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The Empire Club Murders

Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard, Book 1

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The Empire Club Murders

By: C. K. Harewood
Narrated by: Michael Langan
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1930. The tranquillity of suburban Craynebrook is disturbed when a lifeless and nameless body is found dumped on the local common.

Enter newly promoted Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard, a policeman with a reputation that precedes him and which threatens to drag him down.

As Matthew embarks on his investigation, an another, more sinister plot demands his attention. One by one, members of an esteemed social club are meeting an untimely demise, leaving their community in a state of panic that they might be next. With the stakes higher than ever before, Matthew is under immense pressure from above to solve the case before the killer strikes again.

As the bodies pile up, Matthew's career and reputation hang in the balance. Will he be able to catch the killer and restore his standing in the force or will this case be his downfall?

Book 1 in the DI Matthew Stannard British detective fiction series.

©2023 C. K. Harewood (P)2024 C. K. Harewood Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective

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The Empire Club Murders by CK Harewood is the first of a new mystery series set in 1930s London. DI Matthew Stannard is newly promoted to a new police station and catches a murder on his first day. A unidentified body found and rather than unraveling the case, the mystery gets more knotty. As the investigation continues, more murders occur and they are all ties to a social club. DI Stannard is smart and clever but is pressured by his Superintendent, who resents him. I found myself rooting for both Stannard and for a more unlikely character to succeed. This is a great character and plot driven mystery. It is the perfect vehicle for narration by Michael Langan. His performance is absolutely wonderful and brings the story to life.

Superb historical mystery!

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Matthew was a very fair hard working cop with integrity. He didn't believe in beating confessions out of possible perps. It seemed like the supervisor and fellow cop Lund were extremely lazy and without integrity. Even when the supervisor threw Matt off the case he continued to pursue it in different avenues. He managed to solve the case without violence. Matt was a true hero in my eyes..I really hoped Nancy would be able to finish her good deeds without interference . Lol..I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did an excellent job bringing the characters to life with individual voices and made the storyline seem real..I highly recommend this.


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This story was well written and I like Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard and the way he finds evidence and how he questions possible suspects. I very much dislike his chief, who is a pompous a$$ and thinks he wants and ideas are more important than the truth. Narrator does a Good job with the various characters voices and the entire storyline.

Good 1930s British Murder Mystery

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This was a terrific story! I totally enjoyed it. Narration by Michael Langan was well done.I was given this book free for an honest review.

The Empire club murders

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Not in line with the times, very clever detective but not from the 1930s. Narrative was good. Set in 1950 or 1960, would have been better.

Feels more like 1950s with 2000s police procedures in use.

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