brilliant story

I came across this story in one of the sales, and very glad I did. The characters are very entertaining and the story has lots of twists, but is gentle and absorbing.

I am looking forward to the next one in the series. Highly recommend listening.

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Really enjoyed this book!

Really enjoyed this book, the plot was interesting and kept me wanting to keep listening.

I don’t agree with the other persons review, there was no letching in my opinion! But that’s the point, we all have differing opinions on books.

The narrator was superb and really bought the characters to life!

Have immediately downloaded the next book and really looking forward to see if it was as enjoyable as the first :-)

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Very good

Loved it, good story and excellent narration. Will definitely get the next book in the series.

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Victorian Murder

I love Victorian mysteries as there are no crime scene investigators only questions and answers
Inspector Ravenscroft who suffers from asthma and whose arrest record is not very good has been told to take a break and go to Malvern to take the waters a cure for all ails. On his train journey to Malvern, he meets a few fellow passengers passes the time of day and is invited to dinner by a chap called Pitzer.
When reaching Malvern and checking into the hotel he is not impressed with the treatment he is given, and the meagre food allowance to eat.
On his arrival at Pitzer's house, the local doctor and vicar were also there but before the dinner was announced the maid came in to inform the people and Mrs Pitzer that her husband was dead, and upon checking the chap out the good doctor has declared that it was death by a seizure, but Ravenscroft was sure it was poison as he saw a glass with powder residue and insist they call the local constabulary.
There enters Constable Crabbe and with permission from the constabulary asks Ravenscroft to investigate and between them, they do solve the case after a few more murders.
Not too long a story but more the cosy style writing but intriguing

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The story

Great listen kept you guessing to the end , very likeable characters, good detail to history

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got lost in this in the writing - in a good way

First time to listen/ read kerry tombs
very good for me....all the way through
grand story
Great characters
Well thought out
I'm now on the hunt for more......

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A bit trite

My problem with this book was that i didn’t really like the main character. He’s frankly a lecher and seems to throw himself into the life of another character with not much encouragement and while on duty. The plot hinge was a bit trite and this all felt very old fashioned in its writing and outlook.

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enjoyable story

enjoyable story set in local area to myself! living a few miles from Malvern

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OK. more MC Beaton than MRC Kasasian

this book is OK. it's not amazing. the publisher's comparisons to mrc kasasian are stretching things a bit, this is very basic in comparison, and I'm surprised by so many great reviews of this. a little more work on character development may have helped, the central protagonist is a bit bland. the story itself was alright. I wouldn't describe it as captivating, it pootles along nicely in manner of an mc Beaton novel rather than demonstrating the pace, character depth and complexity of world building of Kasasian or the detail of Muriel. It was good enough to consider the next in the series, but maybe for a "switch off the mind" read rather than an engaging/exciting read.

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Best read

lovely and local, just a lovely read lovely characters and plot I really enjoyed it

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