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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 to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 34 - 36. "The Secret of Brimley Manor": Brimley Manor, home to an eccentric museum of oddities from its owner's lifetime of exotic travels also holds dark secrets. When a suspicious fire breaks out, the biggest question is... was it just an accident?

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 to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 40 - 42. "Cold Case": It's winter in Cherringham, and petty thief Charlie Topper's life is in danger. Desperate, he reaches out to Jack and Sarah for help: last summer - during a robbery - he witnessed a cold-blooded murder, and now he fears the killer is after him.

From the authors of the best-selling series "Cherringham". This compilation contains episodes 1-3. "A shot in the dark": Sussex, England, 1929. Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up there considerably, when young Sir Harry Mortimer returns home from his government posting in Cairo, with his unconventional American wife - Kat Reilly. "A little Night murder": A young poacher is found shot dead in the woods of a grand estate near Mydworth. A sad accident it would seem.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. When Sir Harry's Aunt Lavinia invites her friends from The Arts Club down to Mydworth Manor for a weekend of Bohemian fun, she's not expecting a prince to turn up too, eager to join in the frolics. But when a body turns up in the prince's bedroom, it's up to Harry and Kat to find the killer.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. This compilation contains episodes 10-12:. CITY HEAT. Kat brings Harry across the Atlantic to New York for a planned whirlwind time in her hometown. But when wealthy Teddy Crowther is kidnapped by the mob, the pair are called in to help. Soon they find themselves playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse. FOOL'S GOLD. When young Ewan Mackay sails his small dinghy out to a mysterious wreck site a few miles off the coast of Littlehampton, he never returns.

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 to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 25 - 27. SECRET SANTA: Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill: upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season?

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 to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 31 - 33.

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 to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 37 - 39.

From the authors of the best-selling series "CHERRINGHAM". This compilation contains episodes 4-6: "MURDER WORE A MASK": Lavinia's annual Masked Ball at Mydworth Manor is a highlight of the season - but the lavish party comes to a full stop when one of the guests is found dead down by the lake. Harry and Kat suspect that the dead man was the victim of a clever case of murder. And the killer's work is not yet done... "DEADLY CARGO": Mydworth's Excelsior Radio Company is world-famous for its expensive radio-phonographs.

THE WRONG MAN When young Ben Carter is found murdered in an alleyway one snowy night in Mydworth, all the evidence points to his best pal. Harry and Kat become involved - can they find the real culprit? SECRETS ON THE COTE D'AZUR When Harry and Kat head south to the French Riviera, they look forward to dazzling parties, a shimmering sea, and wonderful food... A DISTANT VOICE It's Midsummer in Mydworth - and a celebrated medium is in town with his lucrative supernatural show, raising suspicions.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. When Harry takes Kat to Venice for their wedding anniversary, he promises parties on the Lido, sunset dinners, and dancing in the moonlight. But when the US embassy in Rome quietly asks them to help investigate the mysterious death of an undercover Treasury agent, romance must wait. And within hours - in this great city of canals and bridges - they're caught in a dangerous and deadly race to expose a criminal conspiracy before another murder can be committed.

Very British - drei Cherringham-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 40: Ein eiskaltes Verbrechen Der Kleinganove Charlie Topper wurde bei einem Einbruch Zeuge eines Mordes. Um nicht selbst in Schwierigkeiten zu geraten, hat er niemandem erzählt, was er gesehen hat. Doch nun scheint der Mörder ihn gefunden zu haben, und in seiner Verzweiflung bittet er Jack und Sarah um Hilfe. Folge 41: Kein sicheres Versteck EDer IT-Spezialist Ed Finlay ist verschwunden und seine Frau wendet sich hilfesuchend an Jack und Sarah.

Very British - drei Cherringham-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 31: Ein jähes Ende. Drei Mädchen und ein großes Abenteuer: Die Wanderung zum Abschluss der Highschool hat Tradition in Cherringham. Auch Holly, Amy und Jasmine beschließen, fünf Tage lang durch die dichten Wälder der Cotswolds zu wandern und nachts unter dem Sternenhimmel zu zelten. Doch dann verschwindet eines der Mädchen mitten in der Nacht und wird am nächsten Morgen tot aufgefunden. Zunächst sieht alles nach einem schrecklichen Unfall aus. Doch Jack und Sarah sind davon nicht überzeugt.

Folge 28: Ein Menü zum Sterben. Das "Spotted Pig" bekommt Konkurrenz! Bislang unangefochten das beste Restaurant in Cherringham verspricht das neu eröffnete "Bayleaf" nun ebenfalls ganz besondere Gaumenfreuden - und das mit einer sternegekrönten amerikanischen Küchenchefin. Doch dann wird das Bayleaf Ziel immer dreisterer Anschläge und aus der belebenden Konkurrenz wird eine verhängnisvolle Feindschaft. Jack und Sarah wollen herausfinden, was und vor allem wer hinter den Angriffen auf das neue Spitzenrestaurant steckt.

Very British - drei "Cherringham"-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 37: "Das vergessene Haus": Ein junger Mann stirbt auf mysteriöse Art und Weise in einem alten, verlassenen Haus, einem so genannten "Lost Place". Doch was hat er dort gemacht? Wollte er wirklich nur das einsam gelegene Gebäude erforschen und ist dabei verunglückt? Seine Freunde glauben nicht an einen Unfall und wenden sich an Jack und Sarah. Schon bald muss das Ermittler-Duo erkennen, dass es ziemlich gefährlich sein kann, an alten Geheimnissen zu rühren.

Very British - drei "Cherringham"-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 34: "Das Rätsel von Brimley Manor": Brimley Manor hat seine besten Tage hinter sich. Schon lange. Das einst prächtige Anwesen ist inzwischen ein Museum für allerlei verstaubte Kuriositäten des ehemaligen Eigentümers. Doch dann bricht ein Feuer aus - und Jack und Sarah entdecken immer mehr Hinweise, die auf Brandstiftung deuten! Die Angestellten von Brimley Manor scheinen allerdings nicht besonders interessiert, den Brand aufzuklären.

Kat und Harry beschließen, ihren Hochzeitstag in Venedig zu verbringen. Doch statt romantischer Sonnenuntergänge und glamouröser Partys erwartet die beiden eine gefährliche Ermittlung: Das amerikanische Außenministerium bittet sie um Hilfe bei der Aufklärung des mysteriösen Todes eines Undercover-Agenten. Innerhalb weniger Stunden befinden sich Kat und Harry in einem tödlichen Wettlauf, denn sie müssen eine Verschwörung aufdecken, bevor ein weiterer Mord geschieht.