the floating admiral

This cracking book is the result of a combined effort from various members of the Detection Club to create a detective story. Sitting on one of the seats, Ware made a swift examination of the boat. It was a few minutes before the maid, who evidently had only just come down, opened the door and said her master was not up yet. Come along, Doctor.". He has been stabbed to the heart and is adrift in the Vicar's boat. Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2014. The Floating Admiral By: Agatha Christie,Simon Brett - preface,Dorothy L. Sayers - introduction,G. The front door of the latter faced the river, a lawn stretching down to the bank. They were regarding him eagerly. ", "Queer, eh? "Not yet," said Rudge, with another grim little smile, "that may not be so easy. Hempstead, wide awake now, slipped on his clothes again, came down and opened the door. He knew very well that his superior officer would take the case fully in hand, but he was anxious to see what he could, without disturbing anything, in the meantime. & Margaret Cole and Ronald A. Knox to enjoy! He was a smart man, this young constable, eager for his stripes, and wanted to make the most of the opportunity. In addition, each of the authors provided their own solution in a sealed envelope, all of which appeared at the end of the book, with Agatha Christie's ingenious conclusion acknowledged at the time to be 'enough to make the book worth buying on its own'. The Floating Admiral Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton and nine other writers from the legendary Detection Club collaborate in this fiendishly clever but forgotten crime novel first published 80 … Each author wrote their own chapter in this book, taking the story onto the next stage, introducing clues and red herrings, with Anthony Berkeley tying it all up at the end, but with some of the authors also providing their own solutions to the mystery. Good morning, Doctor Grice — ah — it's you, Ware, I see. said Neddy Ware. Please try your request again later. Slowly a small rowing-boat was coming upstream. Detective Chief Inspector Harriet Martens is pushing to clean up Greater Birchester with her Stop the Rot ... From the Edgar Award–winning author: A collection of short detective stories featuring baffling crimes and ... From the Edgar Award–winning author: A collection of short detective stories featuring baffling crimes and There was a problem loading your book clubs. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, qed queens experiments in detection stories. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. It had been cut. Listen Free to Floating Admiral audiobook by The Detection Club, Agatha Christie with a 30 Day Free Trial! Twice a day the tide flowed up the Whyn, more or less rapidly according to whether it was "spring" or "neap." (Agatha Christie Mysteries Collection (Paperback)), Elephants Can Remember: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 37), The Five Red Herrings: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries). "That's the man, right enough. Let's see — Vicarage on the telephone, Hempstead? He'd been dining here, you know. Admiral Penistone's body is found early one morning floating on the river. ", "You are very mysterious, Inspector. Sayer did say in her introduction that it was sort of game between the other members, that it was some of who added more and more elements in their chapter that could possibility be blended in a good story. Contributors include Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Freeman Wills Croft, and G K Chesterton to name but a few. Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. . We'll get a move on. I couldn't put the book down and read it in 1 day. Moving stories with surprise endings. Admiral Markets Cyprus Ltd authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities … Javascript is not enabled in your browser. There! Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Where he was standing the river took a curve, and he was on the outer side of this curve, on the right bank. A sturdy-looking man, clean-shaven, but with a curious, old-fashioned twist of hair allowed to grow long on either side of his head just in front of his ears; brown, weatherbeaten, lined face, humorous mouth and keen, grey eyes. Behold him, then, as he came out of his cottage, halfway up the wooded slopes of "Lingham Hangar," crossed the high road, and made his way down to the level of the river. He turned. "No sign of blood under him," he said, "or anywhere else in the boat that I can see. He probably died before midnight.". ", "Why, it's Admiral Penistone. A body is found floating in a boat. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and Android devices. I really feel that this was, on their part, a piece for their own sheer amusement and pleasure and nothing wrong with that at all. He waited until Neddy Ware was out of the way before he began a little examination on his own account. Another contribution to the charity shop I'm afraid. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2015. tennis star—and something even more dangerous: an extramarital romance (Publishers Weekly). Let's have a look in his pockets — ah, it wasn't robbery. At the end the book did let the reader into the mind of some of the writer's thinking processes and their storyline which WAS very enlightening in more ways than one. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He could see now that there was someone in the boat — not seated, but, apparently, lying in the bottom of her, astern. Look here; some blighter has taken our boat — cut the painter. Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2012. The final chapter, some 63 pages and written by, Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020. Death must have been instantaneous. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. But it's not in my district, sir. Originally published in 1931, The Floating Admiral is a classic literary collaboration by members of the Detection Club, in which each chapter is written by a different mystery author, with G. K. Chesterton adding a prologue after the novel was completed. Ah, and the parson's hat, eh? On his way to the circus, a young boy named Tommy pauses for fifteen minutes in a grassy vacant ... A desperate doctor hires Mike Shayne for a case that starts with blackmail and ends ... A desperate doctor hires Mike Shayne for a case that starts with blackmail and ends Originally published in 1931, The Floating Admiral is a classic literary collaboration by members of the Detection Club, in which each chapter is written by a different mystery author, with G. K. Chesterton adding a prologue after the novel was completed. Now — will you do what I asked? They went down to the boat-house with the sergeant. Afterwards he used his own boat to navigate over the river to his home. I took off my hat and laid it on the seat beside me — and, absent-mindedly, I forgot to put it on again when I returned to the house. Two boys had come across the lawn, aged, respectively, about sixteen and fourteen, dressed in flannel trousers and shirts open at the neck, and carrying bathing towels. The Floating Admiral is a collaborative detective novel written by fourteen members of the Detection Club in 1931. He asked the question of the Inspector, who replied: "I'll explain directly, Mr. Mount. Ware? "No, we don't suspect him. Inspector Rudge has his work cut out to find the murderer and at times he despairs of success. Inspector Rudge was a tall, thin man, with sallow, cleanshaven face. