This fun frolic is the perfect foil for James Bryce and his many voices. Harassed barrister Tom Buchanan and his exasperating colleague, the beautiful Fizz, endeavor to find a longtime pal of hers who has gone missing, along with a Rubens. The parade of eccentric characters allows Bryce the pleasure of any number of verbal choices. These odd fellows, from aging playboy to ancient nanny, come expertly alive under his light touch--it's all good fun with a laugh out loud here and there. With this audiobook it doesn't matter if you've made a wrong turn in your car--because you'll get to listen for five more minutes before arriving. B.H.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine--
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Barrister Tam Buchanan is enjoying a round of golf when once again his annoying friend Fizz Fitzpatrick draws him into a mystery. Fizz's friend Irene Lloyd has disappeared, along with a valuable Rubens painting she had been cleaning before its sale to an American collector. Irene's boyfriend, Kerr, and Fizz are both convinced that Irene would not have stolen the painting. Both Tam and Fizz head to Abbeyfield House, where Irene and Kerr live and work, to interview others living on the estate. Plot twists move the story along briskly, and Tam and Fizz's relationship adds a humorous factor. Holms does a good job of portraying the insular, inherently suspicious nature of life on a Scottish estate, and she uses that ambience to generate suspense in this satisfying village mystery.
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