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  • Death on the Sapphire

  • A Lady Frances Ffolkes Mystery, Book 1
  • By: R. J. Koreto
  • Narrated by: Justine Eyre
  • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,119 ratings)

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Death on the Sapphire

By: R. J. Koreto
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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Publisher's summary

An extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times, Lady Frances Ffolkes is an Edwardian era suffragette who has an uncanny ability to attract danger and romance.

When Major Colcombe, a family friend and war veteran, dies under mysterious circumstances, the good lady discovers that he was working on a manuscript, about South Africa's bloody Boer War, that reportedly revealed a scandalous mistake that cost many innocent lives. Now it's up to Frances and her loyal lady's maid, June Mallow, to track down the missing manuscript and bring the killer to justice. Despite kerfuffles with Scotland Yard and the British secret service, Frances never backs down and finds herself in several very unfortunate positions - and one very fortunate love triangle.

Death on the Sapphire is R. J. Koreto's witty and winsome debut of a series that is sure to be a fan favorite for years to come.

©2016 R. J. Koreto (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Loved it

I enjoyed this book. I will listen to more in the series. I just love the narrator Justine Eyer. I’ve listened to many books read by her.

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A surprising new find

I really enjoyed this mystery with two strong, female leads. I enjoyed the narrator. I look forward to other books in this series.

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Good story, good naration

Liking this new series, especially the twist on the faithful butler, with, finally, a faithful, clever, resourceful lady's maid.

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Death in the Sapphire

Excellent characters and mysterious turns and romance. Will read more of this series.
Good book

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A very exciting book

The narrator makes this book. Her ability to capture the different personalities makes them come alive. I really didn’t know “who done it” until the end of the story.
Lady Francis and Mallow make a great team and I am looking forward to the next in this series.

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Excellent story; accent of narrator pretty poor

Am happy to have found another English Lady detective series. It is very well written and the characters are likeable and believable, and the plot interesting and well wrapped up. I love an author who knows how to finish their story well without rushing the end or leaving lose ends. The narration had a nice voice to listen to, but the English accent was really poor in places, however I got used to it quickly and it didn’t detract from the story.

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Delightful

This is a delightful story filled with large, lovable characters. I adore Franny, the main character. The Sherlock Holmes style is entertaining and was accomplished very well. I look forward to reading more in the series!

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Interesting but maybe a little long

The narration was good, the story had interesting characters and several plot twists. However, at some point it seemed like it just needed to end. Maybe I'm a bit impatient.... I would recommend it.

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A happy surprise

This was included in my membership and I thought I’d give it a try. I really enjoyed it!

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Very pleasantly pleased

Well written and performed. Enjoyed the heroine and the story. Characters were a bit two dimension al, but overall entertaining.

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