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  • A Racing Murder

  • Ham Hill Murder Mysteries, Book 2
  • By: Frances Evesham
  • Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
  • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (269 ratings)
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A Racing Murder

By: Frances Evesham
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
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Summary

The next thrilling Ham-Hill Murder Mystery from best-selling cosy crime author Frances Evesham.

A winning horse. A fierce rivalry. A sudden death.

Belinda Sandford thrills to the cheers of the crowd as her beautiful grey racehorse, ‘Butterfly Charm’, thunders past the finishing post first at Wincanton Racecourse. She feels like the luckiest girl in the world.

But joy soon turns to despair as a stewards’ enquiry overturns the result and awards the race to her long-time rival, Alexandra Deacon.

When Alex is found dead in suspicious circumstances, a host of accusing eyes turn to Belinda and her distraught mother begs Adam Hennessy, her neighbour, retired police officer and publican, to help clear her daughter’s name.

As Adam,and local hotelier Imogen Bishop dig deep into the murky and powerful undercurrents of the horse racing world, they lay bare the lives and loves of local jockeys, grooms, trainers and owners.

They soon uncover a web of secrets hidden within the spectacular Somerset countryside as they strive to find the killer in time to prevent more murders.

A brand new cosy mystery series from the best-selling author of A Village Murder, perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Betty Rowlands and M.C. Beaton.

©2021 Frances Evesham (P)2021 Boldwood Books Ltd

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Trite in the extreme and worse than predecessor

My review of the first in the series noted that it becomes very Enid Blyton, "'oh jolly dee, let's investigate that, whooppee doo, it's sooooo exciting"

In this we had a - no plot spoiler - female jockey who was a professional and a career girl, yet she seemed to do nothing other than whine like a 12-year-old and couldn't, as far as the threads of the story were concerned, metaphorically add one and one.

The standout nonsense was the co-key protagonist, Adam. We knew from the first book that he's from Birmingham and is fairly laid back and jolly, but incisively gently edgy, though quiet. This time he's nonsensically different. Louder, a little more in your face and zero hint of any Birmingham. It's like two entirely different characters.

On the grounds that the books were apparently recorded not very far apart and the narrator is the same, the difference is a farce.

There's a line between cosy and ludicrous. It's written and told as if it's aimed at someone of ten. Don't bother. It's a waste of your time.

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Not Really Sure How To Review This…

This is an easy going Cozy Mystery, but despite its gentleness, there’s really no story, no deductive sleuthing and, quite frankly, no point to the whole concept of this series!

It seems strange to say this, but it’s an enjoyable book that doesn’t really live up to its labelling! (Even less so than book one).

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Very exviting

A brilliant glimpse into the cutthroat world of horse racing. There is action packed suspense in every chapter. A must listen during the colder months.

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Boring. Nothing like the first in the series.

The first book in this new series was free, and it is very good, I think, so on that basis I used a credit for this second book.

Though equally well read - CS is an excellent narrator - this plot was much slower, and maybe because it is set around the world of race horses and training yards which is of little interest to me, I found it very boring. I didn't care about the characters and the previous dynamic between Imogen and Adam wasn't featured as he has fallen in love (while we were away) with someone else who also isn't relevant.

Dull, and laboured. Sadly, a waste of a credit too.

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Engaging

A good who done it. Suspense, a little bit of drama and romance a good all rounder.

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Good

An excellent easy to listen to audiobook. worthy 5*. Good plot and plenty of fun

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enjoyable

I felt the first book in the series was very naive however I have thoroughly enjoyed the second book full of twists and Turns with excellent main characters can't wait for the next one

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Very enjoyable second in series.

This is the second book set in Somerset and is a brilliant listen. More used to gritty crime novels, I really enjoyed the fact that yes, there are murders (!) but it isn’t graphic, no one swears, no sex & with characters who have come even more to life since the first book. The narrator is also perfect and I hope the author writes more in this series with Charlotte Strevens again doing a fabulous performance!

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The characters

The characters feel like old friends to me now. I enjoyed listening to their thoughts and interactions and hearing how they worked together. That means that they are lovely enough to create a bond with me as listener. Smash and Grab are a sweet addition to the cast of characters and Harley is wonderfully dog-ish so the author has definitely been around dogs.

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poorly researched and edited

the author and the publishers editor seemed to know very little about national Hunt racing. the person in charge of the grooms it's known as the head lad not the head man.
the description of the race describes it as a chase short for steeplechase the obstacles the horses jump over are called fences but but in the description of the end of the race talks about jumping the last hurdle which are only jumped in hurdle races not chases.
the European beauty when she arrives at the meeting is is said to smooth her tight fitting skirt as she sits down but later treats the male members of the committee to a view of the cleavage at the front of her dress. did she change part way through the meeting?
I liked the story but found the plot and the character portrayal a little bit one dimensional. didn't enjoy as much as the previous novel

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