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Murder Comes to Call

By: Jessica Ellicott
Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
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Summary

The lean years following World War I can lead to desperate acts - even in the quiet English village of Walmsley Parva. When a series of burglaries seems to culminate in murder, brash American Beryl Helliwell and proper, buttoned-up Brit Edwina Davenport (and her dog, Crumpet) are eager to solve the case in Jessica Ellicott's fourth Beryl and Edwina Mystery....

World-renowned adventuress Beryl Helliwell cited for "reckless" motoring? Why, the very idea! Constable Gibbs just has it in for her. The solution? Charm the magistrate, of course. But days after Beryl's appearance before the bench, she and Edwina pay a visit to the magistrate only to find his home ransacked and the man himself lying dead at the bottom of a grand staircase.

Given the state of the house, his death appears to be connected to a rash of robberies in the village. Declan O'Shea, the handsome helper Beryl hired to assist their aged gardener Simpkins, falls under suspicion after having had his own run-in with the magistrate - but mostly, Beryl believes, because he's Irish.

While unofficially looking into the magistrate's murder, the ladies are hired in their official capacity as private inquiry agents to find census reports that have gone missing. Is someone trying to hide something from the census takers - and could that theft have anything to do with the magistrate's death? Beryl and Edwina are once again in fine form as they engage in a little reckless sleuthing to bring these assorted mysteries to a speedy conclusion....

©2020 Jessica Ellicott (P)2020 Recorded Books
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Beryl and Ed

They make a great pair. A jaunty but if escapism. Story and setting so good you can forgive the odd mispronunciation and odd pauses mid sentence by the narrator. On the whole she does a good job.
Performance of main characters is great - can visualise it as a tv drama.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Great plot and well read. Really enjoying Edwina and Beryl’s investigations. The little bits of social history thrown in add to the plot

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Good story line

Good book not as good as first 2 but still good. A little slower than others.

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Love then easy to listen

Great story ,variety of characters, Twists and turns, easy to listen to and really relaxing , have fir loaded the whole series of books . Great narrator

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The narrators voices are just brilliant!!!

Lovely cosey village murder. I love the development of the female characters and how they stand up against societies roles for women!! Really enjoying this series. Can't wait to read the next one!!

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