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Murder on the Clifftops
- A Melissa Craig Mystery, Book 3
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Series: A Melissa Craig Mystery, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
An utterly addictive cozy mystery novel
French cheese, fine wine, and...a mystifying murder?
A delightful afternoon stroll turns to disaster when the guests of an artists’ retreat in the French mountains spot the body of a man at the bottom of a cliff. Amongst them is Melissa Craig, who, binoculars at the ready, suddenly finds herself at the center of a very puzzling mystery. Was it an accident, or was he pushed?
Her suspicions are confirmed when another body is found days later in almost the exact same spot. It can’t be a coincidence; someone in this idyllic French village is up to no good, and it’s up to her to find out who.
Between the eccentric locals and mischievous guests, Melissa finds herself with no shortage of potential suspects: Was it the surly handyman with a dark past or perhaps, the short-sighted widow with an excellent golf swing? But the real question is: How close to the edge will Melissa have to tread to find the culprit?
An absolutely gripping murder mystery you’ll feel compelled to listen to in one sitting. Perfect for anyone who loves Agatha Christie, P.D. James, or Faith Martin.
This book was previously published as Over the Edge.
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- Rhonda Chapman
- 04-07-2020
Loved this story
Loved it the narrator had me totally imagining the French country side and the history was an eye opener
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- Amy
- 17-10-2019
Very cliche
When this book was first written I am sure it would have come across as not so cliche but alas it has not aged well. This book has none of the charm of the first so I have hoping after disappointing second and third books that lacklusting streak has worn off.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-07-2019
Took a bit to get going
Unlike her previous stories which grabbed me at the get go....this one took a bit to gain my attention....I only persevered as a I was driving.. I’m glad I did as it was a great story in the end
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- Marj
- 06-01-2019
good but complex
intriloveguing but hard to track lare cast of characters when listening.. love to see movie!
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- JeanT
- 06-11-2018
I liked the story and the characters a lot
But the narrator again disappointed me. I like her in the books where she narrates as a more mature character. In them she comes across as a very classy, matronly, intelligent and affluent woman. But when she narrates anyone under 50 she seems like someone who was mis-cast. Otherwise I liked this book a lot and I really do enjoy the narrator usually.
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- J. Burns
- 09-01-2020
Could be just me . . .
Normally, I really enjoy Melissa Craig books audio books. With this one, however, the French accents and the names of the different characters and locations read in French made it difficult for me to keep up. Joan Walker is an excellent narrator, and I'm suspecting that she is fluent in French, but as I am not, this wasn't enjoyable (to me).
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- mjyoung
- 21-03-2019
Murder on the Clifftop
Loved the book! It was a great story with lots of history woven through out!
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- Beatrice
- 20-11-2018
3 stars
I think I like Melissa Craig in her small village in the Cotswolds. This story didn't really do it for me and it took me a while to finish it.
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- bookworm
- 01-08-2019
who's who?
this book of the series was a little difficult to keep up with due to the names/language barrier.....good story line though
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- Hanrattyblack
- 18-02-2019
Very pleasant light reading/listening
I’ve enjoyed Betty Rowlands first three books in this series. The characters are well described and interesting and the plot drew me in. In general, the narration is good, but there is an irritating (to me) tendency to give characters a silly coy voice when they are conversing - particularly questions. It’s distracting to the point of annoying.
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- Mrs. Angela Mclaren
- 01-01-2019
yet another brilliant book
VERY EXCITING READ REALLY WELL DESCRIBED I HAVE LOVED ALL THE MEL CRAIG BOOKS SO FAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE NARRATOR BRILLIANT AT ALL THE CHARACTERS
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- Grandma4919
- 21-04-2020
Love Betty Rowlands
I have read/listened to quite a few Betty Rowland stories. I was a little disappointed in this one, not sure why. Perhaps because it wasn’t set in England? It didn’t flow as well and it took me a while to finish, I started other stories and went back to this one several times, just to get to the end. So sorry to be negative, it won’t stop me reading more of her books, it was for me, a bit of a hiccup.
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- Moya Russell
- 27-01-2020
OK if you speak French.
Struggled with this book due to all the foreign names. Did not really enjoy it. Narration O K.
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- Gail Collard
- 20-12-2019
Another good one
Loved this as always. I really like having these by this author as light hearted entertainment at bed tild
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- Baz 48
- 14-06-2019
Poor narration
The story itself is good but I do find that the narrator uses voices that are unrealistic and irritating which is determining whether or not I download any others in the series.
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