Entertaining but….

Spoilt by the American pronunciations and awful accents but a jolly good story and very entertaining

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Best cosy mystery series I've heard in ages

Really good writing. A likeable heroine set with fabulous phrases and characters of the era. Lovely narration.

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Easy listening with intrigue

A nice and interesting start to a long series of 20s mystery books. Daisy has a great independence and I'm keen to see how the series progresses. Not as steamy as the Phryne Fisher books by Kerry Greenwood, but still very enjoyable.

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Lovely little series you won’t regret

Likeable characters, slow-burning romance and a mystery that doesn’t drag. This is a generally happy and friendly feeling series despite the deaths, with perfectly suited narration.
I’m hooked, very glad it’s a nice long series!

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great fun

For lovers of Dorothy L. Sayers, Georgette Heyer, Agatha Christie etc. Great heroine, good fun.

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Story was quite good, but....

This was a decent story in the 'cozy' mystery style, but the narration was problematic because the reader's pronunciation was, to say the least, eccentric. I am not sure if this was deliberate. Coffee was pronounced ' cawfee', strong was 'srawng', office was 'awfice' etc. The main characters were interesting and I will probably listen to another.

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Its a bit like sugar water

Fun story but a bit saccharin and not much substance.
Over described details suggest writer is trying too hard to evoke the era, could have been done better with the assumption the reader knew... it would give more authenticity.
Reader is jerky and lacks emotion to involve the listener and at times she seems to have misplaced gaps which makes it hard to listen to.
also transatlantic accent didn't work for and English country murder

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Enjoyable yesteryear story

I liked the main characters and the style of the story telling, very old English. Nice little mystery that did manage to keep you guessing.

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Distracting narration - poor accents

I think the book will be fun (typical country house murder) but I’ll have to find a book to finish it. The narrator is American which isn’t a problem per se but their English accent fluctuates, words are mispronounced and the men sound like barrow boys rather than toffs.

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An enjoyable cosy mystery

I enjoyed this introduction to the series, and will listen to more. Not too long, good for light entertainment. Some listeners have mentioned the narrator's pronunciation. After a couple of awkward sounding words in the early chapters I realised they sounded British with either a slight American accent (possibly it was Welsh though, apologies to Welsh speakers if I am very wrong) to some words and word endings, similar to a Brit who has lived in the USA for a while for example, then it didn't bother me, it sounded realistic. It was a pleasant and engaging voice and it suited the story and characters. I did find some of the less central characters voices a little twee but it didn't detract from the story overall for me. When I found out the author is English and now resides in the US I thought that fitted neatly with the chosen narrative accent, though possibly a coincidence.

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