The Piccadilly Murder

By: Anthony Berkeley

Narrated by: David Timson

Ambrose Chitterwick is in the lounge of the Piccadilly Palace Hotel, away from his overbearing aunt, to enjoy some afternoon refreshments when he witnesses a murder. It looks like suicide but he saw something being put into the lady’s coffee cup. He is Scotland Yard’s chief witness but he also conducts an investigation of his own. Despite his diffidence and self-deprecation, his sleuthing is not to be sniffed at. There are plenty of twists and turns in this journey to enjoy, especially with master narrator David Timson in the driving seat.

A journalist as well as a novelist, Anthony Berkeley was a founding member of the Detection Club and one of crime fiction’s greatest innovators. He was one of the first to predict the development of the ‘psychological’ crime novel.

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Public Domain (P)2025 Naxos AudioBooks UK Ltd.

A keeper

Berkeley was an excellent wordsmith with well drawn characters and fast moving plots. Recommended to those who enjoy classic mysteries

Enjoyed this

I didn't expect the ending and overall, this was a great story. I enjoy Anthony Berkeley's writing style and humor. Reader was very good. So glad more of his books are being made available on Audible. It got a little tedious going over the details so many times, but I find that is often the case in detective stories.

A very good plot

What a story with a good plot line. i loved the reader on this audio but most of all the author writes exceesingly well...excellent turns of phrase and humour embeddes therein. The English language at its finest!

Predictable!

I tend to like Anthony Berkeley books. However I found this one to be slow and very predictable. I figured out the plot and who very early in the story.