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  • The Brewery Murders

  • A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 9
  • By: J. R. Ellis
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (78 ratings)

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By: J. R. Ellis
Narrated by: Michael Page
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Summary

An award-winning beer worth killing for. Can DCI Oldroyd find the killer before last orders?

Steeped in a history of award-winning Yorkshire ale, the town of Markham boasts not one but two breweries. Richard Foster runs one; his sister, Emily, along with her partner, Janice, runs the other. And not without some resentment.

The unwelcome return of the town’s former bad boy, Brendan Scholes, threatens to ignite the sibling rivalry further. Scholes claims to have found the long-lost secret recipe to the beer that made Richard and Emily’s father famous, and he wants money.

But it isn’t long before Scholes’ body is found floating in a fermentation tank at one of the breweries, his head caved in by a hammer. DCI Oldroyd and Andy Carter are called in to investigate the murder, and there’s no shortage of suspects.

As rumours of the possible existence of a recipe for the famous beer spread against a backdrop of growing homophobia and misogyny, tempers run high. With Markham’s beer industry at stake, a killer on the loose and the town’s residents out for blood, Oldroyd needs to solve the murder before someone else is killed…

©2023 J. R. Ellis (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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The relationship between the detectives

Nothing negative. The humour is brilliant and Alison always creeps in the story and helps to solve it without knowing

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Easy going listen

I like the way the characters are true to the other books, the dialogue is always interesting and when you are hearing about the scenery you can picture yourself there. Story was a little predictable but very good.

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The usual good plot with twists.

I’ve read and enjoyed all the books in the series. They keep you interested and the main characters are interesting especially as you follow them as their lives develop from book to book. This is the first audio book in this series I’ve listened to. The story was just as good as usual but I found the narration a little difficult at time. To me all the character voices sounded very similar and the non Yorkshire accents didn’t really work.

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Enjoyed the story

I find the voice is not brilliant but I cannot hold a book so put up with it. Lovely descriptions of Yorkshire.

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eeeh by gum!

not sure about the broad Yorkshire accent. this from a born and bred Bradford lass.

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Superb story.

I was unable to stop listening to this very unusual story. Superb starting and a remarkable ending.
More of this please!

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Another Brilliant Yorkshire Mystery!!

I really look forward to every new book in the series and they never disappoint!! The stories are always full of excellent facts and lots of twists and turns and there are always brilliant curve balls!! The characters lives continue to unfold in interesting ways and as always I love Michael Page’s honest and fab narration!! Back to looking forward to the next now……. 😊😊

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it's a great story like all the JR Ellis books

I don't have any dislikes the book was great from start to finish I can't wait to listen to the next book . ....

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Another Yorkshire mystery solved

Another complex case ( or cases?) for Oldroyd and more about his personal life as his relationship moves forward. Well worth it; looking forward to the next outing!

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the characters

intetesting colourful story, thoroughly enjoyed every minute especially as it was set in yorkshire where I live.

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