Listen free for 30 days
-
Say It With Poison, Mitchell and Markby Village, Book 1
- Narrated by: Judith Boyd
- Series: Mitchell & Markby, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for £21.89
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Cold in the Earth, Mitchell and Markby Village, Book 3
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Judith Boyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It doesn't take Meredith Mitchell long to regret giving up her lovely Cotswold cottage in favour of living in London. In addition, the fact that her job gives a whole new meaning to the word "tedious" does little to improve her mood. What she needs is a holiday. So, when Alan Markby's sister wants a house-sitter, Meredith jumps at the chance. Alan himself is overloaded with work following the discovery of two bodies, one of which, at least, is a murder victim.
-
Rack, Ruin and Murder
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Judith Boyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When old Monty Bickerstaffe finds a dead body in his drawing room it comes as a nasty surprise. Monty lives alone in a crumbling Cotswold manor house and the last thing he wants is the police sniffing around his property. But Inspector Jess Campbell is determined to solve the mystery, with the help of Superintendent Ian Carter, she must dig deep into Monty’s family history to reveal the shocking truth...
-
-
Kept me reading to the end
- By mollyeyre on 27-04-13
-
Rattling the Bones
- Fran Varady, Book 7
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Kim Hicks
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The last in the popular crime series featuring Fran Varady, from the author of the acclaimed Mitchell & Markby mysteries. Edna, the dotty bag lady Fran Varady used to see living in a churchyard with only feral cats for company, has crossed her path again. Now Edna is staying in a hostel, spending her days roaming, as before. But Fran begins to see a method to her madness, and even though no one will believe her, she is certain Edna is being followed. Who could be interested in a harmless old lady?
-
-
Very Interesting to listen to
- By Kandi C on 22-12-21
-
A Mortal Curiosity
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy, Maggie Mash
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lizzie Martin, lady's companion, has been sent from London to the New Forest to comfort a young woman whose baby has tragically died. A sad enough task, but things take an even darker turn when a rat-catcher is found murdered, and the young woman is discovered beside the body, crying and covered in blood. Not knowing where else to turn, Lizzie calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross to solve the horrific crime.
-
-
A really enjoyable mystery
- By catherine hiley on 07-03-22
-
The Case Is Closed
- By: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Everton murder case has long been closed. The culprit has been charged with the murder of his uncle and has served a year of his sentence already. Or has he? The evidence against Geoffrey Grey is convincing but his wife believes in his innocence. And so does her young cousin, Hilary, who decides to solve the mystery herself. But when Hilary herself is nearly murdered she turns in desperation to her ex-fiancé for help. He calls upon the services of Miss Silver to help solve another mystery, which she does in her own original style.
-
-
Brilliant narration and a good mystery
- By Mrs Gallop on 01-09-14
-
The Birthday Mystery
- Jenny Starling, Book 1
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Charlotte Worthing
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Jenny Starling is catering the 21st birthday party of upper-class twins Alicia and Justin. She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder? But the birthday party goes ahead. Then, just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast...and one of the guests falls down dead. The police are baffled, and there is a whole party full of suspects.
-
-
Poorly written self-insertion (aka a Mary Sue).
- By EGM on 01-07-20
-
Cold in the Earth, Mitchell and Markby Village, Book 3
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Judith Boyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It doesn't take Meredith Mitchell long to regret giving up her lovely Cotswold cottage in favour of living in London. In addition, the fact that her job gives a whole new meaning to the word "tedious" does little to improve her mood. What she needs is a holiday. So, when Alan Markby's sister wants a house-sitter, Meredith jumps at the chance. Alan himself is overloaded with work following the discovery of two bodies, one of which, at least, is a murder victim.
-
Rack, Ruin and Murder
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Judith Boyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When old Monty Bickerstaffe finds a dead body in his drawing room it comes as a nasty surprise. Monty lives alone in a crumbling Cotswold manor house and the last thing he wants is the police sniffing around his property. But Inspector Jess Campbell is determined to solve the mystery, with the help of Superintendent Ian Carter, she must dig deep into Monty’s family history to reveal the shocking truth...
