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Through the Glass Darkly: A John Handful Mystery

The John Handful Mysteries, Book 6

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Through the Glass Darkly: A John Handful Mystery

By: Andrew Hixson
Narrated by: Graeme Garton
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During the worst blizzard in decades, a local gentry, the enigmatic Lord Mabbott, falls from his study window and it is at once assumed to be suicide. Lateral thinking private detective John Handful is not so convinced and is determined to prove otherwise and make it his business to know what other people don’t know. Never mind that Lord Mabbott was being blackmailed over an affair with a transgender stepsister-in-law or that the window he jumped from on the fourth floor was locked from the inside.

Before long, another body turns up, believed to be Lord Mabbott’s former lover. The hunt is on to solve the case, and although, John Handful faces fresh adversaries with a stream of alibis and a host of conflicting motives, he is determined to solve the riddle - despite the best efforts of the challenging Mabbott family.

©2019 Andrew Hixson (P)2019 Andrew Hixson Cosy Mystery Private Investigators

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I enjoyed listening to this book, the narrator is really good.

It has red herrings, making for compelling listening and a strong ending.

A good mystery

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I like this audio book i give it 5 out of 5 Andrew Hudson has 4out 5 audio books out all very good

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The narrator makes the story an amazing experience and very captivating. I am looking forward to his next book

Great reading

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This is the first book by this author I have read or listened to but I enjoyed it and will looking to see what else he has written. It kind of reminds me of an episode of Death in paradise or even Miss Marple (but in a good way), the way the suspect are all gathered together to unveil the mystery. There was plenty of suspects and the story and mystery flowed along nicely. This is book six and although I would say it was a stand alone book and was easy to follow, I think I did miss some of the personal relationship drama by not starting at book one.
When a man falls to his death John as an consultant is called in to help the police, as he was a very important man and John had already been hired by the dead man to investigate who was blackmailing him..The police jump to the conclusion it was suicide because the only door leading into the room was locked. John's first question is how can it be suicide when the window he was supposed to have fallen out of was locked. Following clues John can't help but feel he is being lead somewhere and along the way he finds another body that will either complicate things even more or prove to hold the answers he needs to solve this case.
The narrator was good and has a very distinctive gruff voice. He is also English or plays the part of an English man very well but as the book was set in England he was a good choice.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

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Narrator: Graeme Garton

This narrator has a pleasant enough voice except that he’s trying to sound posh on his normal narration but make lady Mabbott Sound like a country bumpkin ?
John Handful solves another case, the story is an interesting one with a good puzzle to solve and I enjoy listening/watching the unraveling of the plot.
The narrator can make or beak a book and unfortunately I don’t think this narrator does this story an favours.

John Handful series

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