Some Die Eloquent by Catherine Aird audiobook

Some Die Eloquent

By Catherine Aird
Read by Derek Perkins

Blackstone Publishing 9781601870711

The Calleshire Chronicles: Book 8

5.98 Hours • Unabridged
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A deadly mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird: where there’s a will, there’s a way—for murder That Miss Beatrice Wansdyke had died is not particularly surprising. A chemistry mistress at the Girls’ Grammar School in Berebury, she was a longtime sufferer of diabetes who managed to live her modest life to a ripe old age. But one thing is odd—Beatrice Wansdyke died a very wealthy woman. What was an old schoolteacher doing with a small fortune? Meanwhile, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan, Calleshire’s finest investigator, learns he is about to become a father. But with ominous players hell-bent on pursuing Miss Wansdyke’s money, will Sloan live to see his child’s first birthday?

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A deadly mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird: where there’s a will, there’s a way—for murder

That Miss Beatrice Wansdyke had died is not particularly surprising. A chemistry mistress at the Girls’ Grammar School in Berebury, she was a longtime sufferer of diabetes who managed to live her modest life to a ripe old age. But one thing is odd—Beatrice Wansdyke died a very wealthy woman. What was an old schoolteacher doing with a small fortune?

Meanwhile, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan, Calleshire’s finest investigator, learns he is about to become a father. But with ominous players hell-bent on pursuing Miss Wansdyke’s money, will Sloan live to see his child’s first birthday?

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A shining…star…A most ingenious lady…The very best in British mystery.” —New Yorker, praise for the author
“Aird’s…writing…[is] uncluttered and quietly witty, never getting in the way of the plot or the characters.” —Denver Post, praise for the author

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Author Bio: Catherine Aird

Author Bio: Catherine Aird

Catherine Aird (1930–2024) was the author of more than twenty books of detective mysteries and three collections of short stories, most of which feature Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and Detective Constable W. E. Crosby. Aird held an honorary master’s degree from the University of Kent and was appointed an MBE in 1998. In recognition of her significant contribution to crime writing she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger in 2015.

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 5.98
Audience: Adult
Language: English