Twixt the Cup and the Lip

Written by Julian Symons

Narrated by Gordon Griffin

A short story from British Library Crime Classic The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories. When the Russian Royal Family Jewels are put on display at Orbin’s department store in the fortnight leading up to Christmas, Mr Rossiter Payne can’t resist a present to himself. An inconspicuous London bookseller by day, an experienced jewel thief by night – can he pull off this latest festive heist?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soundings
• Release date: Dec 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781407978499

Julian Symons

Julian Symons is primarily remembered as a master of the art of crime writing. However, in his eighty-two years he produced an enormously varied body of work. Social and military history, biography and criticism were all subjects he touched upon with remarkable success, and he held a distinguished reputation in each field. His novels were consistently highly individual and expertly crafted, raising him above other crime writers of his day. It is for this that he was awarded various prizes, and, in 1982, named as Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America – an honour accorded to only three other English writers before him: Graham Greene, Eric Ambler and Daphne Du Maurier. He succeeded Agatha Christie as the president of Britain’s Detection Club, a position he held from 1976 to 1985, and in 1990 he was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers for his lifetime’s achievement in crime fiction. Symons died in 1994.

Reviews for Twixt the Cup and the Lip

[Shaelyn P · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a perfect 50 minute listen( I sped it up 1 5x) while I made dinner if you like British Crime Library Classics series or 1950s British heist stories, you might enjoy this