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The Royal Baths Murder

A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 4

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By: J. R. Ellis
Narrated by: Michael Page
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A murdered crime writer. An idyllic Yorkshire town. Can DCI Oldroyd separate fact from fiction?

A famous writer is found murdered at the Victorian baths in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate. In a crime worthy of one of his novels, Damian Penrose, who was appearing at the town’s crime writing festival, has been ruthlessly strangled. But with no trace of the murderer and no apparent means of escape, how did the killer simply vanish from the scene of the crime?

There’s only one mind capable of unlocking this mystery: DCI Jim Oldroyd. But as he and his team quickly discover, while Penrose was popular with the reading public, he had made plenty of enemies. Feuds over money, accusations of plagiarism, a string of affairs.... His route to the top left a trail of embittered rivals - and suspects. But which of them was willing to commit murder?

When Penrose’s shocking death proves to be just the first of many, it becomes clear to Oldroyd that he is dealing with a calculating criminal hell-bent on revenge. He must find and bring them to justice. Before the truth becomes more chilling than fiction....

©2019 J. R. Ellis (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Cosy Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense
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The story might not have been too bad had the narrator not over-enunciated. Most of the characters either sounded like they were 70 year old Yorkshire farmers or a character from an Agatha Christie movie. It made the whole experience a bit unauthentic and uncomfortable. Shame really as it could have been better with a different narrator. Sorry Michael. Just not suited to this particular author’s work.

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I very much enjoy J R Ellis's crime novels, and the story to this one was also a good one. However, I was greatly distracted by the voice of the narrator, as it was extra loud overall and just about every voice/accent sounded pompous! Also the women's dialogue sounded like it was being read by a female impersonator in a Christmas pantomime, also, still quite pompous....I tried not to let this affect my reception of the story itself, but it was impossible to ignore. Maybe it's just me, but I am used to much mellower narration, better suited to the scenario. Nothing personal, Michael Page, but I just don't think you were the right person for this story!

Narrator a distraction

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I really enjoyed listening to this book.
I hate the fact that one has to write a designated number of words in order to give a response.

Very good

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This is the first time I’ve listened to a narrative written by this author and it won’t be the last! There were many twists and turns before it became possible to eliminate some of the many suspects. However, I never had a clue regarding the perpetrator who masterminded so many downfalls. In the end, every piece fitted leaving me to think that being an armchair detective was a safer option than working on a real life case. You’ll be in for a surprise or two if you listen but that’s always part of the journey.

Thank goodness I don’t know any authors like that one who received a well deserved ending.

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I really enjoy the twist and turns of the mystery and trying to guess which character is the murderer, although I needed DI Oldroyd & DS Andy Carter to help me with that.
Michael Page brings the characters to life so that even if I read physical book I still hear them the way he portrays them.
The background story creates real emotions and understanding of situations that plague the real world, but are skilfully written, even if you want to slap certain DI and his two hanger-oners.
You can't go wrong with a J.R Ellis mystery.

Oldroyd & Carter Solved it Again

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