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. A man of about sixty, with iron-grey hair, moustache and close-cropped, pointed beard, dark eyes open with fixed stare. I had so much fun reading this book; the different styles of writing were hilarious, and because one KNOWs that the solution wasn’t planned beforehand and everything already set up like clockwork, it gives the feeling of real life, of real-time discovery and bungling and bafflement. Then, leaving the little craft moored to the bank, he hurried off as fast as he could go, gained the high road, which was some hundred yards away from the river, and started in the direction of the village. Furthermore, the mooring line has been cut. Neddy Ware, having looked around, got out of the boat and glanced at his watch. They were also invited to submit, in a sealed envelope, their solution to the crime. The end of the painter was dragging in the water. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. I went down to the river to see them off, and put my hat on. "You haven't moved anything?" Must have been somewhat difficult by the time the story reached later chapters. ", "Hooray!" Weight 128g. A corpse is unexpectedly found in the bottom of a floating rowing boat on a tidal river in a sleepy seaside town, and Inspector Rudge is assigned to investigate. With the quick action of the sailor he did not waste an instant. The Floating Admiral, Simon Brett, by Members of the Detection Club, G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Anthony Berkeley, Dorothy L. Sayers, Harpercollins. ", "Never saw him before that I know of. He is known locally as the Admiral and hasn't lived in the area very long. On this particular morning Neddy Ware had planned to be on the river bank a little while after the incoming tide had begun to flow up the stream. Julie Guilles has escaped to New York from Nazi-occupied France. He reached the grassy bank of the river, put his things on the ground, and very slowly filled a blackened clay pipe with twist tobacco — which he rubbed in his hands first — and proceeded to light it, glancing up and down the river as he did so. Those oars must be tested for fingerprints before they are handled. ", "Oh, had he!" Too many fingers in the pie, make this a very disjointed and disappointing novel. ", "He's Admiral Penistone, sir. A collection of novellas and stories from Shamus Award winner Ken Bruen, author of the ... A collection of novellas and stories from Shamus Award winner Ken Bruen, author of the He only bought it last June. Bought Rundel Croft, a big house on the other side of the river, a few months ago. ", "You say the boat belongs to the Vicar here? The prologue written by G.K. Chesterton seems extremely obtuse until the entire plot is explained at the end. An Irishman with an ebullient love of life draws inspiration ... A suspenseful World War II–era novel from “the world’s finest female noir writer . The admiral was stabbed by a knife or a dagger, but there is no blood on the floor. Mrs. Lambert, a widow, went to his cottage for a couple of hours every morning to tidy up and cook his midday meal. There'll have to be a post-mortem, of course. Away to the left the stream bent itself between the heights on the one side and open meadows on the other. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2017. But I'll tell you. He glanced around. The Floating Admiral is the result of a bit of amusement by a number of the leading detective story writers of the early '30s. The Floating Admiral was the first of the Detection Club’s collaborative novels, in which twelve of its members wrote a single novel. I won't be reading it again and don't recommend it. In a literary game of consequences, each author would write one chapter, leaving G.K. Chesterton to write a typically paradoxical prologue and Anthony Berkeley to tie up all the loose ends. Is this your hat? The policeman went on asking questions from time to time as they hurried along. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2017. It's fascinating comparing the writing styles of such crime fiction heavyweights as Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Anthony Berkeley (Francis Iles), to name a few. The previous evening he and his niece dined at the Vicar's, but they had used the Admiral's own boat to cross the river and return home. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. You remain here, Hempstead, and if anyone comes along don't let 'em touch anything. By members of The Detection Club. Hempstead was an astute man. Not really my thing, whodunnits, and this one really does need a pencil and paper to keep track, but if you do like this sort of thing this would probably be considered a classic. Pages 223. Gold watch and chain — wallet full of notes — they were not after that. To the right, bending away from him, was the flat country, the river's edges bordered with tall-growing reeds. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. The swirl of the tide was bringing her round the outer side of the bend in the river, but Neddy Ware, who knew every current, saw that she would pass beyond his reach. The story concerns finding the body of a retired English navy admiral floating down a river in the bottom of a boat. Those who knew his habits would have seen nothing unusual in his rising so early. Perhaps you won't mind coming too, Mr. Ware. Once young Harry Ayres, the village champion where fisticuffs were concerned, had the temerity to throw a stone at the old man's float; he slunk back home afterwards, white in face and utterly cowed with the torrent of Neddy Ware's lurid remarks. He was gazing downstream, as far as he could see around the bend. Ware told him what had happened. And then stood in readiness, uncoiling the line and throwing the slack on the grass. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de réduction . The Vicar, he knew, kept his boat at this stage, moored by her painter to a convenient post. The favorite to win the next Wimbledon tournament, British tennis player Bubbles Xingara was ... A severed head washes ashore, drawing Kate into a bizarre murder caseIt’s been months since ... A severed head washes ashore, drawing Kate into a bizarre murder caseIt’s been months since ", "A little after half-past four, I should say.". To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Narrated by David Timson. He was fairly on in years, but carried those years well, so much so that there was only just a sprinkling of grey in his coal-black hair. 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