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  • The Bookshop Murder

  • An Absolutely Gripping Cozy Mystery (A Flora Steele Mystery, Book 1)
  • By: Merryn Allingham
  • Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
  • Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (890 ratings)

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The Bookshop Murder

By: Merryn Allingham
Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
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Publisher's summary

Bookshop owner Flora Steele escapes the sleepy English village of Abbeymead through the adventures in the stories she sells. Until one morning, everything changes when she discovers a body amongst her own bookshelves....

The young man with the shock of white-blond hair lay spread-eagled on the floor, surrounded by fallen books. His hand reached out to the scattered pages, as though he was trying to tell her something.

But who is he? How did he come to be killed in Flora’s ordinary little bookshop? Flora finds out he was staying at the Priory Hotel, and when the gardener suddenly dies in its beautiful grounds only a few days later, she is certain that something untoward is happening in her quiet village by the sea.

But are the two deaths connected? And is someone at the hotel responsible - the nervous cook, the money-obsessed receptionist, or the formidable manageress?

Determined to save her beloved bookshop’s reputation and solve the murder mystery, Flora enlists the help of handsome and brooding Jack Carrington: crime writer, recluse and her most reliable customer.

As the unlikely duo set about investigating the baffling case, guilty faces greet them at every door. And they soon realise there’s more than one person hiding secrets in Abbeymead....

The start of a brand-new murder mystery series featuring bookshop owner Flora Steele and crime writer Jack Carrington. Fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Joy Ellis will love this perfect cozy murder mystery novel. An utterly addictive story that will have you guessing until the very end.

©2021 Merryn Allingham (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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More Please!!

I’ve read cozy mysteries for years. It’s so exciting to find a new one to love. This one is absolutely perfect. Hoping for many more books in this series!

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Sweet murder mystery

It’s a lovely book, nothing too complicated and easy. I listened while knitting and easily followed the story.

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lovely mystery in a small town in the UK post ww2

I really enjoyed listening to this mystery set in UK post ww2. I could envision the small town and loved the touches of history

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Charming

This novel combines mystery with a budding romance. A pleasant read and well
written. Enough substance to keep you interested.

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the Bookshop murder

i feel this has an interesting storyline of losing a loved one, struggling, murder and falling in love.

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Series has promise

The story has lots of elements of a good mystery- hidden treasure, a secret room and lost documents from the days of Henry VIII. However just when the plot was rolling along the hero or heroine gets thick headed and makes you want to shake them. They eventually catch onto the obvious but not you’re swearing at them, “Don’t you get it?” Its a little like those You Tube videos where you telling the participants to het on with it

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cozy mystery

I liked this book and will order more from same author. A little romance, a little mystery. short and sweet

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Intriguing mystery

Post WW11 in small town England . Thankfully no bad language, and a young, smart woman main character.
I would call it a pleasant read .

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DELIGHTFUL

I loved it! There was the usual whodunnit, but with a nice bit of laughter thrown in from the author. You HOPED for the boy gets girl at the end.

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Very Cozy listen

Nice story and characters. Unfortunately I solved the mystery way too early and had a hard time paying full attention to the remainder. I let it run in background while I worked…

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