Under the Dragon's Tail

By: Maureen Jennings

Narrated by: David Marantz

Women rich and poor come to her, desperate and in dire need of help – and discretion. Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian Toronto, but although she keeps quiet about her clients’ condition, her contempt for them and her greed leaves every one of them resentful and angry. So it comes as no surprise to Detective William Murdoch when this malicious woman is murdered. What is a shock, though, is that a week later a young boy is found dead in Dolly’s squalid kitchen. Now, Murdoch isn’t sure if he’s hunting one murderer – or two.

©1998 Maureen Jennings (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

George and Freddie

A fair story with excellent characters and performed very well indeed
All together a good read easy and fun

a light, enjoyable mystery

This is the second Murdoch mystery to which I've listened. I've enjoyable them both. They are light, in spite of the subject matter, and they are a pleasant listen rather than a challenging one. Often, that is exactly what I need. I found the narration quite appropriate to the material, and I am getting fonder and fonder of the main character. I'm looking forward to the third in the series.

Just okay

It isn't often that I prefer the adaptation to the original, but from now on I am sticking with the TV series. There's nothing really wrong with the book, but life is too short for a so-so read.

Very entertaining.

I hope there will be more of the Murdoch mysteries coming in Audible. I really enjoyed this book.

Good narration. loved the characters

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I could not elaborate with the headline, but I will do so with the review. I would definitely recommend this audiobook to a friend. This audiobook has been especially good when I have done housework or at my job polishing the brass on those ten foot doors. Nothing takes the place of reading. But if you are preoccupied with other activities you can always listen, and work.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the overall reading tempo of the book. The reader could express many characters and accents.

What does David Marantz bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

David Marantz brings strong character development. You can always get an idea of a characters weaknesses and strengths.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was sad that one little boy called George was killed in the book

Any additional comments?

I love the audiobook as well as the seven season TV show made in Canada. If you love audiobooks, thenbuy and 64 gigabyte HDX fire with an 8.9 inch screen. I have used up over 20 gigabytes of memory space with 200 audiobooks in my library on the device.