The Unholy Grail

The high drama of this second story set in the magical school of Groosham Grange involves shady characters from Eastern Europe and some skulduggery that looks like scuppering David’s chance of winning the Unholy Grail. Nickolas Grace’s reading builds the tension well and is especially good at capturing David’s bafflement at the string of unlikely events that contribute to his downfall. The only problem for the listener is that there are several unlikely events too many so that the story unravels just a little bit too slowly to hold attention to the bitter end. (3hrs 33mins)