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He only bought it last June. 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. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The Floating Admiral, Simon Brett, by Members of the Detection Club, G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Anthony Berkeley, Dorothy L. Sayers, Harpercollins. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. ", "Yes — that's what I've come about, young gentlemen," he replied, dryly, "but you needn't worry about your boat. He'd been dining here, you know. A new-comer hereabouts. A Great Little Romp Through 30s Rural England! He has $250 ... Current price is $10.99, Original price is $11.99. ‘The Admiral’ is a pub in the Suffolk seaside village of Crabwell, The Admiral Byng. 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'. You haven't been messing about with any thing — moving the body and so on, I hope?". I want to see the Vicar. ", "You are very mysterious, Inspector. Perhaps you won't mind coming too, Mr. Ware. If you, being a fellow-fisherman, took up your position on the bank of the River Whyn in a spot which Neddy Ware considered to be too near his, he would let drive at you with alarming emphasis; if boys — his pet aversion — annoyed him in any way by chattering around him, his language became totally unfit for juvenile ears. Is this your hat? Two of the lines brought to land a couple of fair-sized eels, and, very dexterously, he detached the slippery, twisting fish from the hooks, washing the slime off afterwards. Everyone seems to be lying to him and even the physical evidence doesn't seem to add up. Jack Taylor series and the “godfather of the modern Irish crime novel” (The Irish Times). Have to run him to Rundel Croft round by Fernton Bridge. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Read out of sheer curiosity if nothing else. "That's the man, right enough. I shall want you, Sergeant — we'll have to put you across the river from the Vicarage if we can get a boat there; I want you to mount guard over the Admiral's boat and boat-house. The final chapter, some 63 pages and written by, Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020. Then he said: "Look here, Mr. Ware, I want you, if you will, to go back to the road and stop Inspector Rudge when he comes along in his car. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. The Vicar had come out of the house; a man of about fifty, of medium height, sturdily built, with clear-cut features and hair a little grey. A newcomer.". Gold watch and chain — wallet full of notes — they were not after that. Peter Mount looked with boyish admiration at the sergeant. ", "Very well," replied Ware; "nothing more I can do?". Those who knew his habits would have seen nothing unusual in his rising so early. "No, we don't suspect him. He probably died before midnight.". I won't be reading it again and don't recommend it. Please try your request again later. Of course, her chapter covered the local non-stop talking village gossip and it was typical Christie. As he pulled it out he glanced at it. . Dressed in an old navy blue serge suit, and wearing — as he invariably did — a black bowler hat. "Oh! ", "Well, do you two young gentlemen think you could manage to put my detective-sergeant here across the water in her? Furthermore, the mooring line has been cut. Contributors include Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Freeman Wills Croft, and G K Chesterton to name but a few. A surprising and satisfying read. 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. 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. A pair of oars lay in her, the metal rowlocks were unshipped. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? The Detection Club was formed in 1930 by a group of British mystery writers, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G. K. Chesterton, Anthony Berkeley, Ronald Knox, Freeman Wills Crofts, Arthur Morrison, Hugh Walpole, John Rhode, Jessie Rickard, Baroness Orczy, R. Austin Freeman, G. D. H. Cole, Margaret Cole, E. C. Bentley, Henry Wade, and H. C. Bailey. EMBED. Who is he? Admiral Markets Cyprus Ltd authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities … Unable to add item to List. Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018. Won't do, though. Ah, and the parson's hat, eh? K. Chesterton - prologue Narrated by: David Timson There! Back in 1931 thirteen members of the newly formed Detection Club were invited to contribute one chapter each to a book to be called 'The Floating Admiral'. Must have been somewhat difficult by the time the story reached later chapters. 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. My neighbour who lives opposite was dining with us last evening, with his niece. said the Inspector. The Vicar, he knew, kept his boat at this stage, moored by her painter to a convenient post. Took up residence there lately. 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. After a bit the sound of a car running along the main road was heard, and in a minute or two, four men came across the meadow; Neddy Ware, a police inspector in uniform, and two men in plain clothes, one of them a doctor, the other a detective-sergeant. "I shouldn't be such a fool," replied Ware. Admiral Penistone, is he?" Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. He lived in a small cottage standing quite by itself on the outskirts of the village, and he lived there alone. That must be noted. "Got the beggar who took it?". He wouldn't get that here. Please try again. the police in this “compelling entertainment” (Publishers Weekly). ", "A little after half-past four, I should say.". Have you got another boat handy?" Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2012. But I'll tell you. I'm sure that they hugely enjoyed. Apparently the dead man was hatless — no — there was a hat in the boat, lying in the bows; a round, black, clerical hat, such as Mr. Mount, the Vicar, usually wore. 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. He made it fast to a tree-root. Must have been somewhat difficult by the time the story reached later chapters. Great story. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. exclaimed the elder, "just what we want, isn't he, Alec? He wants to pay a call at Rundel Croft. Afterwards he used his own boat to navigate over the river to his home. He has been stabbed to the heart and is adrift in the Vicar's boat. Julie Guilles has escaped to New York from Nazi-occupied France. Where he was standing the river took a curve, and he was on the outer side of this curve, on the right bank. Retired. said Neddy Ware. Come along, Doctor.". As he got into the boat, he noticed a folded newspaper, half sticking out of the dead man's overcoat pocket. Tell me, Hempstead, what do you know about him? Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. The floating admiral. 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. But will you tell me why you ask me this — and what you have all come about?". Inspector Rudge has his work cut out to find the murderer and at times he despairs of success. The Floating Admiral was the first of the Detection Club’s collaborative novels, in which twelve of its members wrote a single novel. And this fact had an important bearing on the times which were favourable for angling. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of World War I, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. He asked the question of the Inspector, who replied: "I'll explain directly, Mr. Mount. Let's see; what time did you first see the boat coming along? ", "That is quite simple. Good morning, Doctor Grice — ah — it's you, Ware, I see. Listen Free to Floating Admiral audiobook by The Detection Club, Agatha Christie with a 30 Day Free Trial! You haven't seen anyone else?". The Floating Admiral. A man of about sixty, with iron-grey hair, moustache and close-cropped, pointed beard, dark eyes open with fixed stare. The detection club - an amazingly clever idea, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2011. Eighty years later, this rarity of the mystery genre is republished in hardback so that fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers and Golden Age detective writing in general can once again try to solve the mystery of who killed Admiral Penistone and sent him drifting down the River Whyn in the vicar's dinghy! What they did know was that he was a retired petty officer of the Royal Navy, subsisting on his pension, that he was whole-heartedly devoted to the Waltonian craft, spending most of his time fishing in the River Whyn, and that, though he was of a peaceful disposition generally, he had a vocabulary of awful and blood-curdling swear-words if anyone upset him by interfering with his sport. Suddenly his float lost interest. Police Constable Hempstead, just on the point of turning into bed after having been on duty all night, looked out of the window in answer to Ware's knock at the door. For some little time he watched the float bobbing about in the swirl of the eddies, now and again striking when it suddenly disappeared beneath the surface, once landing a fish. On a drifted boat, the body of Admiral Penistone is found. Short stories from the Detection Club a group of some of Britain’s best mystery writers. 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. What made it impressive was the fact that the fourteen did not plot it out together. Please try again. The only part of the book I wasn't fussed over was the revelation of all the contributing writers' proposed solutions at the end of the book after Anthony Berkeley had just tied up all the loose ends. The nearest place where it's sold is Whynmouth.". Published by Charter (1980) The next moment he was on his knees, bending over the man who lay in the stern. Eighty-five years later, fourteen members of the club have once again collaborated to produce The Sinking Admiral. Let's have a look in his pockets — ah, it wasn't robbery. Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2014. Williams is a small-time hustler selling bogus Cartier watches in the dives of Pacific City, a port just south of Los Angeles. Great fun and a must read for any fans of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2018. Rourke, star reporter for ... Three men are shot a few blocks apart, and Ivan Monk looks for a connectionScatterboy ... Three men are shot a few blocks apart, and Ivan Monk looks for a connectionScatterboy Death must have been instantaneous. . Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Everyone in Lingham knew old Neddy Ware, though he was not a native of the village, having only resided there for the last ten years; which, in the eyes of the older inhabitants who had spent the whole of their lives in that quiet spot, constituted him still a "stranger.". Now — we've got to be as quick as possible. ", "Queer, eh? By members of The Detection Club. [featuring] a ... A suspenseful World War II–era novel from “the world’s finest female noir writer . ", "Then would you mind telling me if you remember when you had it last? These solutions to be published at the end of the story. On came the boat, about a dozen yards from the bank. You remain here, Hempstead, and if anyone comes along don't let 'em touch anything. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Then, slowly, he commenced putting one of his rods together, arranging his tackle, baiting with worms, and casting into the stream. