NINE LESSONS Josephine Tey, Book 7

Narrator Wanda McCaddon demonstrates her full range of accents-- from a Scottish brogue to Cantabrigian English and an American drawl. Set in 1937, the plot involves three storylines: a series of murders connected through the victims' 25-year-old association with the choir at King's College, a search for a rapist terrorizing Cambridge, and a personal story involving Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose and the women in his life. For the listener new to the series, the complex personal relationships are a bit challenging to sort out. McCaddon matches the steady, genteel narrative, patiently revealing clues. Author Nicola Upson paints vivid pictures with her architectural descriptions and historical details, reeling the listener into England between the wars. E.Q. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2017]