Rest You Merry

The Peter Shandy Mysteries, Book 1

De: Charlotte MacLeod

Narrado por: John McLain

A Christmas scrooge discovers a murdered librarian in this holiday novel from an Edgar Award finalist known for her "witty, literate, and charming" mysteries (Publishers Weekly).

Each December, the faculty of Balaclava Agricultural College goes wild with holiday decorations. The entire campus glitters with Christmas lights, save for one dark spot: the home of Professor Peter Shandy. But after years of resisting the school's Illumination festival, Shandy suddenly snaps, installing a million-watt display of flashing lights and blaring music perfectly calculated to drive his neighbors mad. Then the horticulturalist flees town, planning to spend Christmas on a tramp steamer. It's not long before he feels guilty about his prank and returns home to find his lights extinguished - and a dead librarian in his living room.

Hoping to avoid a scandal, the school's head asks Shandy, sometimes detective, to investigate the matter quietly. After all, Christmas is big business, and the town needs the cash infusion that typically comes with the Illumination. But as Shandy will soon find out, there's a dark side to even the whitest of white Christmases.

©1978 Charlotte MacLeod (P)2021 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Peter Shanty

This is the first book in this series. I like Peter Shanty's character. I thought he was funny and smart. I'll continue to the next book and see how it goes. John Mclain did a great job narrating this book.

Fun Cozy Read

Was excited to see Charlotte MacLeod books in catalog. The Peter Shandy mysteries are a lot of fun and good puzzles to boot. Def. recommend for a fun read any time of the year.

very good

A mystery that moves along well and keeps you interested. Written when gas stations were still called filling stations and anyone could walk up to the gate of a boarding plane. Fun!

Well written, well narrated. Ready to start the next in the series.

Fairly boring to be honest

I enjoy listening to Christmas books once it hits December to start getting into the spirit of everything… I usually enjoy a break from the heartfelt warm and cozy stories. But this one just didn’t spark my interest at all. I. HAD to finish because it was a Bookclub selection, but if it was my choice, I would’ve quit halfway through. It was just really dull and seemed to drone on.. The great narration was the only thing that kept me going!

Great from the start

Great Christmas time mystery. Enjoyable characters. Great detective that is smart and likeable. Just what I like for a mystery.

Really enjoyed this story

The narrator was good. Some places could have been better, i started wondering if it was Ai generated, but the different voices came out well and I found I adjusted to the old rhythm.

It’s a good story and a nice mystery, although a little dated which wasn’t a problem for me because I am a little dated too. But some listeners may find it few things to be anachronistic. It’s just the way it was. . Enjoy this peek into that world.

Wrong, wrong, wrong narrator

The narrator has the wrong accent for anything set in New England. This book has a fairly large vocabulary and he can’t pronounce too many of the words. His voices just don’t match the characters. It’s dissonant.

I didn’t love the story as much as I expected from the Keller and Bittersohn stories I’ve listened to, but it would have worked better with a different narrator.

Quirky story and characters

Macleod ‘s stories are still a fun listen. I’ve always enjoyed her New England settings.

Excellent American cozy mystery

The narrator’s pleasant voice did not make up for his many mispronounced words. They all to frequently interrupted the flow of the narrative.

love the characters and setting

This was entertaining, quirky, and fun to follow along. Witty dialogue, engaging personalities, good plot, and a solid narrator make this enjoyable -mostly. A mild profanity here and there I can tolerate but not the blasphemy -just too much of that. This was my first and my last listen for this series.