Death of My Aunt
An Urbane Golden Age Mystery of Family Secrets, Inheritance, and a Closed-Circle MurderBy C. H. B. Kitchin
Length5h 40m
About this audiobook
C. H. B. Kitchin's Death of My Aunt is a finely controlled Golden Age mystery that combines the formal pleasures of detection with a darker study of family, inheritance, and social appearance. Set within the claustrophobic world of respectable domestic life, the novel turns an apparently private death into an intricate investigation of motive, memory, and concealed resentment. Kitchin's prose is lucid, urbane, and quietly ironic: rather than relying solely on sensational incident, it develops suspense through psychological observation, sharply differentiated character, and the gradual exposure of contradictions in seemingly reliable testimony. The book belongs to the tradition of the interwar English country-house and domestic detective novel, yet its attention to emotional ambiguity gives it a modern, subtly unsettling distinction. Charles Henry Booth Kitchin was a British novelist whose fiction reflects the cultivated, observant milieu of the interwar period. His interest in manners, class relations, sexuality, and the pressures of respectable conduct informs the novel's unusually nuanced treatment of crime. Kitchin's professional experience and literary sophistication helped him portray social environments as systems of discipline, where politeness can conceal rivalry and intimacy can generate danger. This is an excellent choice for readers who value intelligent, atmospheric detection over simple puzzle-solving. It will especially reward admirers of classic crime fiction, psychological suspense, and novels in which the investigation becomes a penetrating examination of character and society.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.5 (417)
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GenreMystery and Thriller
Length5 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 8, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Beat to Quarters (Annotated)
2I. FRIDAY NIGHT: LONDON
3II. FRIDAY NIGHT: MACEBURY
4III. SATURDAY: BREAKFAST
5IV. MY AUNT (Saturday, 10.40 A.M.)
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6V. THE DOCTOR (Saturday, 11.30 A.M.)
7VI. THE POLICE (Saturday, luncheon)
8VII. MY EAVESDROPPING (Saturday, after luncheon)
9VIII. MY MEDITATION (Saturday, before tea)
10IX. TEA (Saturday)
11X. A WALK WITH AUNT ANNE (Saturday, after tea)
12XI. SATURDAY EVENING
13XII. SUNDAY MORNING, AFTERNOON, AND EVENING (i) Morning
14XIII. MY HEROISM (Midnight, Sunday-Monday)
15XIV. PROGRESS (Monday, 1 A.M.)
16XV. THE NEW SITUATION (Monday, 1.30 A.M.)
17XVI. MONDAY MORNING
18XVII. MY MOTHER’S LETTER (Monday Afternoon)
19XVIII. UP A TREE (Monday Evening)
20XIX. CATASTROPHE (Monday, 7.15 P.M.)
21XX. APPENDIX
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