Murder in the Morning Audiobook By Betty Rowlands cover art

Murder in the Morning

A Melissa Craig Mystery, Book 2

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Murder in the Morning

By: Betty Rowlands
Narrated by: Joan Walker
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Cream teas, buttered crumpets, and a very curious crime…

Melissa Craig is settling in nicely to a new teaching position in the quaint little village of Upper Bembury, getting to know her way around, drinking tea with the eccentric staff, even sewing the first seeds of romance....

But when she arrives one morning to find police outside her classroom, Melissa is shocked to hear that her beautiful colleague Angelica has been found dead in her home. As everyone in Angelica’s life comes under suspicion, Melissa makes it her mission to go in search of the truth, not least because she’s romantically entangled with none other than the police’s prime suspect.

The discovery of a vandalized portrait of the murdered girl might be just the clue that Melissa needs to clear her lover’s name, but when a second body surfaces, she knows she needs to act quickly. Can Melissa uncover the ugly truth in this beautiful village before another innocent life is taken?

Do you love murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, P.D. James, and Faith Martin? If so, you'll really enjoy listening to this puzzling and absolutely page-turning whodunit!

This book was previously published as Finishing Touch.

©1992, 2018 Betty Rowlands (P)2018 Bookouture Cozy Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Village Suspense
Twisty Storyline • Surprise Ending • Beautiful Voice • Well-defined Characters • Vivid Imagery • Engaging Mystery
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
Still love the writing and story teller
Looking forward to Book 3
I love the view the writer gives us of her mystery writers cottage in the Cotswolds

Second in series Loved It!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Really wonderful story, great character development and the imagery so vivid! Can’t wait to listen to book 3

Could not stop listening

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
At last a half way decent mystery. There were areas of the story where I rolled my eyeballs and said, oh please, but over all I really liked the book and Melissa. The ending made up for and oh please moments for me LOL. I will be getting the next book and hopefully the rest

Great Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
just love this author! All her stories make sense and end with a surprise ending that works perfectly.
I have to make myself try different books.

great author

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the voice artist can have a beautiful voice,...but

while acting different roles uses; annoying, whiny, high pitched, grating, squeaky vocal tones, very unpleasant. this narrator can speak and modulate her voice very pleasingly, not sure who is art directing this voice artist’s work, but this actor can use some feedback to modulate her performance

the voice artist can have a beautiful voice,...but

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This one I liked. Reminded me of dear old Agatha Christie' s village mysteries as the publisher's blurb suggested. with a twisty story line, some surprises and
fine gossipy sleuthing.

4

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I disagree with some of the reviews of this novel. I thought it was well written and did not find the main character (Melissa) weak or gullible. It was fun to listen too and I was clueless until the very end!

Very twisted plot. I enjoyed it!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I cannot imagine in this day and age that a heroine in a book would obsess over a man who admits to hitting his girlfriend!
She was a weak, pitiful woman, so different from the first book.
Better to have no romance at all in the book but violence is unacceptable

Great Story but...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is my service book in the Melissa Craig series. The books definitely remind me of Angela Lansbury. The who done it is almost a surprise but you can figure it out with little emphasis but overall it's a nice listen. Nothing to exciting and not sure if I would get a third book.

Murder She Wrote

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The heroine makes so many poor decisions that I was disappointed with this story, especially in the ending. The narrator was very good.

Frustrated

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews