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    Murder in an English Village
    Murder in an English Village
    Murder in an English Village
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    Murder in an English Village

    Written by Jessica Ellicott

    Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

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    As friends, the boisterous and brash American Beryl couldn't be less alike than the prim and proper British Edwina. But as sleuths in an England recovering from the Great War, they're the perfect match. 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin. For over three decades, Edwina Davenport has lived comfortably in Walmsley Parva, but the post-World War I bust has left her in dire financial straits and forced her to advertise for a lodger. When her long-lost school chum Beryl arrives on her doorstep-actually crashes into it in her red motorcar-Edwina welcomes her old friend as her new roommate. But her idyllic hometown has a hidden sinister side, and when the two friends are drawn in, they decide to set up shop as private inquiry agents, helping Edwina to make ends meet and satisfying Beryl's thirst for adventure. Now this odd couple will need to put their heads together to catch a killer-before this sleepy English village becomes their final resting place.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 31, 2017
    ISBN9781501978258
    Author

    Jessica Ellicott

    Agatha award nominee Jessica Ellicott loves fountain pens, Mini Coopers and throwing parties. A member of Wicked Authors, Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers, she lives in northern New England with her dark and mysterious husband, exuberant children and a precocious poodle named Sam.

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    • 5/5
      I loved the relationship between the two female characters. Pragmatic yet affectionate. The depiction of post-war England was very touching.

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    • 5/5
      Great start, interesting characters and complex enough not to have an obvious culprit. Looking forward to next book.
    • 5/5
      So refreshing to read a good murder mystery, as I had finished all of Agatha Christie’s. I look forward to reading more in this series!
    • 2/5
      Not for me. I found the whole setup totally unrealistic, even for a cozy, and the pacing very slow.
    • 3/5
      This was very slow with a fair amount of repetition. Whilst I didn’t expect a lot of action, and it did amble along quite nicely, I ended up skipping to almost the end about half way through listening . I will however continue to the next in series as I loved the characters and it’s very well written and narrated.
    • 4/5
      Times are difficult for Edwina Davenport, and she is forced to advertise for a lodger. Her old friend, the adventurous Beryl Helliwell, sees the ad, coming to her friend's rescue and attempting to alleviate some of the village gossip about her friend's circumstances by implying she works as a spy. The two end up becoming a pair of detectives when the local constable refuses to see a murder as a murder. It suffers some of the typical problems of first installments, but it is an enjoyable read in an English village setting which is always a win! I listened to the audiobook read by Barbara Rosenblat.
    • 4/5
      1920 and in the village of Walmsley Parva Edwina Davenport gets more than she bargained for when old friends Beryl Helliwell replies to her advertisement for a lodger. Trying to help out her friend Beryl insinuates that they are detectives looking into the secrets of the village, not helped by the total ineptitude of the local untrained constable.
      An unlikely pair, but a delightful pair, a well-written easy to read mystery and look forward to reading the next in the series
      A NetGalley Book
    • 3/5
      A good mystery but not very exciting
    • 4/5
      Beryl has come to live with her old school friend Edwina after seeing an advertisement for a lodger. Ed has fallen on hard times and when Beryl arrives in the small village of Walmsley Parva she discovers that Ed has become the center of gossip because of her poor financial situation. Beryl makes up a story for the town gossip about them being secret agents during the war and still working undercover for the King. That night Ed is attacked while taking her dog out for a walk. The “Odd Couple” friends think that it had to do with Edwina’s time working for the Land Army during the war and a missing girl during that time. Another young woman is found dead and the fiends won’t stop investigating they solve it.
    • 4/5
      A little TOO cosy for my taste, with too many unlikely coincidences.
    • 5/5
      Funny and lovely mystery. A very enjoyable duo of senior sleuths, the flamboyant Beryl and the sensible and mousy Edwina investigates together.
      The duo is absolutely fantastic as well as the cast of characters. The historical setting, England post WWI, is well researched and the cast of characters is well developed. The book is really well written.
      The book is very likable and I look forward to read the next instalment.
      Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to review this book.