
Murder on the Pier
A completely gripping cozy mystery novel (A Flora Steele Mystery, Book 2)
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Charlie Norfolk
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Merryn Allingham
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Meet Flora Steele - bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, daydreamer, and amateur detective!
Sussex, 1955: When bookshop owner Flora Steele goes for a walk along the pier she isn’t expecting to spot a young woman’s body in the stormy waters below. And she’s shocked to discover the victim is someone she knows....
Convinced the death was not an accident, Flora persuades attractive local crime writer Jack Carrington to help her find out what really happened to poor Polly Dakers, a popular young woman with a complicated love life, who’d been at the heart of village life in Abbeymead.
Jack is reluctant to get involved in another murder case at first, but even he can’t deny that Polly’s fall seems fishy. An argument at a party, a missed hairdresser’s appointment, and a red woolen bobble found on the wooden boards where Polly last stood provide a trail of clues....
As they grow closer to solving the puzzling mystery, the unlikely pair stumbles upon several surprising secrets about those closest to Polly. A number of potential suspects begin to emerge. But who really disliked Polly enough to kill her? Was it Raymond, her jilted first love? Harry, her latest beau? Or Evelyn, Harry’s jealous estranged wife?
As the investigation brings them closer to the truth, Flora is intent on unmasking the killer - but will her stealthy sleuthing lead her down a dangerous path?
An utterly delightful cozy crime novel set in the fictional Sussex village of Abbeymead. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin, and Joy Ellis!
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For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known for their Southern sass and sweet homemade desserts at their beloved Peach Diner. Marygene has barely returned from Atlanta and tied on an apron when a diner regular drops dead at the counter. When it turns out the old man's been poisoned, her sister Jena Lynn is led away in handcuffs and the family eatery is closed. Now, to save her sister and the diner, Marygene must find the real killer. With some assistance from her Mama's spirit, Marygene will be serving up a special order of just desserts....
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Booring
- By mountain spirit on 04-04-20
By: Kate Young
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The Cornish Wedding Murder
- Nosey Parker, Book 1
- By: Fiona Leitch
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Still spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is glad to be back in the Cornish village she calls home. Having quit the Met Police in search of something less dangerous, the change of pace means she can finally start her dream catering company and raise her daughter, Daisy, somewhere safer. But there’s nothing quite like having your first job back at home be catering an ex-boyfriend’s wedding to remind you of just how small your village is.
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Fun Novel!
- By Elizabeth B Shepard on 08-24-24
By: Fiona Leitch
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A Quiet Life in the Country
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...
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excellent!
- By J.L. on 02-27-17
By: T E Kinsey
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An English Garden Murder
- Julia Bird Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Katie Gayle
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Recently divorced and reluctantly retired, Julia Bird has fled London to enjoy idyllic rural life in the Cotswolds. Determined to have the perfect English garden, her first job is to tear down the old shed, where she unearths much more than she’d bargained for: a body, apparently buried for decades. But who could it be, and who killed them? The police draw a blank, and even the gossip-fest that is the local book club can’t remember anyone going missing in the village.
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Above average cozy series
- By wisconsinclark on 03-27-23
By: Katie Gayle
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The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder
- A Novel
- By: C.L. Miller
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Freya Lockwood is shocked when she learns that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and her estranged mentor, has died under mysterious circumstances. She has spent the last twenty years avoiding her quaint English hometown, but when she receives a letter from Arthur asking her to investigate—sent just days before his death—Freya has no choice but to return to a life she had sworn to leave behind.
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If a week character dies in the forest, do we need to care?
- By S. Bergstrom on 03-27-24
By: C.L. Miller
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Heathcliff Lennox - France 1918
- By: Karen Baugh Menuhin
- Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst -Phillips
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Spring, 1918. The Great War is at a crucial stage, the Germans are making one last push into France, and the Allies are struggling to hold them back. Battle lines are shifting, and men, and their machines, are being sent up and down the front to shore up defenses. Major Heathcliff Lennox, and his batman Greggs, are told to report to their new HQ. They set off on a sunlit day to fly the distance, but the enemy is never far away, and disaster strikes. They're sent crashing to the ground behind enemy lines, where life, death, and love await.
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Another great Heathcliff Lennox
- By Katydid65 on 06-04-21
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In the Company of Witches
- By: Auralee Wallace
- Narrated by: Cassidy Brown
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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For 400 years, the Warren witches have used their magic to quietly help the citizens of the sleepy New England town of Evenfall thrive. There's never been a problem they couldn't handle. But then Constance Graves - a local known for being argumentative and demanding - dies while staying at the bed and breakfast Brynn Warren maintains with her aunts. At first, it seems like an accident...but it soon becomes clear that there's something more sinister at work, and Aunt Nora is shaping up to be the prime suspect.
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Ehhhhhh
- By Johnny Thunder on 09-26-23
By: Auralee Wallace
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The Library of Lost and Found
- By: Phaedra Patrick
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Librarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people—though not for lack of trying. She keeps careful lists of how to help others in her superhero-themed notebook. And yet, sometimes it feels like she’s invisible. All of that changes when a book of fairy tales arrives on her doorstep. Inside, Martha finds a dedication written by her best friend—her grandmother Zelda—who died under mysterious circumstances years ago. When Martha discovers a clue within the book that her grandmother may still be alive, she becomes determined to discover the truth.
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Fine Line between quirky and ludicrous.....
- By Jane M. on 04-10-19
By: Phaedra Patrick
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Murder on Thames
- Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery Shorts 1
- By: Neil Richards, Matthew Costello
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Cherringham - a quiet town in the Cotswolds. Nothing ever happens there, or so it seems - until one morning a woman's body is found in the river. A terrible accident, according to the police. But is this true? Sarah believes there must be more to it. In Jack, a former NYPD homicide detective, she finds a partner who is willing to start investigating with her. They soon find out that things are not as clear as the police want them to be ... This first - of many cases brings Sarah and Jack together in an unlikely partnership.
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Easy listen
- By Teddie on 06-08-19
By: Neil Richards, and others
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Angelina Bonaparte Mysteries Box Set: Books 1-3
- Angelina Bonaparte Crime Thrillers
- By: Nanci Rathbun
- Narrated by: Kieren Calland Metts
- Length: 25 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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After her messy divorce, Angelina Bonaparte refuses to let any man hold her back. She’s even opened a private eye practice to help other victims of relationships gone sour. So when she crosses paths with a detective who believes a crime scene is no place for a woman, she sets out to change his mind.
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Disappointing
- By Kindle Customer on 11-07-19
By: Nanci Rathbun
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The Agatha Christie Collection: 11 Novels and Stories including the First 6 Poirot Novels
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Big Four, The Mystery of the Blue Train, The Secret Adversary, The Man in the Brown Suit, The Secret of Chimneys, The Seven Dials Mystery, & Partners in Crime
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Thomas Judd, Kristin Atherton, and others
- Length: 79 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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The Agatha Christie Collection is a collection of 11 classic detective novels from the queen of crime fiction. We accompany Hecule Poirot on his first 6 adventures, as well as embark on a journey into the beginning of the Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries and Colonel Race series.
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Wonderful book!
- By Anonymous User on 02-07-25
By: Agatha Christie
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Cleopatra Fox Mysteries Boxed Set, Books 1-3
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos. Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager.
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Cliched and unrealistic.
- By A. Vargas-Machuca on 11-11-24
By: C.J. Archer
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The Peyton Brooks' Mysteries Box Set
- By: M.L. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Kelley Hazen Storyteller Productions
- Length: 76 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Now available in one volume! The original Peyton Brooks mystery series box set! Get all eight of the popular Peyton Brooks' Mysteries in a single box set, including the prequel, Murder in the Painted Lady. The Peyton Brooks' Mystery series follows the career of San Francisco Homicide Detective Peyton Brooks and her partner Marco D'Angelo as they fight crime in the City by the Bay.
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KICKASS MYSTERY SET
- By dbk on 07-11-17
By: M.L. Hamilton
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Murder on Cape Cod
- Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, Book 1
- By: Maddie Day
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Summer is busy season for Mackenzie "Mac" Almeida's bicycle shop, nestled in the quaint, seaside hamlet of Westham, Massachusetts. She's expecting an influx of tourists at Mac's Bikes; instead she discovers the body of Jake Lacey. Mac can't imagine anyone stabbing the down-on-his-luck handyman. However, the authorities seem to think Mac is a strong suspect after she was spotted arguing with Jake just hours before his death. Mac knows she didn't do it, but she does recognize the weapon - her brother Derrick's fishing knife.
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Save Your Credit
- By DKP on 06-24-22
By: Maddie Day
Intriguing Story
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Another great mystery
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Inconsistencies in details
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Great mystery story
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Love the characters
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Lots of lovely red herrings
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Great listen!
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Wonderfully engrossing and entertaining!
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Enchanting!
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More fun and sleuthing with Flora and Jack!
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