The Dark Eyes of London


Gelesen von Yoganandh T

(4 Sterne; 10 Bewertungen)

Detective inspector Holt is recalled from his continetal holiday to investigate the mysterious death of a stranger found on the Thames embankment. Along with his attractive secretary Holt explores the dark underbelly of London - Summary by Yoganandh T

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Larry Holt in Paris 11:01 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Sir John Hason 9:04 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The secretary 7:18 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Flash Fred sees a client 9:08 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The will 9:37 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The writing in Braille 3:50 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
A telegram from Calgary 7:46 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The memorial stone 7:51 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The man who lost a finger 7:50 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Mr. Strauss "drops" 12:52 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Burglars at the Yard 8:03 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Fanny Weldon tells the truth 13:47 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Todd's Home 13:01 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Fanny has a visitor 4:36 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The fight in the dark 6:49 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Mr. Grogan meets a lady 6:58 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The insurance money 15:34 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
At the pawnbrokers 7:30 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
In Flash Fred's flat 6:10 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The woman who drew the insurance money 6:15 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
When Diana fainted 5:15 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The man who was deaf 12:52 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The disappearance of Diana Ward 4:32 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The laundry yard 12:22 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
What happened to Diana 13:01 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Back again 9:49 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
John Dearborn is not blind 7:19 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Who runs Dearborn? 6:27 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Flash Fred's story 14:31 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The tubular room 5:59 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Fred lends his keys 8:51 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
A breakfast proposal 5:49 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Lew 16:37 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Larry inspects a house 12:59 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The death room 6:36 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The woman in the garage 8:36 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The heiress 7:23 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The end of Jake 7:45 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The get-away 10:24 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
A letter from Larry 10:33 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Diana pulls a lever 6:31 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
In the trap 4:27 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The passing of David 4:44 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
The end of the chase 6:36 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Three cigarettes 11:46 Gelesen von Yoganandh T

Bewertungen

premise needs a different atmosphere


(3 Sterne)

Good reading of this yarn, no complaints with the audio production. It is refreshing that this Wallace tale does not rely on the stereotypes of British imperial chauvinism. But the pacing lags, and the mood is too light-hearted for the grisly business described. Tropes of blindness and darkness could have been played into something much more Gothic. It is as though he was writing a psycho thriller without knowing how.