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A Spoonful of Murder

By: J.M. Hall
Narrated by: Julie Hesmondhalgh
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Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet…

Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café.

But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy.

By the next Thursday, Topsy’s dead.

The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become involved in a murder.

But they know there’s more to Topsy’s death than meets the eye – and it’s down to them to prove it…

Sit down with a cup of tea and this perfectly witty, cosy crime novel. Fans of Agatha Christie, Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders will be hooked from the very first page.

‘Warm characters and wonderful writing… It’s steeped in Yorkshire like a mug of hot, strong tea… I loved it’ SJ Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot

©2022 J.M. Hall (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Cosy Culinary Adventures Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Crime Murder Witty British Women Detectives

Critic Reviews

‘An absorbing read about everyday life falling foul of murder’ Faith Martin, author of A Fatal End
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Brilliant! Such a great story and read perfectly. I loved listening to it and enjoyed the story very much.

A wonderful story to listen to in the car.

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Great story, fabulous narration (and accent), Very relatable listen as a teacher. Loved the side plots for each character alongside the main mystery. This book kept me great company on my long drives to and from work. Now I've got the second one lined up!

A cosy and enjoyable listen

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I loved this ! I liked the narration as it put me back in the Yorkshire dales again. It reminded me of being back helping out at my children’s school.

Wonderful

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Mildly entertaining but very predictable. Writing and performance just average. nothing wrong with it but nothing much to recommend either. Yawn.

Very predictable

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While I found this book interesting, narration good, it became hard to follow from time to time and found I had to rewind to fit the pieces together.

Not quite there for me

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I enjoyed this gentle tale of murder with many moments that created smiles and even laughter. It was a bit like the down to earth, sensible and thoughtful ladies from my aquarobics group were solving a murder.

And I also liked the more serious side of drawing attention to the situation older people find themselves in with scammers using technology and more traditional methods to trick them out of their money.

Also loved the Yorkshire accent of the reader and the setting.

Enjoyable spoonful

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The narrator's accent was very thick and hard to understand from time to time. The plot was a bit dull: just a bunch of gossiping old ladies.

Go easy with the accent next time

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I found myself getting a bit confused with the story lines. I figured out who the murderer was earlier on in the story.

Took a while to get into it.

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Thanks for this book. It was enjoyable and easy listening. I did get to the who did it early on, and some of the sideline storyline’s were a tad tedious - but on the whole I enjoyed this book. Would listen to another book by this author.

Was an enjoyable story

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Great characters very human loved the everyday lifestyle looking forward to the next instalment & listening to the characters evolve

Great plot

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