Watchers of Time

By: Charles Todd

Narrated by: Samuel Gillies

Charles Todd brings his classic mystery series to a new level of intensity and intrigue. The year is 1919, and Ian Rutledge is a fragile yet courageous former soldier searching for his place in a post-war world. Now a Scotland Yard detective, Rutledge is called upon to probe a murder in the small Norfolk town of Osterley- but he soon discovers that the crime may be connected to one of the greatest disasters of all time .©2001 Charles Todd (P)2002 W. F. Howes

Pretty Good

A nice travel back in time. Rutledge continues to be an interesting character. There were some bits that seemed too far fetched but still a good read. Excellent narration.

Narrator is awful.

Good story but narrator is awful. Too bad for the listener as this series turned out to be great.

Wonderfully unpredictable

It is always interesting to watch the part that Hamish plays. Another wonderful set of conflicts

Don't like narrator for earlier books in series

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend this series, however, would suggest the listener start at the beginning of the series. I started at the end and worked my way back. When I got to this narrator I was not willing to listen. The latter books had been performed by Simon Prebble but this narrator's performance was ...well, just frustrating to listen to. It seemed choppy and the narration interfered with the story. However, if I had started listening to this narrator in the beginning and then moved on to Prebble, I would not have had a better narrator to compare this one too. Of course, it is very probably I would not have moved forward to enjoy the rest of the series.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have changed nothing about the story.

How could the performance have been better?

I don't often complain about a narrator, and I feel I might be unfair in my complaints here. However, if the narration had been slower in places, not as 'excited' or 'animated' in others it would have helped with the flow.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

I love this series and am forcing myself to go on with this book. I may yet abandon it. I have over 400 books in my library and have abandoned only two others -- neither because of the narrator.

Terrific mystery

Excellent plot, well-crafted characters, lots of twists and turns. I enjoy this series and found this particular book one of the best.