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The Seat of the Scornful

By: John Dickson Carr
Narrated by: Kris Dyer
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When the police arrive at the holiday bungalow of the haughty Justice Ireton to find a man killed by gunshot and the high court judge brandishing a pistol, the case seems as straightforward as it is scandalous. Yet, with the incongruous assemblage of physical evidence, the judge's denial of any participation in the crime and the recent events of his daughter's love life combined, the deceptively simple case is soon steeped in complexity.

At a loss in the bizarre circumstances, the local force calls in the larger-than-life sleuth Dr Gideon Fell, who just the previous day had been contending with Ireton's intellect over a game of chess. With Fell and the judge now facing off as detective and suspect, a new battle of wits begins in this fiendishly plotted masterclass of the mystery genre, first published in 1942.

©1942 The Estate of Clarice M. Carr (P)2022 Soundings
Detective Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction
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The narration is fine. The supercilious nature of the judge is well conveyed. Fell slightly less well done but still convincing.

Another Dickson Carr

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Interesting, well thought out and enjoyable. Happy to find it on Audible wish all of them come to life on Audible. Very enjoyable.



One of greatest mystery writers of all time

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Don't listen to the Publisher's intro until after you have finished the audiobook. They try to avoid spoilers but hint enough that I guessed many things ahead of time.

Don't listen to the Publisher's intro until after.

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The narrator was terrible and the ending wasn’t that great either. Don’t waste your credit.

Don’t waste your credit.

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Prissy voice of the judge and the unnecessary pauses drove me crazy. Never again Kris Dyer!

Awful narrator

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