Tag: Carole Boyd

Brat Farrar

by Derelict Space Sheep on September 10, 2025 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

Brat Farrar

by Josephine Tey (Peter Davies, 1949)

audiobook read by Carole Boyd (Bolinda, 2017)

The broad sweep of the mystery is predictable, the mechanics of the murder left improperly explained, yet this remains an oddly compelling read, full of nuanced characterisation and gently poetic depictions of post-war British country life (or the elite horsey subsection thereof).

The Franchise Affair

by Derelict Space Sheep on September 15, 2022 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

The Franchise Affair

by Josephine Tey (Peter Davies, 1948); audiobook read by Carole Boyd (Audible Studios, 2011)

An Inspector Alan Grant mystery where Grant is, at best, a subsidiary character. There is also very little mystery or investigation! The novel is more a character study and a depiction of (and social commentary on) village life post- Second World War.