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Cherringham - a quiet town in the Cotswolds. Nothing ever happens there, or so it seems - until one morning a woman's body is found in the river. A terrible accident, according to the police. But is this true? Sarah believes there must be more to it. In Jack, a former NYPD homicide detective, she finds a partner who is willing to start investigating with her. They soon find out that things are not as clear as the police want them to be ... This first - of many cases brings Sarah and Jack together in an unlikely partnership.
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A Dinner to Die For
- Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series: Mystery Shorts 28
- By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
When a new restaurant with a starred American chef opens in Cherringham, it seems the Spotted Pig has a worthy rival. But a series of disturbing incidents turns that rivalry into something dangerous - perhaps even fatal. Jack and Sarah get involved and soon discover dark secrets about the new chef Anna... Can they uncover what is really happening before both restaurants go belly-up? Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks.
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
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- By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 1 - 3: MURDER ON THAMES, MYSTERY AT THE MANOR and MURDER BY MOONLIGHT.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally!
- By SP Parkinson on 14-06-2017
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Murder on Thames
- Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery Shorts 1
- By: Neil Richards, Matthew Costello
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Cherringham - a quiet town in the Cotswolds. Nothing ever happens there, or so it seems - until one morning a woman's body is found in the river. A terrible accident, according to the police. But is this true? Sarah believes there must be more to it. In Jack, a former NYPD homicide detective, she finds a partner who is willing to start investigating with her. They soon find out that things are not as clear as the police want them to be ... This first - of many cases brings Sarah and Jack together in an unlikely partnership.
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Dead in the Water
- A Cherringham Mystery 1
- By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
On the night of the school prom, a young teacher is found dead in the Thames in a drug-related accident. It seems - at first - to be another sign that Cherringham High is spiralling out of control. The new head however is convinced that the teacher's death is suspicious and quietly calls in Sarah Edwards. With her one-time detective partner, Jack Brennan, back in America, Sarah is at first reluctant to take on the case. But when she does get involved, it soon becomes clear that the tragic accident might really be a case of murder - and even Sarah herself could be in danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good to have a full book
- By Anne on 19-04-2019
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A Quiet Life in the Country
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4 out of 5 stars 60
Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...
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3 out of 5 stars
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An ok listen
- By Anne on 21-05-2018
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Murder at the Mousetrap
- Bunburry - A Cosy Mystery Series 1
- By: Helena Marchmont
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Alfie McAlister has retreated from London to the peace and quiet of the country to recover from a personal tragedy. But an accidental death - which may have been no accident - reveals that the heart of England is far from the tranquil backwater he imagined. After arriving in Bunburry, he is co-opted as an amateur detective by Liz and Marge, two elderly ladies who were best friends with Alfie's late Aunt Augusta. And it is not long before their investigations take an even more dramatic turn.
Publisher's Summary
Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
For fans of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple" series, Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who" series, Caroline Graham's "Midsomer Murders", and the American TV series "Murder She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury.
Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham.
The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of "DCI John Barnaby" in "Midsomer Murders" and "Jim Riley" in "The Life of Riley". He is also known for his film roles in "The Nativity", "Sorted" and "Son of Rambow". In 2012, Dudgeon starred as "Norman Birkett" on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.
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- 🦋 Percyville 🦋
- Australia
- 09-03-2018
"A good light read"
A friend put me onto this series which I am thoroughly enjoying. I have more books in my wish list to follow-up.
Loving the mystery!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- SP Parkinson
- Masterton
- 21-01-2018
When will there be more?
It felt like revisiting old friends listening to Jack and Sarah’s latest mystery. Thoroughly enjoyed this and all the other books and can’t wait for those last few stories to be released in English.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 18-01-2018
A good sound read
I love this series what more needs to be said. Just a good light read
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 07-03-2019
Light but entertaining
Cosy crime is a relatively new genre for me but I am finding it refreshing after more intense crime novels. Although lThis is a well written story but, as always, the narrator is what held my interest and made the experience 5 star
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- Dudley
- Sydney, NSW, AU
- 11-06-2018
What a shame
I am a avid audible listener. I simply will not be able to listen to this book because of the narration. It is forced, annoying & over the top.
In future the narration should be tested with listeners.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-01-2018
I love this series! please make more!
really wish there were more in English! I have up to episode 18 but can't find the next chapters read by the same narrator
21 of 22 people found this review helpful
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- Patricia
- 29-12-2017
Another great story
As always, wonderful storytellers and perfect narrator. Thanks for an engaging holiday respite in Cherringham!
