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A Village Murder

By: Frances Evesham
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
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An English village can be deadly, when your past catches up with you....

In the beautiful rural Somerset village of Lower Hembrow, crammed full with English eccentrics, something is amiss....

Landscape gardener Imogen Bishop has spent the last 30 years trying to forget one fateful school night but when her estranged husband Greg Bishop is found dead in the grounds of her father's Georgian hotel, danger threatens to overwhelm her.

Retired police officer Adam Hennessey, hoping for a peaceful life running his traditional Somerset country pub, finds himself drawn into the unfolding drama in the hotel across the road.

Imogen, Adam and Harley the stray dog form an unlikely partnership as they try to untangle a knot of secrets, solve a murder mystery and bring a killer to justice.

©2020 Frances Evesham (P)2020 Boldwood Books Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Village Murder Cosy Mysteries Murder Mystery
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overall I thought there were too many threads and romantic side issues and not enough meat to a main story. The denouement was overly melodramatic (and I felt a police caution have come in there?!) and I'm not sure how they got to the conclusions though it's possible I drifted off during some vital clue. A hazard of audio books! it was ok. I doubt I'd read another by this author.

struggled to keep interested

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I was looking for a story to get me through some stressful times. I love crime and fiction, and I but especially those that include a bit of light-hearted comedy and are not too overly dramatic or too explicitly violent. I had to already boot the ebook, but it but hadn't got around to reading it. As I saw I could get the audio book for free for a few weeks, I decided to try that and have thoroughly enjoyed thestory and performance ovf the narrator!

Really enjoyed both the story and the narrator.

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Forgot I had read previously but listened again. Couldn’t remember who did it again. Love this story and setting

Listened twice enjoyed just as much

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It took me a while to get into the story but when I did it started to make sense and I found myself thinking about who the murderer could be. I had pretty much guessed by three quarters way through but enjoyed how the mystery unfolded.

A very English story

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coming from Somerset now living in New Zealand I had to try one of Frances books and it didn't let me down...I love love loved it...it took me back to my home land it was a great story and great narration.

excellent story and narration

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Was a pleasant enough novel. A few twists and turns but overall not bad at all.

Nice read

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The story kept up the pace throughout and the ending wrapped up all loose ties. The characters were believable and likeable. I find it a refreshing change to read/hear stories that do not contain in-your-face sex or violence.
Definitely an author for my library.

Good Cozy Mystery

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A good cast of characters, an interesting plot and a series of intertwined mysteries. Just the thing.

Classic English cozy

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This was a pleasant murder mystery found my self smiling at some of the characters. loved then narrator. found it a good story overall.

Pleasant

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Just enjoyable to listen to her accent. If you just need to relax this is a lovely story.

Enjoyable

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