical enthusiast and pathological prevaricator named Peterhouse; the fiery hotel owner and his daughter, and a band of soft-hearted bandits led by Tío Caballo and José el Lupe.
When Mrs. Bradley's self-styled secretary and general dogsbody, Laura Gavin (née Menzies) and her infant son Hamish join Mrs. Bradley on Hombres Muertos, the plot gets even better and more humorous. The Twenty-Third Man has plenty of twists and turns as Mrs. Bradley and Laura poke around both on the island and back in England. The novel ranks as one of the best of Gladys Mitchell's novels -- and that's saying a lot! Don't miss this excellent mystery!
GladysMitchell's books are always excellent.
GladysMitchell's books are always excellent.
Only Ok
This is an easy going mystrey novel, not to taxing on the mind. However, it does get annoying with the constant referrals to Mr Parageter and his associates. Very repetitive.
Who is the twenty fourth body?
Dame Beatrice Bradley is taking an extended holiday on the island of Hombres Muertos - the Island of Dead Men. One of her first expeditions is to a cave which contains the mummified bodies of twenty three kings. Except that one of the kings appears to be taller than the others and attracts Beatrice's attention.