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A Very English Murder
- A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 1
- By: Verity Bright
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,414
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,291
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,289
England, 1920. Eleanor Swift has spent the last few years travelling the world: taking tea in China, tasting alligators in Peru, escaping bandits in Persia and she has just arrived in England after a chaotic 45-day flight from South Africa. Chipstone is about the sleepiest town you could have the misfortune to meet. But then, from the edge of a quarry, through the driving rain, Eleanor is shocked to see a man shot and killed in the distance. Before she can climb down to the spot, the villain is gone and the body has vanished.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like this so much.
- By BossyFatBabe on 06-23-20
- A Very English Murder
- A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 1
- By: Verity Bright
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
Unbelievable protagonist; boring story
Reviewed: 02-03-24
The irritating, self-absorbed protagonist was saved by the fact that she was thoroughly not believable as an intrepid traveler+clueless person who jumps to conclusions at the drop of a hat. I would take more offense at her interactions with the staff if they had been more credible, but as it was, she was a cardboard cutout of a character. I am assuming the author improved her characterizations in subsequent installments. However, I don’t feel like giving the series any more time of my time. I am sorry as I’m sure the author put effort into this; it just fell flat for me.
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Murder in the Bookshop
- Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Anita Davison
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
1915, London: Working in the dusty bookshop that her Aunt Violet mysteriously inherited, Hannah Merrill is accustomed to finding twists in every tale. But discovering her beloved best friend Lily-Anne – with a paperknife through her heart – in the middle of the bookshop, is not a plotline she saw coming. The case is anything but textbook. With the discovery of a coded German message, and Hannah’s instinct that Lily-Anne’s husband is keeping secrets, she determines to get to the bottom of it. She can’t do it alone though.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pleasant
- By Gae Ann Dudley on 02-12-25
- Murder in the Bookshop
- Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Anita Davison
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson
Unsatisfying read
Reviewed: 01-06-24
I was pulled out of the story by two things: a lack of depth in the emotional response of the characters + protocols/customs out of sync with the time period. The story also wrapped up in kind of a weird way…it just felt contrived. The narrator, otherwise very good, read the inspector’s voice as a nasally sneer that made him sound a bit creepy. I guess it just wasn’t right for me.
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