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Bookish
- Author
- Matthew Sweet
- Narrator
- Mark Gatiss
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 17 July 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.8 (5 reviews)
What to expect
'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
London, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way.
He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past.
Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.
Critics Review
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A whimsical account both of postwar London and of the world of bookshops. A kind book with considerable wit. Highly readable. Clever in the best of senses
The Critic
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Beautifully crafted . . . Sweet evokes the world of 1946 London so well
The Tablet
User Reviews
Book 4.8
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Absolutely brill great narrative,can't watch the program so read the book so glad I did,would def read again you can get lost in the pages
crazyfrog 2026-06-06 -
5.0 5.0
I really, really enjoyed this! Interesting stories with great and quite complex characters.
JayneT 2026-06-02 -
5.0 5.0
It's not often that you watch the tv series and then the book. This was one of those times when it was well worth it. The story was a bit more nuanced than the tv series. Mark Gatiss is a super narrator.
Jeannie 2025-08-14 -
5.0 5.0
Well you could have warm olive oil dripped into your ears whilst drinking cognac on a chesterfield. Or you could listen to Mark Gatiss narrating Bookish by Matthew Sweet. I went for the latter and didn't regret it.
timb 2025-07-26
Details
- Author
- Matthew Sweet
- Narrator
- Mark Gatiss
- Duration
- 10 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529444476
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Fiction companion works
- Rating
- 4.8(5 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(5 reviews)
Synopsis
Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now!'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEWLondon, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way. He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past.Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.
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