Audiobook1 hour
Basil in Mexico
Written by Eve Titus
Narrated by Ralph Lister
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
Basil of Baker Street continues his brilliant detective career as he solves three tough cases!
"The Case of the Counterfeit Cheese": in which mousedom is terrified as mice crack their teeth on phony cheese bits made of concrete.
"The Theft of the Mousa Lisa": in which Basil ferrets out the truth behind the strange theft of Mexico's beloved masterpiece.
"The Disappearance of Dr. Dawson": in which - horror of horrors! - Basil's faithful friend is mousenapped. In all these daring adventures, Basil proves himself to be a true disciple of his hero, Sherlock Holmes!
"The Case of the Counterfeit Cheese": in which mousedom is terrified as mice crack their teeth on phony cheese bits made of concrete.
"The Theft of the Mousa Lisa": in which Basil ferrets out the truth behind the strange theft of Mexico's beloved masterpiece.
"The Disappearance of Dr. Dawson": in which - horror of horrors! - Basil's faithful friend is mousenapped. In all these daring adventures, Basil proves himself to be a true disciple of his hero, Sherlock Holmes!
Author
Eve Titus
Eve Titus (1905–2002) wrote many books for children during her long career, including the Basil of Baker Street books and the Anatole series.
More audiobooks from Eve Titus
Great Mouse Detective
Related to Basil in Mexico
Titles in the series (7)
Basil of Baker Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil in Mexico Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil and the Cave of Cats Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil in the Wild West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil and the Lost Colony Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil and the Big Cheese Cook-Off: Great Mouse Detective Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Basil and the Royal Dare Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related audiobooks
Basil in the Wild West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil and the Cave of Cats Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil and the Royal Dare Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Basil and the Lost Colony Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basil and the Big Cheese Cook-Off: Great Mouse Detective Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Basil and the Library Ghost Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Basil of Baker Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy the Detective Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freddy and the Space Ship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy and the Ignormus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story of Doctor Dolittle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Adventures of Robin Hood, The Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFreddy and the Baseball Team from Mars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy and Mr. Camphor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy and the Bean Home News Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy the Pilot Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kenny & the Dragon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy the Politician Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freddy and Simon the Dictator Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy and the Popinjay Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freddy and the Dragon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kenny & the Book of Beasts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freddy Goes to Florida Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ereth's Birthday Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Children's Mysteries & Detective Stories For You
The Black Circle (The 39 Clues, Book 5) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Curse of the Arctic Star: Nancy Drew Diaries, Book 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Evil Spy School Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Boxcar Children Collection Volume 1: The Boxcar Children Mysteries, Books 1-3 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beyond the Grave (The 39 Clues, Book 4) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Boxcar Children Collection Volume 2: Mystery Ranch, Mike's Mystery, Blue Bay Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spy School Project X Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In Too Deep (The 39 Clues, Book 6) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spy School at Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spy School Secret Service Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Boxcar Children: The Boxcar Children Mysteries, Book 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fairy-Tale Detectives Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Forbidden City Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spy Ski School Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5City Spies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spy School Goes North Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Point Blank Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Library Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Secret Zoo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Egypt Game Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dollhouse Murders: The Dolls Didn't Forget... Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Golden Gate Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Midnight Children Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Happened to Rachel Riley? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Basil in Mexico
Rating: 4.097222177777778 out of 5 stars
4/5
36 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although this series is fun and entertaining, this one cleverly introduces some thoughtful concepts and facts. It has instances of compassion for the guilty, equal rights (for female mice), and thoughtfulness for those less fortunate. Performed by Ralph Lister, this series, though intended for children, can be enjoyed by all ages.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I'm not really sure why I persist in finishing the Basil series; I don't find it particularly cute or engaging. In this one, Basil and Dawson travel to Mexico in order to find a piece of stolen art. But first, Basil must solve the mystery of a bunch of mice with broken teeth and dentists with kidnapped children. All of that gruesome nonsense is dispatched with in the first 2 chapters, then it's off to Mexico. Basil solves the mystery of the stolen Mousa Lisa (the museum director did it), but then gets embroiled in a coup attempt by a Prof. Ratigan and El Bruto, a dictator. Blah blah blah. Lots of weird plot points all mashed together in a 96-page book. I didn't hate it or anything, I think I am just bored of Basil. Also, I think just one of those plot threads would have sufficed for the book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of the sweetest and most cleverly-written pastiches I've ever seen. Basil aspires to be the mouse version of his hero, Sherlock Holmes, and the self-aware nature of the story works beautifully, making it especially cute when Basil and Holmes contrast (Basil laps up the attention, heartily approves of Dawson's stories, and plays the violin very badly). The story's real strength lies in its writing, however; the prose is simple and even lyrical in places, and it repeatedly borrows phrases directly out of the Holmes stories themselves, adapted to suit the mice - Dawson refers to Basil as "the best and wisest mouse [he'd] ever known", while chapter 11 begins, "It is with a heavy heart that I... take pen in paw to write these lines." Aside from training up a new generation of Holmes fans, it's surprisingly educational in other ways as well, with a scattering of Spanish vocabulary and an argument between Basil and the wife of the Mexican mouse president about women's rights and famous women in history. The story is quite interesting for a children's mystery, and even adult readers are likely to find it charming, Holmes fans or not.