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  • The Malvern Murders

  • Inspector Ravenscroft Detective Mysteries, Book 1
  • By: Kerry Tombs
  • Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
  • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (82 ratings)

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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
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thoroughly enjoyable, well written

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.

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New Series

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

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Kept me guessing till the end.

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

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It's pretty good to

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🙄

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Muddled Refreshing Mystery

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.

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Narrator = Robot

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

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Surprised

I was not expecting to enjoy this because I have been disappointed by several books lately. I was wrong. This was good!!! I enjoyed the story and the reader. I feel I have now found a new series that interest me again.

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Looking forward to listening to next books in this enjoyable series

A detective I feel respect for in a well told mystery tale that held my interest.

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Fun mystery

It was a fun story but Ravenscroft was a bit hard to connect with. Not a bad character, just lacked a bit of depth

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Yuck

Take a lazy detective, an unoriginal story, and add in abuse of power and there you have it. If you’ve got nothing better to do than to read this, find a different hobby.

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