The Masquerades of Spring

The Masquerades of Spring, Audiobook (2024) Ben Aaronovitch narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Rivers of London)

Set in New York City in 1926

I do love Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. But most of his American accents are just the slightest bit off and not quite right.

Otherwise, I utterly adore everything about this novella.

the show, which was livened up considerably by a pair of male tap dancers who so astonished with their fluid dexterity that it was almost a relief when the chorus girls joined them and they had to slow down so the ladies could keep up.

I took a quick look over the parapet to make sure Nightingale hadn’t happened to anyone.

Pretty soon we were having a friendly disagreement about whether Fats Waller owed anything to James P. Johnson, with Lloyd having the unfair advantage of being able to make his points by playing quotations on the ivories.

Characters: Augustus Berrycloth-Young, Lucien Gibbs, Thomas Nightingale, Maximillian Beauregard, Sergeant Bracknel, Laurence Ellwood, Gladys Bentley, David Edwards, Purlie Edwards, Mark Harper, Lloyd Beaumont, Mr. Steven Baker III, Cocoa/Amelia, Johnny Black, Old Fat Sam Milovic, Charles Jaeger, Mr. Clydesdale, Madame Zaza, A’Lelia Walker the Queen of Joy, David Mellenby, Harry Walter, Maurelle, Oriande

Cover by Stephen Walter and Patrick Knowles

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Rating: 8.5/10

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