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Peter Bartram
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1960s Brighton, England... Their special day… but for reporter Colin Crampton which of three mothers is in the frame for murder?
A dead body on a stormy night.
The cops who dismiss a murder.
The reporter who tracks a killer.
There are just four days to Mother's Day and crime reporter Colin Crampton is under pressure to find a front-page story to fit the theme. Then Colin and his feisty girlfriend Shirley Goldsmith stumble across a body late at night on a lonely country road. Colin scents a story when the cops dismiss the idea of murder.
Colin and Shirley flirt with danger as they investigate the killing. They take on a crazy hippie commune and a chemistry teacher with an unusual late-night hobby. And that's before they tangle with the mothers…
“Plenty of twists and turns, laughs, danger and charm–and a solution I never saw coming.”–The Bookworm Chronicles
"An excellent modern mystery that’s more than worth your time."–In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
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Probationary constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale....
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I LOVE this Book!
- By Nancy J on 02-26-13
By: Ben Aaronovitch
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Plaid and Plagiarism
- By: Molly MacRae
- Narrated by: Elaine Claxton
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Janet Marsh's move into her house has been delayed due to vandalism. Then, when the women go to look for clues that might tell them who is guilty, they find a corpse (murder!) in Janet's garden shed. Constable Hobbs answers their emergency call. He's calm and quietly pleased, as he's never had a murder case. Then the contents of a dozen or so garbage bags are discovered behind the bookshop. The letters inside are nasty.
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Excellent book in a great setting
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 02-21-17
By: Molly MacRae
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Dying in the Wool
- A Kate Shackleton Mystery, Book 1
- By: Frances Brody
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills, and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens...until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing under dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants to make one last attempt at finding her father. Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance?
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Fluff & Nonsense
- By Sara on 01-03-15
By: Frances Brody
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Bad Debts
- A Jack Irish Thriller, Book 1
- By: Peter Temple
- Narrated by: Marco Chiappi
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Meet Jack Irish, criminal lawyer, debt collector, football lover, turf watcher, trainee cabinetmaker, and the best Australian crime character we've seen in years. When Jack receives a puzzling message from a jailed ex-client, he's too deep in misery over Fitzroy's latest loss to take much notice. Next thing Jack knows, the ex-client's dead and he's been drawn into a life-threatening investigation involving high-level corruption, dark sexual secrets, shonky property deals and murder.
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The story was all over the place
- By Beth on 07-22-24
By: Peter Temple
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Yours Until Death
- Varg Veum
- By: Gunnar Staalesen
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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An unbearably tense novel of revenge, murder, bereavement and the destructive force of passion. The single-mother families of the isolated community under the shadow of the Pyderhorn, Bergen's greatest mountain, are being terrorised by a teenage gang. But teenage violence is nothing compared to what awaits detective Varg Veum when he gets to know the blue-eyed Wenche Andersen.
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Great Scandinavian Mystery!
- By Peoko on 07-12-17
By: Gunnar Staalesen
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Evans Above
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from trouble. Nestled among the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to Constable Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric - and deadly - characters.
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Interesting....
- By brian on 01-22-17
By: Rhys Bowen
What listeners say about The Mother’s Day Mystery (The Headline Hero Series Book 5)
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- June Barnwell
- 06-22-20
Laugh out loud fun!
I startled neighbors by laughing as I listened to this book on my daily walk. What fun it was! Peter Bartram has crafted a delightful story full of amusing, slightly over the top characters, and Matt Jamie brings them and the story to life. Mr. Bartram's writing is slick, there is plenty of cultural detail, and multiple plotlines ultimately diverge to make a tight, satisfying read or listen. Mr. Jamie's narration is easy on the ear and he does a great job performing the characters. The Mother's Day Mystery is set in 1960's England. Highly recommended.
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- Bethany
- 06-28-20
Memorable Mothers Day
I love this author & narrator combination. The "God of Deadlines" could have so many more honorifics because of his ability to write a neatly clever woven story with many LOL moments.
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- Kim
- 06-08-20
Charming, Entertaining, and Just Plain Fun!
I have so thoroughly enjoyed every Peter Bartram book I've read--Colin Crampton is a treat. I *might* have a bit of a character crush on the guy. The books are engaging, the twists surprising, and the tone is saucy and hilarious. The audiobooks take the Crampton of the Chronicle Adventures to the next level! Matt Jamie does such an excellent job of capturing Crampton's attitude and Bartram's writing voice. The Colin Crampton books will always have a place on my must-reads shelf.
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- Pedsrn1988
- 12-30-22
Great Story
I love British murder mysteries. This book narrated by the very talented Matt Jamie is worth having a listen. Matt brings the characters to life with his accents, varying voices and narrating style to keep this story entertaining and gripping.
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