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The Killings at Badger’s Drift

Midsomer Murders Mystery, Book 1

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The Killings at Badger’s Drift

By: Caroline Graham
Narrated by: John Hopkins
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The Killings at Badger's Drift is the first spectacular instalment in the Midsomer Murders series and the story that inspired the ITV hit drama, now featuring an exclusive foreword by John Nettles, who played best-loved TV detective and star of Midsomer Murders, DCI Tom Barnaby.

The village of Badger's Drift is the essence of tranquillity. But when resident and well-loved spinster Miss Simpson takes a stroll in the nearby woods, she stumbles across something she was never meant to see, and there's only one way to keep her quiet.

Miss Simpson's death is not suspicious, say the villagers. But Miss Lucy Bellringer refuses to rest: her friend has been murdered. She is sure of it.

She calls on Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby to investigate, and it isn't long until the previously unseen seamy side of Badger's Drift is brought to light. But as old rivalries, past loves and new scandals surface, the next murder is not far away.

©1987 Caroline Graham (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Village

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Critic reviews

"Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie." (The Sunday Times)

"A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud.... A beautifully written crime novel." (The Times)

"Tension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes...lots of atmosphere, colourful characters and fair clues." (Mail on Sunday)
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This series isn’t ‘ cosy crime’ in my opinion (incest in this one for a start) but neither is it ‘gritty’.
The characters are strong, the plots entertaining and less ludicrous than those many TV Midsomer Murders’ episodes not based on a Caroline Graham novel. The narrator has studied John Nettles’ voice giving perfect intonation and the narration really makes the audiobook. The Sergeant in the books is not likeable ( like Jones or Troy on the TV) so despite his name being ‘Troy’ he is read in the voice of Scott who on TV was played faithfully as per the books.

Brilliant

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if u love midsomer murders I
u will love this a very good book

brilliant

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Loved it! Great for our road trip from Lancashire to Norfolk over festive season. On to book 2.

Throughly enjoyable

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Another well-written and narrated story. Characterisations beautifully depicted, rounded and interesting. Please make more….

Absolutely fabulous

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I have enjoyed reading and re-reading Caroline Graham,s books for many years and what a joy to listen to them for the first time. Great narration, I think he brought the characters to life. I will be downloading next in the series.

Midsomer magic

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Book is so much better than the tv Series. The characters are well drawn. The relationship between Barnaby and Troy spiky. Beautifully narrated

The Killing At Badger’s Drift

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Very interesting to hear the first of these stories having seen the television series. Obviously well written and rather darker than the tv version but characters have more scope to be developed further as more time to expand over whole book

Would try more in future .Well narrated by John Hopkins

Midsomer Murder at its best

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Most of us know the general storylines of the early midsomer mysteries and that's why I bought this audiobook.
It more than lived up to expectations and gave me hours of pleasurable listening.

And Sergeant Scott as the narrator is a surprising but excellent choice.

I'll certainly be investing in the rest of the series.

A shade darker than TV but all the better for it.

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I have waited so long for this book to come available on audible, and it didn't disappoint. Loved every minute of it 😊

Fantastic- 5 star

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Very enjoyable good narration and quite a twist in the story I look forward to the next story

Good

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