
The Birthday Mystery
Jenny Starling, Book 1
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Charlotte Worthing
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Faith Martin
About this listen
Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. You'll be gripped from the first second to the last. These classic-style mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is, and look out for some real twists and turns.
Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective.
Jenny Starling is catering the 21st birthday party of upper-class twins Alicia and Justin.
She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder?
But the birthday party goes ahead. Then, just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast...and one of the guests falls down dead. The police are baffled, and there is a whole party full of suspects.
When it comes to someone adding the extra ingredient of poison to her own precious recipes, Jenny isn't going to take it lying down. She has a reputation to protect.
Jenny Starling won't stop until the murderer is found.
Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey and J. R. Ellis.
Please note this book was first published as Birthdays Can Be Murder under Faith Martin’s pen name, Joyce Cato.
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Hugo Ross is perfect for the job as irascible inventor Ambrose Minstrel’s new secretary: young, completely inexperienced, and with an occasional stutter that makes him seem somewhat dim—a mug, in fact. But from his first day, odd things begin to happen. A stranger offers him an absurd amount for an ordinary pair of field glasses; soon, the written offer is stolen from his room. A lovely girl he runs into in the dark one night outside his new employer’s house warns him not to take the job.
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Charming
- By Blick Nevins on 06-18-25
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Deadly Scandal
- The Deadly Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Parker
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Olivia Denis is a content young wife with a carefree life in late 1930s London. Then her world is shattered with the violent death of her husband, Reggie. The police want to call it a suicide and close the case, but Olivia knows Reggie couldn't possibly have fired the fatal shot. Further mysteries surface surrounding her husband's death. Did the trustworthy Foreign Office employee betray government secrets? Was his murder linked to the death of a German embassy clerk the same night? And who searched their flat?
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Insipid Heroine
- By James on 08-14-17
By: Kate Parker
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A Cotswold Christmas
- The Willoughby Close Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Hewitt
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Anna Vere has escaped to the Cotswolds for Christmas to try to heal from her broken engagement and, far worse, her broken dreams. When her reserved room at a bed-and-breakfast is flooded, she takes up the offer of camping out in Willoughby Close, the converted stables of the nearby manor house...and is taken under the wing of sexy local carpenter Colin Heath. What starts out as merely helping a neighbor in need turns into far more as Colin and Anna share a surprisingly intense and emotional connection, weaving their own Christmas magic as they spend the holiday together.
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I just can’t with this narrator
- By Eureeka on 12-05-22
By: Kate Hewitt
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The Charity Shop Detective Agency
- The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Peter Boland
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Fiona, Sue, and Daisy, three retired ladies who volunteer at the local charity shop, Dogs Need Nice Homes, can’t believe their favorite customer is dead. Eighty-six-year-old Sarah Brown was found murdered in her hallway by her delivery man, a domino clutched in her hand—with a name scratched on it. When another person is found dead with a domino in their hand, and with the police making no progress, the ladies will need to help unmask a serial killer. At least they have Fiona’s scruffy-haired terrier cross to assist them.
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Very easy listen
- By Madison Lindley on 01-11-24
By: Peter Boland
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A Fatal Obsession
- Ryder and Loveday, Book 1
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Oxford, 1960. There's a murderer on the loose, and two unlikely heroes are poised to solve the case. Meet Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday - smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated. In the hope of getting her out of the way, Trudy’s senior officer assigns her to help coroner Clement Ryder as he re-opens the case of a young woman's death. She can't believe her luck – she is actually going to be working on a real murder case.
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Just didn't buy it
- By Marie on 12-04-19
By: Faith Martin
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The Antique Store Detective
- By: Clare Chase
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Bella Winter. She loves vintage clothes, antiques and… solving crimes? Bella Winter moved to charming Hope Eaton for some peace and quiet after quitting her busy city job. She delights in spending time in her little antique store on top of the hill, hunting for bargains at auctions, and getting to know everybody–because if there’s one thing Bella’s good at, it’s solving other people’s problems. But her peaceful life is overturned when she finds eccentric local historian Professor Oliver Barton dead in the ruins of Raven Hall, a trowel lying near his outstretched hand.
By: Clare Chase
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Murder in an English Village
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin.
