The Return of Captain John Emmett: A Laurence Bartram Mystery Audiobook

" Set in England during the aftermath of WWI, the book is an absorbing mystery that slowly reveals darker and darker secrets and shows the tragic and devastating results of World War I. An absorbing, convincing read; well-written, too. "

" As with all good books that examine the aftermath of war, this had some parts that were very hard indeed to read. However, it was so well plotted and characterized that I feel myself changed by reading it. I'll never look at WWI with any sense of romance. As a mystery, it was smashing! "

" This readable mystery hooked me with its sympathetic hero, Laurence Bartram, who survived the Great War but lost his young wife and son on the home front. The details of the 1920s convalescent home regimen, the survivor guilt of the men who returned from the front, and the secrets kept from them by the women they left behind, are compelling, but solution to the mystery undoes all the good work of the plausibility of what has gone before. "

" I had very mixed feelings about this book. It is set in the years after WWI, and explores the impact of the war on soldiers who fought in it. The book is a mystery, with a fairly intricate plot that is handled pretty well for the most part, though there are some problems with pacing. The book hits its climax a little too early, and the denouement seems to drag on far too long without really getting anywhere. The final ironic twist comes in the epilogue, but I note at least one other reviewer stopped reading before that. The books paints a vivid picture of injustices that occurred during the war. I found this more depressing than entertaining or enlightening. Some readers will enjoy the book for precisely the reasons I disliked it; the depiction of how the war affected people of that time is well done, but too depressing for my tastes. "

" I thought for sure this would be a 4-5 star book but. . . It started with great atmospherics and felt like I was reading a Masterpiece Theater or BBC special of the best sort. But toward the end of the book it fell apart for me. Wanted to like it more, but it is what it is. Too many affairs and illegitimate surprise children to make the story seem real - too many coincidences. "

" A great read with lot's of unexpected twists and turns. "

" As an inquiry into the injustice of a battlefield execution during WWI, this is masterful and thought provoking. It is less successful as a mystery, partly because of the bewildering number of suspects. I should have kept a list from the start. "

" Excellent book, couldn't put it down. Very insightful into WWI and things you'd never even thought about. "

" A book full of terrible sadness that very effectively conveys the horror of war and it's effects on the lived of survivors. I was a bit disappointed when you finally find out the reason for the deaths but the last chapter was very powerful. "

" Had to wade through a lot of verbiage for a lukewarm plot. "

" Wonderful mystery set in England immediately following WW I. "

" Gave up on this one. Waaay too slow moving after 100 pages of trying. My brain officially has better things to do. "

" I'm a sucker for a good historical fiction - and this one didn't disappoint. Loved the mystery element. "

" I liked this, but it was really slow-going for me. There is a second one and I am not sure I will read it. "

" This was a recommendation from a Shelfari friend - very insightful mystery set in post-WWI England. I still figured it out ahead of time but the post-WWI atmosphere was quite well done. Good Kindle book as well. "

" mystery thriller as a friend who asked to find out about the truth of his friend's suicide by his sister and the story as things are gradually linked together and the final outcome based in the aftermath of the great war and the writing is quite good for a first novel "

" Somewhere between liked and loved for me for me as I enjoyed this novel but it tended to drag at times. The writing is high quality and the plot gripping - the author shows a great deal of promise and I will definitely be acquiring the sequel, The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton. "

" Great prose in this post WWI detective story. "

" Great book. A perspective if works war 1 and the impact on relationships after the war and on the men who fought. Excellent. "