-
-
Kept me reading to the end
- By mollyeyre on 27-04-13
-
Rattling the Bones
- Fran Varady, Book 7
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Kim Hicks
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The last in the popular crime series featuring Fran Varady, from the author of the acclaimed Mitchell & Markby mysteries. Edna, the dotty bag lady Fran Varady used to see living in a churchyard with only feral cats for company, has crossed her path again. Now Edna is staying in a hostel, spending her days roaming, as before. But Fran begins to see a method to her madness, and even though no one will believe her, she is certain Edna is being followed. Who could be interested in a harmless old lady?
-
-
Very Interesting to listen to
- By Kandi C on 22-12-21
-
A Mortal Curiosity
- By: Ann Granger
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy, Maggie Mash
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lizzie Martin, lady's companion, has been sent from London to the New Forest to comfort a young woman whose baby has tragically died. A sad enough task, but things take an even darker turn when a rat-catcher is found murdered, and the young woman is discovered beside the body, crying and covered in blood. Not knowing where else to turn, Lizzie calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross to solve the horrific crime.
-
-
A really enjoyable mystery
- By catherine hiley on 07-03-22
-
The Case Is Closed
- By: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Everton murder case has long been closed. The culprit has been charged with the murder of his uncle and has served a year of his sentence already. Or has he? The evidence against Geoffrey Grey is convincing but his wife believes in his innocence. And so does her young cousin, Hilary, who decides to solve the mystery herself. But when Hilary herself is nearly murdered she turns in desperation to her ex-fiancé for help. He calls upon the services of Miss Silver to help solve another mystery, which she does in her own original style.
-
-
Brilliant narration and a good mystery
- By Mrs Gallop on 01-09-14
-
The Birthday Mystery
- Jenny Starling, Book 1
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Charlotte Worthing
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Jenny Starling is catering the 21st birthday party of upper-class twins Alicia and Justin. She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder? But the birthday party goes ahead. Then, just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast...and one of the guests falls down dead. The police are baffled, and there is a whole party full of suspects.
-
-
Poorly written self-insertion (aka a Mary Sue).
- By EGM on 01-07-20
-
Murder in Steeple Martin
- A Libby Sarjeant Murder Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Lesley Cookman
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There's a baffling mystery in the village of Steeple Martin...but actress and amateur sleuth Libby Sarjeant is on the case! Libby Sarjeant, former actress and artist, loves life in the idyllic English countryside. She's busy with her friends preparing a play for the pretty new Oast House Theatre in Steeple Martin when there's suddenly news of a baffling mystery - the murder of a cast member.
-
-
Most enjoyable.
- By Annie on 06-01-22
-
The Secrets of Wishtide
- By: Kate Saunders
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mrs Laetitia Rodd is the impoverished widow of an Archdeacon: she is also a private detective of the utmost discretion. In winter 1850, she is asked by Sir James Calderstone to investigate the background of an 'unsuitable' woman his son intends to marry. In the guise of governess, she travels to the family seat, Wishtide, where she discovers that the Calderstones have more to hide than most. As their secrets unfold, the case takes an unpleasant turn when a man is found dead outside a tavern.
-
-
Absolutely Delightful
- By Linda on 24-03-17
-
Murder Before Evensong
- A Canon Clement Mystery
- By: Reverend Richard Coles
- Narrated by: Reverend Richard Coles
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Canon Daniel Clement is rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the rectory alongside his widowed mother—opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey—and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda. When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn in the community, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of Champton. And then Anthony Bowness is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of secateurs.
-
-
An enjoyable listen!
- By eGJ on 10-06-22
-
Date with Death
- The Dales Detective Series, Book 1
- By: Julia Chapman
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Samson O'Brien has been dismissed from the police force and returns to his hometown of Bruncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales to set up the Dales Detective Agency while he fights to clear his name. However, the people of Bruncliffe aren't that welcoming to a man they see as trouble. Delilah Metcalfe, meanwhile, is struggling to keep her business, the Dales Dating Agency, afloat - as well as trying to control her wayward Weimaraner dog, Tolpuddle. Then when Samson gets his first case, investigating the supposed suicide of a local man, things take an unexpected turn.
