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  • Faithful Unto Death

  • Midsomer Murders, Book 5
  • By: Caroline Graham
  • Narrated by: John Hopkins
  • Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (136 ratings)

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Faithful Unto Death

By: Caroline Graham
Narrated by: John Hopkins
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Publisher's summary

The Fawcett Green bell-ringers don’t bat an eyelid when Simone Hollingsworth fails to turn up to practice. They merely assume that bell-ringing has become the latest in a long list of her abandoned hobbies.

But then the increasingly strange behaviour of Simone’s husband, Alan, begins to raise neighbourly suspicions about her whereabouts. And when the discovery of a body draws Chief Inspector Barnaby to the village, it becomes clear that unravelling the couple’s tangled lives will have painful repercussions for the whole village...

©1996 Caroline Graham (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing
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Critic reviews

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

"Satisfies on every level: wicked humor, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp characterizations." (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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Great series

Long time fan of the TV show, I just decided to listen to this and Killings at Badgers Drift on a whim. They are both so much more than I expected! Very well written, witty, detailed. Performance of the narrator is great (his voice and cadence have a bit of a Nettles quality to boot). Overall very enjoyable summer reading.

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Outstanding

I read other's reviews of this book, and am so glad I paid attention. This is a superb mystery and I can truly say that it is the best one I have heard. I highly recommend this mystery. John Hopkins does a great job with the narration. He seems to get better with each book. I cannot wait for the rest of this series. Enjoy!!!



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Fun twists, fun characters, dark finish

This book has a great opening gambit, plenty of buildup and palpable tension, and of course wonderfully eccentric but human characters. It finishes but abruptly and with a dark bitter taste.

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Excellent

Excellent story, performance. Superb all around. I’ve seen all of the Midsomer movies (and love them) and the books are better. The texture, descriptions, and characters in the books are wonderful. My only complaint is that they’re taking longer than I’d like to produce new audiobooks!!

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My surprise

Wow, this novel wins hands down. The author played it straight - each character beautifully drawn, even the cops in this one just as weak/strong as the non cops.
And our interest in each holds as if we were right there chatting in the
village pub. I'm qoing to listen to this one all over again. Too hot to garden





















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Best Yet!!!

By far, this is the best book, yet in the series. I loved how Sergeant Troy, knocked down a peg or two.

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In Faithful Unto Death was excellent.

Love your choice of narrator and loved the smoothness of the story. Quite spellbinding.

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Excellent

Great book. Love this series on tv, like the books just as much. The narrator sounds just like John Nettles.

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Carolyn Graham is the best!

Carolyn Graham writes great mysteries. They are so great there was a TV series in Britain under the title of Midsummer Murders. The main character is a middle aged overweight and grumpy DCI. His assistant is a mid-twenties man with little imagination who generally sees the worst in people. He adores his daughter and chases every skirt, The mysteries are intricate and characters develop as the plot progresses. Do not pass up a Caroline Graham book!

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Excellentt sleuthing

No disappointment here. This is another well constructed tale of mystery and murder. I truly enjoyed each and every character.

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