
Murder Flies the Coop
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Narrated by:
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Barbara Rosenblat
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By:
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Jessica Ellicott
About this listen
One would hardly call them birds of a feather, but thrill-seeking American adventuress Beryl Helliwell and quietly reserved Brit Edwina Davenport do one thing very well together - solve murders.
Sharing lodging in the sleepy English village of Walmsley Parva has eased some of the financial strain on the two old school chums, but money is still tight in these lean years following the Great War. All of Beryl's ex-husbands have proven reluctant to part with her alimony, which is most inconvenient. So when the local vicar - and pigeon-racing club president - approaches them with a private inquiry opportunity, the ladies eagerly accept. There's been a spot of bother: The treasurer has absconded with the club's funds and several prized birds. Beryl and Edwina hope to flush out the missing man by checking his boardinghouse and place of employment at the coal mine.
But when they visit the man's loft, they find their elusive quarry lying in white feathers and a pool of crimson blood, stabbed to death - the only witnesses cooing mournfully. After a stiff gin fizz, the ladies resume their search for the missing funds and prized birds - and now a murderer. Beryl and Edwina aren't shy about ruffling a few feathers as they home in on their suspects. But they had better find the killer fast, before their sleuthing career is cut short.
©2018 Jessica Crockett (P)2018 Recorded BooksGood till the end
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The darling duo flourish again
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Refreshing
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The handful of Americanisms still jump out (gotten, fender).
I shall buy Book 3 to see what happens next...!
Wonderful Narrator
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Pure escapism
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excellent 🤩
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I enjoyed the “whodunnit” and I like how the characters of the small village Walmsley Parva are being developed.
The narrator is really good, I read that she was born in London, grew up in New York City, and has worked both in the UK and the US, and to me (a non native English speaker), she’s fun to listen to.
Beryl and Edwina are fun to listen to
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Lovely, gentile story
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I thoroughly enjoy the Beryl and Edwina books.
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Rather delightful, scatty, completely unrealistic but quite charming ... and a fair few killings for the money. It really is a fun book and narrator Barbra Rosenblatt has a deliciously mellow voice, a little like Penelope Keith in timbre, just perfect for this reading even if a tad slow ( Just turn up the playback a couple of notches) and makes the odd phrasing mistake sometimes. Her performance really enhances the enjoyment.
I found the story's resolution a bit out of pace r with the rest of the book which somewhat dampened my enjoyment but overall it was fun. If you like Midsummer Murders - the earlier ones before the first Barnaby left - you'll enjoy this and it works well as a standalone.
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A side note: the cover on my Audible is quite beautiful when pigeons flying across the page. Ignore the chicken motif shown on a different one.
"Burdened with the misfortune of being American."
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