The Case of the Canterfell Codicil

The Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, Book 1

By: PJ Fitzsimmons

Narrated by: Tim Bruce

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

There’s a literary niche for all tastes including those who think that either Agatha Christie wasn’t funny enough or that PG Wodehouse didn’t feature anywhere near as many baffling murders as he could have. The Case of the Canterfell Codicil is a classic, cozy, locked-room mystery written in the style of an homage to PG Wodehouse. The result, for those familiar with Wodehouse or Jerome K Jerome and Agatha Christie or Dorothy L Sayers, is either an inexcusable offence to several beloved canons, or a hilarious, fast-paced, manor house murder mystery.

In The Case of the Canterfell Codicil, Wodehousian gadabout and clubman Anty Boisjoly takes on his first case when his old Oxford chum and coxswain is facing the gallows, accused of the murder of his wealthy uncle. Not one but two locked-room mysteries later, Boisjoly’s pitting his wits and witticisms against a subversive butler, a senile footman, a single-minded detective inspector, an irascible goat, and the eccentric conventions of the pastoral Sussex countryside to untangle a multilayered mystery of secret bequests, ancient writs, love triangles, revenge, and a teasing twist in the final paragraph.

©2020 by PJ Fitzsimmons (P)2022 by Blackstone Publishing

Great fun and engaging mystery

As suggested by the publisher’s description, this was Woodhousian in tone with the complexity of Christie at her best. The dialogue is snappy and witty in that dry manner made famous by Oscar Wilde. I’ll definitely be reading/listening to the rest of the series.

Quite funny and the mystery is plenty mysterious

The writing is witty and mystery is quite novel. I loved listening to it. Solve a puzzle and have a lot of laughs, what's not to like!

Delightful as a whiff of Shalimar

Utterly delectable fanciful English word smithing at tea euhm cocktail o‘clock! Blimey, where has that goat ran off to now again?

Perfect British upper crust, acerbic wit

Loved it wish I had 5 more ahead of me to
anticipate. Who knew it's REALLY BOOJOOLAY NOT BOWJOLAY😏

A lighthearted listen

Loved the snippets of humour intertwined with the story. Great narration. Not for the serious crime aficionado. A great relaxing and amusing listen. The British history of inheritance is mind twisting. I have downloaded book 2 - couldn’t help myself.

Fun, spectacular and charming!

I love this book, so much so that I have gone on to listen to numbers two and three, and now I just purchased number four in the series. The story is amusing; the writing is exceptional; and the narrator has charmed me.

Delightful

Excellent mystery that actually had me laughing out loud. The narrator was fabulous. i am so glad that i only have to wait a week for the next one!

Fun

Clever, silly, and well-narrated. A very fine romp. I am onto the next one now.

Excellent, truly a delightful listen!

I loved the words, the narration and how much it really does remind me of Agatha Christie meets Bertie Wooster. I look forward to hearing more from this author.

very good

I wasn''t sure what to expect, but really enjoyed this. It has everything - a country house, locked room mysteries, plenty of family with motive, and a gentleman detective.

The story moves along at a good pace and the characters are fairly interesting. The writing itself is witty and there are some laugh-out-loud one liners. The narration is also very good.

Lots to like!