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Neddy Ware, having looked around, got out of the boat and glanced at his watch. It does have multiple suggested endings so there is every chance of the reader guessing one of them (I did!) To the right, bending away from him, was the flat country, the river's edges bordered with tall-growing reeds. We'll get a move on. 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. 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. Away to the left the stream bent itself between the heights on the one side and open meadows on the other. Admiral Penistone's body is found early one morning floating on the river. The prologue written by G.K. Chesterton seems extremely obtuse until the entire plot is explained at the end. 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. He was a smart man, this young constable, eager for his stripes, and wanted to make the most of the opportunity. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2012. I recommend this book. I went down to the river to see them off, and put my hat on. I will not go into details of the storyline etc. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. 12 members of The Detection Club construct the puzzle, each writing a chapter, and none knowing the solution. Those oars must be tested for fingerprints before they are handled. Before reading the book I thought that perhaps the various chapters would not hang together and that each would seem like a complete story in themselves. "Will you kindly tell him that Inspector Rudge wants to see him at once. Didn't know what to expect with all these authors participating, but it was well written. ", "Rather!" Narrated by David Timson. The fisherman knows the value of those first morning hours; besides which, the little River Whyn, which was the scene of his favourite occupation, was tidal for some five or six miles from the sea. Diving into his basket he produced one of the coiled up eel lines with its heavy, lead plummet. "Only our old punt — she's in the boat-house. Hempstead had his note-book out and was making pencilled jottings in it. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, qed queens experiments in detection stories. In a very short time the Inspector was driving the car down the short bit of road leading from the highway to the Vicarage. [featuring] a Of course this book was never written with the mind to publish but as sharpening of the brain, according to Sayer, it was not enjoyable reading. with murder Back when Mike Shayne was living in New Orleans, his best friend, Tim Rourke, got shot on Miami Beach. Opposite, about a hundred yards from the bank, stood a large, red-brick, Tudor mansion, with a broad sweep of lawn in front and a boathouse. As a murder mystery novel, of any strength, I don't think that it works awfully well - not really a well flowing, intriguing read. the brilliant sleuthing of Captain Leopold. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2017. From this direction the tide was flowing towards him, swirling round the bend. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2017. Listen to "The Floating Admiral" by The Detection Club available from Rakuten Kobo. In 1931 fourteen of the club’s members wrote a mystery novel together, The Floating Admiral. 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. Say I'm sorry to disturb him, but it's most important.". Get this from a library! He came out of his cottage one August morning as the church clock, some half a mile distant, was striking four. Now you come along with me and show me that boat and what's in it. The Hard Detective “makes a welcome return” as she navigates the case of a murdered "I must get the Inspector out from Whynmouth — and a doctor," said the constable, "I'll phone to the station there.". Now, the question is how are we to move him? The Floating Admiral. It was only a few minutes before he said: "Stabbed to the heart, Inspector, with some narrow-bladed instrument — a thin knife or dagger. It's been found. resourceful spy heroine” (Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Review of Books). Lingham Vicarage stood, with its adjacent church, quite apart from the village proper, about half a mile down the river. He crossed back in his own last night. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Ten minutes to five. ;] -- "It was a typical foggy day when the members of the world-famous Detection Club gathered at the club's London headquarters. The Inspector, the Vicar's hat in his hand, got out of the car and rang the bell; the others followed. We'll help you. 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. Everyone knows Whynmouth as a favourite South Coast holiday resort, possessing a small harbour at the mouth of its river. And Ware got into her. They went down to the boat-house with the sergeant. 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. He is known locally as the Admiral and hasn't lived in the area very long. Sitting on one of the seats, Ware made a swift examination of the boat. The Edgar Award–nominated author introduces DCI Harriet Martens as she pursues a serial killer targeting A number of works were published under the club’s sponsorship; most of these were written by multiple members of the club, each contributing one or more chapters in turn. How wrong I was, the story hangs together beautifully and was a delight to read. [Detection Club. We'll phone to Whynmouth for an ambulance. "No sign of blood under him," he said, "or anywhere else in the boat that I can see. The boat was only about fifty yards away now. He took it out, gingerly, looked at it, and replaced it. The Floating Admiral is the result of a bit of amusement by a number of the leading detective story writers of the early '30s. It was then that I set my watch by the clock in the hall — twenty minutes past ten. But you don't suspect old Admiral Penistone of sneaking our boat, do you? What's the meaning of this early morning deputation?". ", "Some hours. But it's not in my district, sir. ", "Come on," said Alec to Sergeant Appleton, "the tide's running pretty strong, but we'll put you across all right.". The story coheres well and the events are sustained, in spite of the fourteen authors' hands that stirred the pot. 