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The Mysterious Mr Badman

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The Mysterious Mr Badman

By: W. F. Harvey
Narrated by: Mark Meadows
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Taking a break from his holiday visiting his nephew, Jim, Athelstan Digby agrees to look after the old bookshop of Keldstone so that his hosts, the Lavenders, can attend their cousin's funeral. On the first day of his tenure, three suspicious characters enquire after a copy of The Life and Times of Mr Badman by John Bunyan.

When a copy mysteriously arrives in a bundle of books brought in by a young scamp, and is subsequently stolen, Digby moves to investigate the significance of the book with his nephew, and the two are soon embroiled in a case in which the stakes have risen from antiquarian book-pinching to ruthless murder.

First published in a limited run in 1934, this exceedingly rare bibliomystery is long overdue its return.

©2022 The British Library Board (P)2023 Soundings
Detective Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Fiction
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Excellent character development

Clever story line with interesting characters kept me interested and entertained from start to finish.

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A good yarn

A Good mystery. It didn’t have much of a whodunnit plot because you knew who the perpetrator was early in the story. However, it was interesting to see how the plot unfolded to reveal the hidden motives. The narrator was ok. The pace was a bit slow. I was able to distinguish the male characters but not the female ones. If you are looking for a pleasant book with not too much drama this is a good choice.

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Characters Lack Distinction

Boring and disjointed. The broader plot concept was good though. Overall I wouldn't recommend it.

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