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Must read Historical Mystery
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 02-20-18
By: Jessica Ellicott
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Hard Town
- Kurt Argento, Book 2
- By: Adam Plantinga
- Narrated by: Charles Halford
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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After having survived a deadly prison break, ex-Detroit cop Kurt Argento is ready for some quiet. Still working through his grief over the passing of his wife, Argento finds himself house-sitting for a friend with his loyal companion, Hudson, a Chow Chow-Shepard mix. It's a simple life, picking up odd jobs here and there, but it's one that Argento is content to live. Then Kristin Reed shows up with her young son, Ethan, and begs Argento to help find her missing husband... and Argento tells her he'd just be in the way.
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Great writing
- By David Warren on 05-05-25
By: Adam Plantinga
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End of Day
- Jack & Jill Series, Book 1
- By: Jewel E. Ann
- Narrated by: Stefanie Kay
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Behind tinted windows a few yards from mourning family and friends, Jessica and Jude Day witness their parents’ funeral - and their own. Stripped of the only life they’ve ever known, the Days say goodbye to San Francisco forever. Six months and two new identities later, the 30-year-old misfits with elite self-defense skills and penchants for alcohol, sex, and trouble arrive like an earthquake to Peaceful Woods, a retirement community in Omaha, Nebraska, that thrives on rules and gossip. Welcome home, Jackson and Jillian Knight.
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Unlike anything I have ever read in the absolute BEST way.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-25-25
By: Jewel E. Ann
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A Fatal End
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In a backstreet club, people dance the night away to their favourite band. But behind the scenes there is trouble afoot. An argument is brewing between bandmembers, two possessive girlfriends have plans for their partners the club manager is creaming off profits—and a tragic accident leaves the lead singer dead. But was it an accident at all? Coroner Clement Ryder is suspicious, and WPC Trudy Loveday knows there’s only one thing for it. She’s going undercover, deep into the seedy underbelly of Oxford nightlife.
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I love British female detective series. I have several, but this is the best. Thank you.m
- By Thomas on 06-06-24
By: Faith Martin
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The Dentist
- DS Cross, Book 1
- By: Tim Sullivan
- Narrated by: John Heffernan
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force. So when his police colleagues dismiss the death of a man as a squabble among Bristol's homeless community, Detective Sergeant George Cross is not convinced.
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Unique Detective Story
- By Lia on 06-11-22
By: Tim Sullivan
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Edge of Magic
- A Fae & Shifter Urban Fantasy Novel
- By: Jayne Faith
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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My name is Tara Knightley, and I’m on the Fae mafia’s hit list. My childhood crush just rode back into town, too, and that may spell even bigger trouble . . . My talent for sensing magical objects has made me a damn good professional thief for the past decade. But it’s also what got me into a blood oath with notorious Fae mob boss Grant Shaw. My relationship with Shaw is rapidly souring, and I need to break free before it turns deadly. The solution? I must steal a magic skull from Shaw’s biggest rival and deliver it to him, and then he’ll nullify our blood oath. Just as I’m set ...
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Good story but the voice
- By JaxD on 03-22-24
By: Jayne Faith
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The Lion
- Clan Ross of the Hebrides Series, Book 1
- By: Hildie McQueen
- Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Preferring to spend time outdoors sketching in her drab clothing, Isobel Macdonald is shocked when a handsome laird chooses her to marry. However, as one who treasures loyalty above all, she is mortified to learn his lover lives at the family keep. After being publicly humiliated by her husband, Isobel must ensure two things, to keep her heart protected and remain a wife in name only.
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Excellent
- By Book addict on 10-24-23
By: Hildie McQueen
The Birthday Mystery
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Waste of a credit in my opinion
Very disappointed
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I was able to pick this one up on sale. It was a find for me because I have read many of the others in series but never got around to reading the first Jenny Starling. Jenny is over six feet tall that is reiterated quite often in this one but becomes less repeated in later books despite many male characters apparently threatened as much by her height as well as her brilliant deductive reasoning (and her excellent skill in the kitchen. Jenny is able to detach herself from those who hire her as a caterer or temporary cook yet able to observe all and listen to household gossip and help law enforcement without making a big deal of it. I'm glad that I read this one as it shows the impressive improvement with each successive book.
Charlotte Worthing gives a smooth and well differentiated performance as narrator.
Good read!
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Well told and very well spun.
Complex and fun
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Interesting mystery
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Overall I give this book 4 stars because it was a
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The Birthday Mystery
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Easy
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Story on the whole was ok, a bit slow at times. I did not see "whodunnit" early on as others say they did (and I read a lot of mysteries). On the whole the book was a bit "meh" for me.
Too Many Points of View
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Fat-shaming…ugh
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