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The Malvern Murders

Inspector Ravenscroft Detective Mysteries, Book 1

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The Malvern Murders

By: Kerry Tombs
Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
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A captivating historical murder mystery set in Victorian England. The Malvern Murders is packed with delicious dialogue, sly humour and Victorian atmosphere. Perfect for fans of M.R.C. Kasasian, E.S. Thomson, Oscar De Muriel and Karen Charlton.

Before Jack the Ripper terrorised London, Police Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft patrolled the streets of Whitechapel. Clever and hard-working, Ravenscroft nonetheless has the worst record in the force. He lets a murderer escape during a chase and is banished to the spa town of Malvern for a water treatment to cure his asthma. Ravenscroft accepts a dinner invitation from a new acquaintance, Jabez Pitzer. Before dinner, the maid finds Pitzer slumped over his desk - dead. Ravenscroft immediately recognises the signs - Pitzer has been poisoned. But the local authorities are reluctant to believe there is a murderer in Malvern. Hungry to prove himself, Ravenscroft is determined to solve the case. But the bodies mount up. Someone is killing local luminaries.

©2019 Kerry Tombs (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Fiction Historical Murder Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense England Mystery England Victorian Suspense
Engaging Mystery • Interesting Plot • Excellent Narration • Enjoyable Series • Well-told Mystery • Suspenseful Intrigue
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I've been trying to find an historical mystery where the police aren't stupid. I found this! It's a good mystery with plenty of clues and lots of interesting characters. And since the police are the main characters, they're smart and capable. It was a good story and I'm excited to read the next book in the series!

Smart Police, YAY!

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I enjoyed the suspense and intrigue. The characters were easy to like. I look forward to the next episode.

Kept me guessing till the end.

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it's not bad at all it is a worthy listen. the narration is excellent. the writing is a bit pedestrian and the story is as well. it seems that the storyline and narrative came out of the manual of how to write a Victorian novel. your mileage may vary🙄

It's pretty good to

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I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. Historical mysteries are not on the top of my list. I was not able to find anything that appealed to me, this was a suggestion, so I took a chance. I now look forward to reading the remainder of the series. I liked the atmosphere, the characters, and the narrator. While I figured out the murderer, it was late in the book which is good as I do like to guess but not have it so easy to solve.

thoroughly enjoyable, well written

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I have not gotten into this one yet. I think after another one I will. Interesting plot and characters

New Series

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Bad grammar distracts me and makes it harder for me to follow a story, This book contains repeated misuses of reflextive pronouns, like "myself "and "himself." Incorrect use of pronouns after a preposition, like "between him and I". The text version of the book contains homphone errors, like "I'll bare it in mind..."

Plot was OK, but the writing was not.

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Pleasant narrator voice and the story kept my attention during my five mile walks. The end was a surprise.

The Malvern Murders

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The story was pretty good. The narrator’s delivery was choppy, affected. Action parts sounded fake.

Narrator = Robot

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Really enjoyed this very different historica mystery. It did not contain much historical description but a lot of mystery to solve. At first I did not think the Inspector was very qgood at solving crime, but he proved me wrong in the end. Narrator very good. Looking forward to the next step.

Muddled Refreshing Mystery

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I really enjoyed listening to this one. A good mystery is a very nice afternoon.

Great story

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