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
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- Diana
- 19-04-2018
Another well done audio mystery story - very good
This crime series is a nice way to spend time being entertained - the characters are interesting - there isn't sex, gore, and horror - the focus is on people, their behavior and lives.
I like the way this series skips months and years and the people are changing and growing over time - yet friendships stay the course.
The ideas the authors come up with for the mysteries to be solved are good - there are some really interesting twists and observations of human behavior and lives and choices.
The narration is very good.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- diane
- 10-03-2018
audible - pls offer books beyond nr 19 in english!
love this series - we really got into it -- is disappointing that beyond nr 19 in the series - the books are only offered in german. i hope audible considers offering the remaining books in english soon.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- Kdmd
- 10-01-2018
Great!
More, please!!!!! Love this series, please do more. A fun perfect bite of a mystery. Neil Dudgen is a perfect narrator for this series!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- Glenda
- 04-01-2018
What happened? Unimaginable and Predictable
I've enjoyed the other books in this series so I don't know what happened to this one. It reads as though it was written over night. Ex-cop Jack spent more time drinking than thinking and Compute whiz Sarah was written to miss the obvious. It was all very sad.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
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- Elisabeth Carey
- 18-12-2018
A clever and interesting Christmas short story
Bill Vokes has been the Cherringham Santa Claus for years, an important part of a happy community celebration. This year, though, he changes into his Santa costume--and disappears. At first there is more puzzlement and annoyance than alarm; Bill has a habit of disappearing for short periods, though doing so in the hour or so prior to his scheduled appearance as Santa seems atypical.
By the next morning, though, some people are growing concerned, and Jack and Sarah are asked to look into his disappearance, since there is not yet enough basis for the police to do so.
They soon find that Bill Vokes seems to have no existence prior to the time, years ago, when he and his wife Emily arrived in Cherringham. And although he seemingly has a comfortable income, everyone has a different story about where he got his modest wealth.
What's going on, and what does it have to do with Bill's disappearance?
This is a clever and interesting Christmas short story. I really liked Jack, Sarah, and their friends.
Recommended.
I bought this audiobook.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- michael benson
- 19-02-2018
Cherringham
This is a terrific series and Neil Dudgeon does a great job on it. Looking forward to more!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Joy E Dauble
- 13-02-2018
Wonderful story & narration
I love all of these Cherringham mysteries. Easy listening, but also very engaging. I love trying to solve the mysterious along the way.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- j bradbury
- 04-02-2018
easy reading
lovely light reading you can listen to anytime can't wait to read more thank you
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Julie
- 16-01-2018
A really great listen all round!
Where does Secret Santa (Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series: Mystery Shorts 25) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
These stories are just so comfy, like your favourite slippers. The plots are believable, Neil Dudgeon is just fantastic at narration, and I am always desperate for the next story from these writers. Keep them coming!
What did you like best about this story?
The ease and flow of the plot
What about Neil Dudgeon’s performance did you like?
His voice and style of performance is really relaxing
Any additional comments?
I love these books and if you like a straightforward whodunnit they are just the job!
21 of 21 people found this review helpful
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- Linda
- 03-01-2018
More more more!
I love these stories, the characters, the village & Jack sounds so nice 😃 These mysteries are everyday type of things that could happen in any village. Please Neil Dudgeon read them all as soon as possible so we can enjoy listening to them.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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- CharmayneFB
- 12-04-2018
Love this series!
Really enjoy the mix of characters each episode brings to the established cast. Beautifully warm and funny too. Superbly narrated.
Please, please can we have episodes 22 to 24 compilation available in English in Audible, rather than just in German? As we have missed those three out.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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- Scottish reviewer
- 27-02-2018
Where are the next Cherringham stories
Loved every bit of it, as usual. Always interesting.
AUDIBLE get a move on and record more in this series please, lots of people waiting!
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- anne edwards
- 08-01-2018
Xmas
Very well written and very well read. It will keep your wondering what is coming next
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Fleetwoodboy
- 03-01-2018
Where’s Santa Gone ??
Neat little novella which had an entertaining story line and read brilliantly. As one of a series it kept its credibility. Worth a read / listen .
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Susan Edwards
- 27-11-2018
Secret Santa
Brilliantly written, brilliantly read. I love listening to all the Cherrinham mysteries. I can't wait until the next.
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- spider
- 19-09-2018
great story
loved it. shortish, kept my interest just right for a relaxing afternoons listening by the fire
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Judy Lovelock
- 13-02-2018
Very good
That was a very good story with a feel good factor, a nice light hearted tale
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- KATHLEEN HARVEY
- 06-01-2018
Cheltenham secret sants in
Found this to be interesting and well done
It was a nice mystery and did not want to stop listening
1 of 1 people found this review helpful