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Murder Most Antique

The Stamford Mysteries, Book 2

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Murder Most Antique

By: E. C. Bateman
Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
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Don’t miss the brand-new installment in the fantastic Stamford Mysteries series! Perfect for fans of M.C. Beaton and Richard Osman.

Who knew a harmless town fair could be so polarising – or so deadly?

When auctioneer Felicia Grant’s best friend, Stamford Mayor Cassandra Lane, talked her into helping with the town’s annual Georgian Fair, she expected the worst she’d have to endure was the corset. But when the fair’s headline speaker turns up dead in the hook-a-duck pool, and more murders follow in quick succession, she finds herself investigating a serial killer for the second time in less than a year – and this time the stakes are even higher…

Cover illustrated by local Stamford illustrator Katie Cardew. Discover more at katiecardew.com

©2023 E. C. Bateman (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Cosy Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural Women Sleuths Murder Detective
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I like the storyline of this book but I don't think I can go onto number 3. The problem is purple prose, too much alliteration and metaphor and massive over use of clever words. I mean why explain when you can elucidate? And why should the door or the house be small when they can be diminutive? And what's with the obsession with eyes - silver eyes rather than grey, bright blue eyes in the head of very old people. And really, the characters are well set up for us to get an idea of what they look like, we don't need to be reminded constantly throughout the book.

Also, Felicia is pretty easily irritated.

I think the writing needs a good edit to be tighter.

Good storyline and narrator

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Already looking forward to the next instalment in this new series and I can’t wait to see how the characters deal with new challenges.

Excellent sequel

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