Smuggler's Moon (Sir John Fielding Mystery) [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Bruce Alexander (Author), John Lee (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2001

Books on Tape Collector's Edition Sir John Fielding, the blind magistrate of Bow Street, returns for another thrilling adventure. Accompanied by his two orphaned wards, Jeremy (the narrator) and Clarissa, he heads for the rough and ready border country in Kent to investigate the magistrate in the town of Deal. There, smugglers regularly flout the law, carrying on a burgeoning illicit trade with France, which the law seems suspiciously powerless to curb. On their arrival, the local magistrate is soon murdered, and Sir John takes his place. He concocts an elaborate strategy to catch the smugglers and destroy their network. Smuggler's Moon is a swashbuckling piece of historical fiction that will keep you thoroughly entertained.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Books on Tape (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736683240
• ISBN-13: 978-0736683241
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read, but somewhat unfulfilling, January 23, 2002

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Danny Ross (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smuggler's Moon (Sir John Fielding Mysteries) (Hardcover)

I found this latest Sir John Fielding episode a little disappointing, with nary a twist nor surprise to throw or tantalize the unsuspecting reader. A fine story, to be sure, with the usual excellent descriptive narrative, but very predictable and somewhat unrewarding. Having read and savoured all the previous episodes in this series, I found my main interest in this book directed towards learning the latest about each of the characters within. They have become very familiar to me, almost like family, and I was pleased to catch up with them and their lives.
At one stage in the book, the story-teller, Jeremy Procter, asks his mentor Sir John Fielding when he first suspected he had discovered the prime perpetrator of the crime and his answer was "Almost from the very first".
Unfortunately, I think the majority of readers would answer the same (maybe minus the "almost").

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Smuggler's Moon, May 31, 2003

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A. Correia (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smuggler's Moon (Sir John Fielding Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Really truly love or maybe I should have said loved this series. The adding of the charectar of Clarissa has turned me
off somewhat of the series. Why Alexander tinkered with what was a great series is a bit of a mystery to me in
itself. Maybe his editor felt like the series needed a Nancy Drew touch. It doesn't. Use to couldn't wait for the
next book in the series as they are so wonderfully written and would rate all the past books a five star. Oh, I will get the next book but not with the same excitement and anticipation as I had in the past.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Welcome Visit from Sir John Fielding!, October 19, 2006

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Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smuggler's Moon (Sir John Fielding) (Mass Market Paperback)

SMUGGLER'S MOON transplants the blind Bow Street magistrate from his beloved London to the coastal town of Deal where smuggling is rampant. The smugglers soon turn murderous and Sir John and his right-hand man, Jeremy Proctor, lead the battle to eradicate the evil-doers.

I haven't been reading the Sir John Fielding novels in order; this dates from 2001. While I didn't give it a five-star rating - it doesn't take a genius to guess who the villain is - I enjoyed the book nevertheless. There's enough twists and turns and rousing action to keep the reader's attention. Then too, the late Bruce Alexander had a wonderful eye for period detail and a corresponding ear for dialogue. There is a charming quaintness to the world evoked in the Fielding books - the language, manners, the sights, sounds and smells, etc.

If you're a Sir John Fielding fan, you'll enjoy this book. And like me, you'll probably finish the book with the hope that the next adventure returns him to his Bow Street haunts.