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A Man of Some Repute

A Very English Mystery, Book 1

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A Man of Some Repute

By: Elizabeth Edmondson
Narrated by: Michael Page
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Truth is rarely pure and never simple...

Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past.

Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester.

The Castle's faded grandeur hides a web of secrets and scandals - the Earl has been missing for seven years, lost without a trace since the night he left his guests and walked out into a blizzard.

When a skeleton is uncovered beneath the flagstones of the Old Chapel, the police produce a suspect and declare the case closed.

Hugo is not convinced. With the help of the spirited Freya Wryton, the Earl's niece, he is drawn back into active service, and the ancient town of Selchester is dragged into the intrigues and conspiracies of the Cold War era.

With a touch of Downton Abbey, a whisper of Agatha Christie and a nod to Le Carré, A Man of Some Repute is the first book in this delightfully classic and witty murder mystery series.

©2015 Elizabeth Edmondson (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Cosy Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Witty
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I enjoy narrative with lots of adjectives. A non offensive story. Love the simplicity.

entertaining

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I really enjoyed this story and it was narrated very well. I found the strong female characters, especially the thirteen year old Georgia, a pleasant part of this novel which is set not long after the Second World War.

A good "cosy" mystery

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really enjoyed this story - so much so I am onto the next. characters were well crafted and the story and twist was strong. as indicated in synopsis. has it all bit if history, romance and mystery. highly recommend.

good old fashioned romp

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With Adults behaving badly, children being grown up, an Equine with an attitude, fabulous feline, staff worth their weight in gold, bogs, skulduggery, extortion and spies, you will be busy.
Chuckled, guffawed, chortled, laughed and tittered my way through book #one of the aptly named Very English Mystery series, so thoroughly enjoyable, thank you Elizabeth Edmondson, much appreciated. :-)

Jolly good fun… rather :-)

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