The Case of the Canterfell Codicil

The Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, Book 1

By: PJ Fitzsimmons

Narrated by: Tim Bruce

There’s a literary niche for all tastes including those who think that either Agatha Christie wasn’t funny enough or that PG Wodehouse didn’t feature anywhere near as many baffling murders as he could have. The Case of the Canterfell Codicil is a classic, cozy, locked-room mystery written in the style of an homage to PG Wodehouse. The result, for those familiar with Wodehouse or Jerome K Jerome and Agatha Christie or Dorothy L Sayers, is either an inexcusable offence to several beloved canons, or a hilarious, fast-paced, manor house murder mystery.

In The Case of the Canterfell Codicil, Wodehousian gadabout and clubman Anty Boisjoly takes on his first case when his old Oxford chum and coxswain is facing the gallows, accused of the murder of his wealthy uncle. Not one but two locked-room mysteries later, Boisjoly’s pitting his wits and witticisms against a subversive butler, a senile footman, a single-minded detective inspector, an irascible goat, and the eccentric conventions of the pastoral Sussex countryside to untangle a multilayered mystery of secret bequests, ancient writs, love triangles, revenge, and a teasing twist in the final paragraph.

©2020 by PJ Fitzsimmons (P)2022 by Blackstone Publishing

Funny but poorly narrated

I sincerely enjoyed the wit in the book and it was well written. The narrator wasn’t a great choice. These days it’s not difficult to find a narrator/voice actor who puts some effort into character definition. This man doesn’t do any of that. He reads well. In the market for audiobooks these days that’s not enough. I enjoy at least an attempt at voice characteristics to delineate characters. Otherwise, great author. Fun story! Incredibly laugh out loud lines that I’ll remember for a long time!

loved it

A new cosy mystery series set in the golden age. Reminds me slightly of Lord Peter Wimsey . Im
looking forward to the next one

Read Freddy Pilkington-Soames series instead

No humor here, just a ho hum house murder mystery with no humor and no suspense. Characters are sketches not fully realized people and therefore forgettable. I recommend Clara Bensons Series instead

I’ve listened again and again

Without a doubt, this is my favorite series and sincerely hope dad the intrepid author will give us all more!

English Manor House Hilarity

Should one need to laugh out loud, this book is prescribed wholeheartedly! The performance is excellent, from beginning to end! (Also, hard to guess the perp!)