What made the experience of listening to Three Bags Full the most enjoyable? Lovely story, beautifully read by Hugh Lee I really, really enjoyed this and hope to hear more from Leonnie Swann. So you will just have to find out for yourself! There are lots of moments to note, but saying anything here risks me writing spoilers that would undermine the narrativeand plot. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There is a sense of a lot of background and preparatory work before the recording being worn lightly in a confident, polished performance. The dialogue is brilliantly dramatised and articulated, and Hugh Lee's reading style in descriptive passages is easy and flowing. This is a group (flock) piece, each character adding a particular spice to the mix, so it is not really fair to single out one. The characterization of each individual is thorough, distinctive and utterly convincing. 1 spot in my personal 'best narrator' top ten.

Which character – as performed by Hugh Lee – was your favourite? But, Leonnie Swann's herd of detective sheep are in a league of their own, a creation of sensitive observation of animal behaviour and great imagination. It was in the expectation of Agatha type wit that I bought Three Bags Full. I like to change the pace of my listens, following a dark Jo Nesbo with an Agatha Raisin comic piece.

What other book might you compare Three Bags Full to, and why? While some of the detectives insist on chewing the evidence, or even forgetting it, together they succeed in shedding the revelatory light on the inexplicable world of human beings, and even on themselves. Why did George tie little packets under their bellies before they crossed the meadow? And whose blood does Ham the butcher have on his hands?

Together they uncover the truth behind the life and death of their shepherd. They are led with fortitude by Miss Maple, the cleverest sheep in Glennkill and possibly the world, She is aided by Cordelia, who loves long words and Othello, a ram with a dark past. Every night since they were lambs, he has read aloud to them – fairy tales, factual books about ovine disease, even detective stories – in order to help them sleep.įaced with a real-life investigation, the flock spring into action. Fortunately, George has left behind an unusually intelligent group of sheep. On a hillside near the cosy Irish village of Glennkill, a flock of sheep gather around their beloved shepherd George, who lies murdered, his body pinned to the pasture with a spade.

Three bags full by leonie swann