
Murder at Hawthorn Cottage
A Melissa Craig Mystery, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Joan Walker
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By:
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Betty Rowlands
About this listen
Meet Melissa: cat lover, caring mother… daring detective?
Melissa Craig is absolutely delighted with her new life in an old crumbling cottage, spending her days pruning the primroses and getting to know Binkie, the ginger cat next door. She only wishes she had made the move to the countryside sooner.
But when a knock at the door brings news of a shocking discovery, she suddenly finds herself thrown in to the middle of a baffling mystery: the bones of a young woman have been found in the woods just behind her new home.
Perhaps the little village of Upper Bembury is not as idyllic as it first seemed?
Strange phone calls in the night convince Melissa that the police are barking up completely the wrong tree, so she can’t resist doing a little digging of her own. From the bingo hall to the beauty salon and beyond, her search ruffles a few feathers and uncovers many of the village’s most scandalous secrets, but gets her no closer to finding the culprit.
The discovery of a tatty old photograph in a drawer is the final piece of the puzzle she needs, but as a newcomer in this close-knit community, does Melissa have what it takes to get to the bottom of this extraordinary murder mystery alone?
A joy to read! An absolutely unpausable whodunnit for fans of Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Faith Martin.
This book was previously published as A Little Gentle Sleuthing.
©2018 Betty Rowlands (P)2018 BookoutureThe narrato does mot really reflect the character
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The attitudes of the women in this book depress me greatly. Women who enjoy being sexually active, women who enjoy pornography, and women who have no interest in sex are all healthy and deserve respect. Similarly sex-workers deserve respect regardless of their motivation. There is more judgment of the women in this book than: discussion of the murder, blame of the murderer or concern about the many abusive relationships that litter the book end to end.
That said, the structure of the murder mystery itself is interesting and well thought out and the narrator did well.
So very judgemental
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Great book.
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Cosy but deadly!
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Narration was just awful - ruined a good plot
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Couldn’t get past Chapter 3
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