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More time with McLevy

Shadow of the Serpent by David Ashton

February 4, 2019 by Chris Leave a Comment

This Mclevy mystery occurs prior to the end of the BBC audio series. It is also more closely linked to Victorian politics than some of the other mysteries. While the focus is on Mclevy, and we get more of his backstory, which is a little different than you think. In many ways, Mclevy was made to saunter Leith. The other supporting characters from the series also make appearances, so of course we have the gossip of Jean Brash and Mclevy over coffee scenes. The bit […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: BBC, cbr11, David Ashton, scotland

Chris's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: BBC, cbr11, David Ashton, scotland ·
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Jean Brash is my spirit animal

Mistress of the Just Land by David Ashton

February 4, 2019 by Chris Leave a Comment

One of the reasons that I loved the Mclevy series on the BBC radio was Siobhan Redmond’s portrayal of Jean Brash, mistress of the best bawdy house in Edinburgh (actually most likely the world). This book, written by the BBC series’ creator/writer David Ashton, takes place before the close of the series and focuses mainly on Jean Brash solving a crime that occurred in her business. She is not happy about this. Hannah Semple, of course, is Watson to Brash’s Sherlock. Mclevy and Mulholland make […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: BBC, cbr11, David Ashton, scotland

Chris's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: BBC, cbr11, David Ashton, scotland ·
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