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The Murder Mystery
- A Beth Haldane Mystery, Book 1
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
Meet Dulwich Village’s most daring resident, Beth Haldane. Mother to a sweet little boy, owner of a sulky cat...and solver of mysteries?
It’s a crisp spring day in Dulwich Village when Beth arrives at the intricate iron gates of Wyatt’s School for her new job as the historian’s assistant. But on a lunchtime stroll admiring the pristine grounds of this 500-year-old institution, Beth is shocked to stumble over the body of her new boss, Alan Jenkins, spectacles askew, his mustard-yellow tweed jacket covered in blood.
Gossip about outsider Beth spreads like wildfire. The parents in the playground are all whispering: Did she bump him off to get her hands on his job?
Desperate to clear her name and protect her own little boy, Beth turns her research skills to hunt for the true killer. She soon discovers Alan rubbed his fellow teachers up the wrong way; could the handsome headmaster be involved? Why did Beth see a flash of the school receptionist’s bright pink sweater at the murder scene? And what is the groundskeeper hiding?
When Beth returns from her sleuthing to find her office in disarray and documents missing from the archives, it’s clear this prestigious school hides a deadly secret. But with parents and teachers panicking that the long-protected reputation of Wyatt’s is under threat, will Beth herself be in the murderer’s sights before the school bell rings?
Wander down the cobbled streets of Dulwich, where nothing is as perfect as it seems!
This book was previously published as Death in Dulwich.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-03-24
Good story. Terrible narration
I really liked the story but it wasruined but the narration. Very annoying to the point where I couldn’t finish it. Three words. Less is more
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- I Griff
- 23-02-23
ruined by narration
I found the narration so annoying it totally distracted from the story. I gave up - may read the book. This is the 2nd story narrated by Imogen Church which I have listened to. She has a really irritating way of reading, the men's voices are rubbish, the women all sound the same except when she's trying to do a posh voice. Awful.
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- Jay
- 31-08-22
That was a solid mystery story!
I think Alice Castle is my new favourite author. This was fantastic, there are some great laugh out loud scenes and a few moments when you are thinking WTF is happening. I'm not going to spoil the story! But Alice's execution of writing a compelling book is excellent. Imogen Church's performance as the narrator is absolutely wonderful! There is one moment in particular with a dinner lady where I was laughing really hard, it reminded me of being back at Boarding School in the 90's. You can tell she is enjoying telling the story, the voice range she has is very impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait to hear the next one. I binged this in two days!
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- Rona
- 24-09-23
Spoiled by narration
This was a reasonable story that would have passed for good had it not been ruined by the constant whining jokey narration and fewer mentions of her fringe. I persisted as I never like to leave a book half read but ended up fast forwarding. I ended up finding myself irritated and just wanting it to be over. It’s a shame really but I’m glad I’ve not preordered the next one.
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- Hilary Widdicombe
- 03-05-23
Awful narrator
I could not get past the second chapter due to the poor narration. I wish I hadn’t wasted a credit on this book.
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