A cosy murder mystery.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to a friend if the friend needed a good listen while doing a mundane task. This is a guilty pleasure book which I find helps me keep ironing or cleaning the house. Nothing wrong with that!

If you’ve listened to books by Rhys Bowen before, how does this one compare?

I haven't listened to any other Rhys Bowen books before but will be listening in future. There is always a pile of ironing and my house never stays tidy.......cheaper than a cleaner.

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The narrator is fantastic and has a good range of character voices. I would have given the performance five stars except that I HATED the voice of Darcy. He was meant to be from an aristocratic Irish family but spoke as if he was there to Tarmac the driveway.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This was a gently funny Christie-esque book.

Any additional comments?

Some audiobooks are mind improving and others are just for pleasure. This was an enjoyable pleasure.

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Murder with style

If you could sum up The Twelve Clues of Christmas in three words, what would they be?

Classy
Funny
Whodunit

What did you like best about this story?

I think Georgie is a great character we have seen her grow thru the series and you really root for her and want her to find her man as well as see things develop with Darcy.

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

She does a great voice for Georgie and a lot of the other characters. Her regional accents are not always the best but overall she brings a lot to the story.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The not so jolly 12 days of Christmas

Any additional comments?

This series is definitely worth listening to but I would recommend starting with book one

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Light and entertaining listening

Would you consider the audio edition of The Twelve Clues of Christmas to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version but I enjoyed the audio version.

What other book might you compare The Twelve Clues of Christmas to, and why?

I would compare this book to a hybrid of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse with a bit of Brian Rix performance style thrown in.

Have you listened to any of Katherine Kellgren’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I haven't heard any of Katherine Kellgren's material before but I shall look out for her in the future.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Plenty of moments that made me smile and some that made me laugh.

Any additional comments?

I though that this was a good all round lighthearted listen that was enjoyable from start to finish. I found my self trying to guess the next victim so I had obviously become drawn into the story-line. Probably not my usual sort of listening but I will look out for some more of the same in the future.

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Christmas treat

If you could sum up The Twelve Clues of Christmas in three words, what would they be?

Fun mystery

What other book might you compare The Twelve Clues of Christmas to, and why?

Agatha Christie books

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Good pace and brings characters to life

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Christmas carols can be deadly

Any additional comments?

Enjoyable and light hearted. Good Christmas listen.

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Fun Story

Loved it. Great Christmas murder mystery. I'll definitely check out other books in the series

Georgiana is getting tiresome!

I love the premise of this book - a mysterious death or accident a day of totally disparate people in a quaint, hidden away Dorset town. However, notwithstanding the wonderful cast of characters that add to the richness of this Christmas cozy, Lady Georgiana is both infuriating and tedious! Infuriating because she still doesn’t know how to handle her ladies maid, Queenie, who is completely hopeless. Also she can’t (for gentile reasons), ask her mother for money! Neither can she ask for the payment she’s owed for a job that she applied for (because her employer is feeding and housing her)! Sigh. These are simple things that people of her class Can Do! I see this as a failing in her and not a result of her status and upbringing. Tedious because of her insistence that she can do better at solving the crimes, than the local police, her grandfather and Darcy, because of the ‘feelings’ she has, yet refuses to share, explain or discuss with them - but stridently insists that they believe in her and do her bidding! So inevitably she gets into unnecessary scrapes and difficulties far too often! She doesn’t learn from these scrapes either! Sigh. So, given the above, why the relatively high rating? Because the story is a good one. A genuine intrigue worth puzzling over. Also, Darcy... in fact, the only regular character absent from this tale is Belinda. (As an aside, I’m curious to know what has happened to the beautiful Coco Chanel clothes she acquired - and the fur coat - at the end of Naughty In Nice)! As I say, for me, Lady G has become tedious. Almost as tedious as Queenie. The narrator is great. She seamlessly slips between various accents and dialects with ease! You always know who is talking, there’s never any confusion. It’s a joy to listen to her.

Ruined by the screeching voices

Good grief, the SHRIEKING of nearly all the characters! Such a shame as this kind of thing - 1930s plucky female detective - is right up my street. But it was ruined for me by the constant high-pitched and emphatic tones of several of the characters. Is absolutely everything so filled with drama it needs to be voiced with such melodrama? No, it's not, and it's exhausting to listen to. I would love to hear an alternative version of this story, voiced by somebody who understands you don't need to assault listeners in this way.

The Twelve Clues of Christmas

This is another great book in the series and funner than the last. Read brilliantly again by Katherine Kellgren.

Enjoyable Christmas listen

This is the first of the series I have listened to, purchased for car listening during Christmas journeys. Whilst bodies mount up in a somewhat unrealistic manner, I thoroughly enjoyed the story for what it is an easy listening (cosy) mystery. The narration was strong and the writing decent. Would recommend this and will probably try out more from the series.

Brilliant

I have never read/heard a book by this author before, but I’ll certainly be looking out for her books in the future. It is very well-written, with strong characters. The only thing that put me off a little was the high- pitched narration.