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A Murderous Marriage

A Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery, Book 4

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A Murderous Marriage

By: Alyssa Maxwell
Narrated by: Mandy Weston
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The fourth instalment in Alyssa Maxwell’s A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery series.

A Murderous Marriage is sure to please fans of historical cosy mysteries.

Despite being the granddaughter of an earl, Julia Renshaw is under pressure to marry for money - and has settled for the wealthy, and older, Gilbert Townsend. It’s clear to her sister Phoebe and lady’s maid Eva that this is not a love match. At the reception aboard the groom’s yacht, there is tension between Gil and several guests: his best man, his spinster sister and his younger cousin and current heir.

Moreover, the bride has discovered that Gil’s pretty secretary, among others, will be joining them for the honeymoon. When Gil’s drowned body is found floating in the harbour the following morning, Phoebe and Eva must discover who pushed him overboard to exonerate the now arrested Julia of his murder.

©2019 Alyssa Maxwell (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

“Maxwell artfully portrays the personal dynamics of English society at the time...readers will hope to see more of the endearing Phoebe and Eva." (Publishers Weekly)
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Yet again another great listen from this series. The author, characters and narrator were fabulous.

Another great listening experience from this series.

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I’m really enjoying this series. Well written and narrated easy listens with just enough tension.

Another good book in this series

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Fabulous, I loved the lack of in your face gore, the excess of descriptiveness and the overall feeling of a time long forgotten. I’m sure as I did, that others will scream at the audio, listen! Can’t you detect it. I’m a huge fan of this series and will be off now to download the next novel.

Did no one detect???

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This has been my favourite of the series so far. Looking forward to the next book.

Best so far

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Not the best in the series but moved the group along nicely. Missed the copper.

Enjoyed it

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Great narration. Enjoyable stories with very engaging characters. Interesting snippets of history included. Looking forward to next book.

Really enjoyable series

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Great murder mystery, with excellent plot twist. Loads of fun listening to this one. I'm frightened to give too much away if I write much more. Excellent narration from Mandy Weston.

A Murderous Marriage

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I did wonder how another murder would be believable in this family, but Alissa Maxwell has managed it. Very easy to listen to story without being too ‘fluffy’.

Very enjoyable

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Cosy story written by an American (too many american words that do/did not exist in early C20th England e.g. 'normalcy' 🙄) and with an irritating tendency to give forth ill-informed selective lectures on the old feudal class system, resulting in a strange pro American mish-mash of poor knowledge leading to anti-union, anti-English, pro-irish, pro-capitalism speeches that keep getting in the way of the narrative.

Have to keep fast forwarding past the historically fact free treatises to the actual story.

Ok to do the cleaning to, as long as I can reach the ff button.

Ruined by overt, clumsy and incorrect political lecturing

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Why should a regular voice actress say bought when the context clearly calls for brought. Such shoddy English. Also, when someone gets married their will is null & void and they must make another. So the whole story is flawed.

The reader’s wrong pronounciation irritated

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