Mystery in White - J. Jefferson Farjeon Audiobook

Written by J. Jefferson Farjeon
Read by Patience Tomlinson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

• Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
• Release date: 09-01-15
• Publisher: Soundings

Martin Edwards (Itroduction)

A snowbound train, murder…Orient Express? No, but we have Christmas.

“The settings of train, blizzard, and the eerily welcoming home are all engrossing. Dorothy L. Sayers characterized Farjeon as ‘unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures.’ This reissue proves it.” —Booklist STARRED review

‘The horror on the train, great though it may turn out to be, will not compare with the horror that exists here, in this house.’

On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several passengers take shelter in a deserted country house, where the fire has been lit and the table laid for tea—but no one is at home.

Trapped together for Christmas, the passengers are seeking to unravel the secrets of the empty house when a murderer strikes in their midst. This classic Christmas mystery is now republished for the first time since the 1930s, with an introduction by the award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards.

A review….”I forgot how fun these books are, the days before CSI, no forensics, DNA, computer data bases. Just plain, good old detecting, using the evidence in front of you, thinking things through. A train stuck in the impossible snow, snow that won’t let up, strangers together deciding to try to walk to the next station, finding a deserted house, fire laid tea ready to be served, but the house is empty. Another stranger arrives, who is he? What happened to the people in the house? A very ominous scenario.

Yes, at times the dialogue is a little corny, and some of the happenings a bit predictable but still so much fun and I just loved this trip to the past.”