Big Ben Strikes Eleven
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Narrated by:
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John Telfer
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By:
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David Magarshack
About this listen
The discovery of Sir Robert Boniface's body on the floor of his limousine was made quite accidentally on a sultry Friday evening towards the end of June. The industrial and financial tycoon, and former stalwart of the British Cabinet, was shot in the head and left in the quiet Vale of Health. Nearby, a rejected portrait of Sir Robert is found riddled with bullets in the studio of the now missing artist Matt Caldwell. As it hurtles towards its feverish denouement under the bells of the capital's famous clock, this closely observed and stylish study of character and motive transports the reader from the Stock Exchange to Scotland Yard. It asks the question of what it means to be crooked and how immense power corrupts.
First published in 1934, this novel is now extremely rare, and is long overdue its rediscovery.
©1934, 2023 The Estate of David Magarshack, Martin Edwards (P)2023 SoundingsListeners also enjoyed...
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- Amir Hussain
- 29-03-24
Easily forgotten
Beige I think is the word. The book smacks of painting by numbers, indistinguishable is the result. The author tries to inject deeper psychological analysis to characters who don't engage and don't illicit any interest. The female antagonist is dislikeable but worse irritating. One gets the impression the author was aware of the lack of spark in the plot and resorts to a melodramatic car crash in the finale, just as a director trying to salvage a boring film.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- keefy
- 22-12-23
Pedestrian
Pretty poor plot and quite dull and long winded passages. Reader did a good job.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Kim H.
- 07-05-24
disappointing
Disliked the intensity of detail. Also the first few chapters nearly made me stop reading as out of place in storyline. midplot development better. Finale disappointing. Narrator has good diction but gives the whole an aggressive tone.
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