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  • Murder by Candlelight

  • Val & Arbie Mysteries, Book 1
  • By: Faith Martin
  • Narrated by: John Hopkins
  • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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Murder by Candlelight

By: Faith Martin
Narrated by: John Hopkins
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One suspicious death. Two amateur sleuths. And an utterly impossible crime…

The NUMBER ONE ebook bestseller!

'Amuses and intrigues in equal measure… a splendid start to what promises to be a long-running series’ Daily Mail

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The Cotswolds, 1924. At the Old Forge in the quiet village of Maybury-in-the-Marsh a cry of anguish rings out: lady of the house Amy Phelps has been discovered dead. But with all the windows and doors to her room locked from inside, how – and by whom – was she killed?

Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift finds himself in the unlikely position of detective. The celebrated author of The Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-Hunting is staying at the Old Forge to investigate a suspected spectre, but now the more pressing matter of Amy’s murder falls to him too.

With old friend Val, he soon uncovers a sorry tale of altered wills, secret love affairs and tragic losses – and plenty of motives for murder. When events take another sinister turn, Arbie must find the killer, fast. And to do so will mean cracking a most perfectly plotted crime…

Perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, The Appeal and The Marlow Murder Club, don’t miss this stunning new series from the multi-million bestselling author!

Readers LOVE Murder by Candlelight!

'The perfect village mystery. A golden-age world with an energy that is totally contemporary.’ J.M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder

'Brilliant characters that leap off the page.' The Sun

‘All the ingredients of a classic mystery… enormous fun.’ Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners

©2024 Faith Martin (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
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Loved it!

Another win for Faith Martin, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I hope she has plans for making this a series, because I definitely want more!

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A fun, well crafted story!

I loved the light tone of the book! The plot is ingenious & the premise for the involvement of the amateur sleuths is believable within the world of the story and well constructed— a thing as rare as a unicorn. The characters are enjoyable. The narrator did a great job in distinguishing all the characters, especially the male characters. The only flaw in the reading, for me, was the voice for the Val character, which was annoying, but did not spoil the story. I would love to read A Gentleman’s Guide To Ghost Hunting! I hope there are more light-hearted Arbi mysteries by Ms Martin.

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Pure entertainment

Loved the story line, plot and characters - mischievous, fun with the right amount of twists, turns and old fashioned who-dunnit. I can’t wait for the next book.

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Truly Enjoyable

Everything about this book is entertaining. The narrator, the characters, the mystery! I, too, hope this becomes a series.

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Arbie being more than he appeared to be

I really enjoyed the interactions between characters and I hope that there will be more books in this series!

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very nice - looking forward to more!!

Good mystery, relaxing with some laughs, entertaining, and not predictable at all. Great characters, and a wonderful narrator.

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Very cute book

It was a little slow getting into for me at first - easy to put down so to speak. But it definitely picked up and was very cute and the very ending was absolutely perfectly goofy to fit the story

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Disappointing

I have read many of Faith Martin's books and liked them – some more than others of course. This book I would recommend to no one! Tedious and not particularly likable characters.

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