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Murder at Down Street Station

London Underground Station, Book 2

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Murder at Down Street Station

By: Jim Eldridge
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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December 1940. Down Street underground station, in the heart of London's Mayfair, is now a secret retreat for Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet from the relentless air raids overhead. In this supposedly secure location, the body of a woman is found, stabbed in the heart. The victim, fortune-teller Lady Za Za, did not see this one coming. Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are called to investigate but whispers of treason and corruption succeed in muddying the waters of the case. As the pressure rises and more victims come to light, Coburg and Lampson are on dangerous ground, with a devious killer on the loose.

©2023 Jim Eldridge (P)2023 Soundings 20th Century Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Fiction Heartfelt Winston Churchill England

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Not as good as previous story got to feeling I didn't care who did it

Not as good

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I rather agree with a previous review - the reader is excellent and is very good at representing the various characters, although to my mind Sgt Lampson's London accent is a tad overdone. He is clearly a thoughtful and intelligent man who is attractive to his sons teacher who recognises his qualities and will no doubt encourage his advancement in the post war period. I will probably listen to this again shortly as I was concentrating on other matters, mid story, I do enjoy listening to a series in sequence to follow the development of the characters, although inevitably one does compare one book to a previous one, All in all, quite an enjoyable listen.

listening while cooking

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Well up to his standard roll on more of the Coburg/Lapson stories very soon.

A Really Good listen

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I was excited to see this book come out as I am a big fan of the museum murder series and the hotel murders but it was a bit disappointing. No problems with the performance, it was just the story that didn't quite come up to the usual standard.

Not as enjoyable as the others in the series

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I just love these books! So well written & fantastically read - in fact probably my favourite narrator - the character voices are simply the best I have heard- thank you Jim and David - a real pleasure to listen to.

Another brilliant listen!

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The series is fantastic m I cannot wait till the next book is out to Carry on reading the story of the war time characters and twist

Twist

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I'd been reading mystery series from much further back in history so wasn't sure about a wartime series. I wasn't disappointed. I love the characters interspersed with real people. I remember hearing Henry Hall as a child just after the war. He spoke more softly and slowly than David Thorpe portrayed him ( although I think he is an excellent narrator and wouldn't fault him in anything else) Henry Hall had this unusual way of pausing first then emphasising the "is" before saying his name. " Ladies and gentlemen this - IS Henry Hall speaking...." Sorry about going down memory lane there.
Despite what some listeners thought I found it a good story well read with many twists and turns and the characters lives mixing in and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Exciting - a lot of twists and turns.

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I have enjoyed Jim Eldridge's stories of DCI Coburg in London during World War 2, and looked forward to listening to this one. Unlike the previous "Hotel" and "Station" tales I've listened to in this series, this one seemed quite laboured. The story begins with the murder of a young Russian, who is working as a fortune teller. This is the cue for a lot of predigested history, of Stalin's assassination squads, unconvincingly recounted by the victim's brother to Coburg. This is repeated throughout: characters give each other lectures on the 1917 revolution and the murder of the Romanovs, the Irish civil war, the career of Churchill, the consequences of the Versailles treaty, and so on. It did feel too much like padding. The author is amazingly prolific, producing several novels a year, but this one seemed very much in need of an editor's hand. As for the mystery: well, there are several murders, resolved not so much by detection but by luck. The narration is very good, with the voices clearly distinguished. The story, however, seemed unfocused and not up to the standard of the other Coburg tales.

Not a great addition to the series

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I’m a fan of these books, both the “museums murders” and the “hotels murders”, and I had preordered this one but I was a disappointed: it is not as engaging as the others.
The subplot with Rosa’s rival singer was too far fetched for me.
I might have to wait a few months and that listen again, and see if make more sense.

The reader is great, I really enjoy his performance.

I might have missed something, but I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the previous

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