FindMyTBR
Not to Be Taken
In the comfortable English Dorsetshire village of Anneypenny in the 1930s, fruit farmer Douglas Sewell – narrator of the story – sees his friend John die in agony.
About Not to Be Taken
In the comfortable English Dorsetshire village of Anneypenny in the 1930s, fruit farmer Douglas Sewell – narrator of the story – sees his friend John die in agony. The death certificate states gastric ulcers but the post mortem’s revealing of poison punctures Anneypenny’s idyllic backdrop. Soon every friend and neighbour seems to harbour something suspicious. Douglas challenges his readers, or listeners, to answer the key questions before throwing out several scenarios and turning them upside-down in a tantalising path to the truth. A journalist as well as a novelist, Anthony Berkeley was a founding member of the Detection Club and one of crime fiction’s greatest innovators. He was one of the first to predict the development of the ‘psychological’ crime novel.
Where to listen & where it's available
Not to Be Taken is available as an audiobook on Apple Books. We haven't confirmed it on Spotify yet — but you can still search there below.
Buy or compare copies of Not to Be Taken
Retailer links open each store's page for this title. As an Amazon Associate, FindMyTBR may earn from qualifying purchases — see our affiliate disclosure.
More by Anthony Berkeley
Not to Be Taken — frequently asked
- Is Not to Be Taken on Spotify?
- We haven't confirmed Not to Be Taken on Spotify's audiobook catalog yet. Spotify audiobooks are included with Premium (up to a monthly listening limit) in supported markets.
- Is Not to Be Taken on Apple Books?
- Yes — Not to Be Taken is available as an audiobook on Apple Books.
- Who wrote Not to Be Taken?
- Not to Be Taken is by Anthony Berkeley.
- Where can I buy the Not to Be Taken audiobook?
- Audible and Amazon both carry audiobooks; use the retailer links on this page to go straight to Not to Be Taken. For print copies, compare Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million.
FindMyTBR aggregates audiobook availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon so you can
move your Goodreads TBR to audio. Availability reflects titles we've confirmed; a service with no badge
just hasn't been confirmed yet. Covers via Open Library.
Search your whole Goodreads shelf →