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 … "All right," he said. "Ah," he murmured, "the Evening Gazette, last night's late London edition. exclaimed the other boy. 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 just seemed that some of the writer where just writing as if to say " see how you can get out of that one". Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Mrs. Lambert, a widow, went to his cottage for a couple of hours every morning to tidy up and cook his midday meal. They were also invited to submit, in a sealed envelope, their solution to the crime. "You haven't moved anything?" Pages 223. 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. Ware told him what had happened. Bought Rundel Croft, a big house on the other side of the river, a few months ago. Instead, each author wrote a chapter and then sent the manuscript on to the next author. As it came nearer, Ware laid down his rod. (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). As soon as they reached the river bank he took a glance at the boat and its contents, and exclaimed: "Hullo! The old sailor was quick to recognise the little craft. Last night, he had dinner with his niece in the house of the vicar. He waited until Neddy Ware was out of the way before he began a little examination on his own account. An interesting concept from the members of the Detection Club, culminating in this novel. . Hempstead, wide awake now, slipped on his clothes again, came down and opened the door. 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. His first task was to haul in three or four eel lines he had thrown out the evening before, the ends being tied to the gnarled roots of a small tree growing on the bank. He could see now that there was someone in the boat — not seated, but, apparently, lying in the bottom of her, astern. Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. 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. 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. For those five or six miles it meandered, first through a low valley, flanked by the open downs on one side and by wooded heights on the other, and then made its way, for the last four miles, through a flat, low-lying country till it finally entered the Channel at Whynmouth. That seems to mean something happened this side of the river, for of course there's no bridge till you get to Fernton — three miles lower down. Good to read about how The Detection Club constructed the book with very specific guidelines and then to read at the end the various author's predictions of the ending from their perspective. Don't you know who that is, Mr. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The grounds ran down to the water's edge, where there was a rough landing-stage. "They'll run over in a car at once. There'll have to be a post-mortem, of course. He was clad in evening dress clothes and a brown overcoat, the latter open at the front and exposing a white shirt-front stained with blood. "Is there going to be a man-hunt? Quite frankly, having so many contributors, each with a totally different writing style, just doesn't work. She appeared to be drifting. However, the boat on which the admiral is found is not his property, but is owned by the vicar. The story concerns finding the body of a retired English navy admiral floating down a river in the bottom of a boat. ", "Hooray!" Ware? And then stood in readiness, uncoiling the line and throwing the slack on the grass. the pistol cracked Roger Tejeda’s skull. because a previous reviewer has already done this. He turned the body over, shifting it slightly. But, look here: are you sure this is the Vicarage boat? & Margaret Cole and Ronald A. Knox to enjoy! Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. Carrying rods, landing net, and a capacious basket containing all kinds of the impedimenta of his craft. ", "All right. A body is found floating in a boat. John Dickson Carr, elected in 1936, was the first American member. Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018. There was a little creek running into the grounds, with a wooden boat-house, but, in the summer months, especially when the Vicar's two boys were home from school, the boat was generally kept on the river itself. He would very much have liked to examine the contents of all the pockets of the dead man's clothes, but felt he had better not. 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 It was really meticulously written since each author had to write his or her chapter making certain it connected correctly with the previous chapters. Weight 128g. Twice a day the tide flowed up the Whyn, more or less rapidly according to whether it was "spring" or "neap." The Floating Admiral is a collaborative detective novel written by fourteen members of the Detection Club in 1931. He lives at Rundel Croft — that big house the other side of the river just opposite the Vicarage. Suffice it to say this is a jolly good read and one I heartily recommend. 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. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Perhaps you've heard about it, though? The floating admiral Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. AbeBooks.com: The Floating Admiral (9780441240982) by Christie, Agatha; Detection Club and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Cheerio! Interesting (to me) to note that Agatha Christie is listed as the first author because her chapter was only 8 pages. 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