-
-
Brilliantly performed rather different story line
- By Roger Catto on 11-09-18
-
Heirs and Assigns
- By: Marjorie Eccles
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
November 1928. Family and friends have gathered at the Shropshire country home of Penrose Llewellyn to celebrate the retired wealthy businessman's 60th birthday. But the morning after what should have been a convivial supper party, their host is found dead in his bed - and the circumstances look decidedly suspicious.
-
A Real Shot in the Arm
- By: Annette Roome
- Narrated by: Jacqueline King
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fed up with household chores and an uncaring husband, English mother Chris Martin, 40, gets a job on the small local paper, trading one form of drudgery for another until she happens on the body of a teacher who appears to have hanged himself, but who really died of a heroin overdose. Chris and wisecracking reporter Pete Schiavo, who soon beds her, uncover blackmail, a crooked real estate deal, bribery, police corruption, and a drug connection.
-
-
A Real Shot in the arm
- By Julia on 07-08-06
-
Murder on Sea
- By: Jane Adams
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After playing a TV sleuth for years, Rita Martin retires to the sleepy town of Frantham-on-Sea. Here on the Dorset coast, she runs her own immaculate guest house, and life is blissfully quiet. But then a few doors down, harmless old Mrs. Freer is bludgeoned to death, and Rina can’t help but be drawn into the mystery. Mrs. Freer’s home was ransacked, but this was no ordinary burglary. Who knew the old lady kept a gun stashed under her pillow? And who wanted it badly enough to kill?
-
-
Boring
- By MIss Rita Spires on 05-06-22
-
A Quiet Life in the Country
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...
-
-
Amusing
- By Kirsty on 23-02-17
-
Murder of the Bride
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
DI Hillary Greene is called out to attend a suspicious death at Three Oaks Farm in the picturesque village of Steeple Barton. The large farmhouse is filled with music and revellers, but when she steps into the farm’s cowshed, Hillary finds a dead bride. Dressed in a sumptuous white wedding gown, the young, beautiful redhead has clearly been strangled. But not everything is what it seems, and the victim turns out to be at the centre of a web of jealousy and intrigue in the close-knit village.
-
-
Rubbish Narrator
- By Anonymous User on 25-04-21
-
A Spoonful of Murder
- By: J.M. Hall
- Narrated by: Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy. By the next Thursday, Topsy’s dead. The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become involved in a murder. But they know there’s more to Topsy’s death than meets the eye - and it’s down to them to prove it.
-
-
Will Not Disapoint ! ! !
- By Miss G. B. Abraham on 20-03-22
-
A Royal Pain
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Queen of England has concocted a plan in which penniless aristocrat Lady Georgie is to entertain a Bavarian princess and conveniently place her in the playboy prince's path, in the hopes that he might finally marry.
But queens never take money into account. Georgie has very little, which is why she moonlights as a maid-in-disguise.
-
-
Good read.
- By G. Faye Page on 27-08-17
-
Death by Candlelight
- A totally gripping cozy murder mystery (An Adam and Eve Mystery Book 1)
- By: Emma Davies
- Narrated by: Mira Dovreni
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Francesca is nervous about catering her first-ever murder mystery party - but it’s clear from the clink of champagne flutes and piles of empty plates that the evening is a roaring success. The guests look spectacular in their disguises, whispering and giggling, as they try to identify who killed the beautiful, young Becky. But days later, the game takes a sinister turn, when Becky is found poisoned, and all the signs point to the culprit being a party guest.
-
-
Not my cup of tea.
- By Anon on 16-06-22
Summary
As material witness to the only case of murder the Cotswold village of Westerfield has ever seen, Meredith soon becomes involved in the case and with helping Chief Inspector Markby. Meredith is a career diplomat and soon needs her considerable skills when steering a path between her duty to the police and loyalty to her cousin's family.
Critic reviews
"A gripping tale....you'll soon be addicted." (Woman and Home)
What listeners say about Say It With Poison, Mitchell and Markby Village, Book 1
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- C. Knight
- 27-09-17
Just not very nice
I found this actually pretty horrid, it has some nasty bits with dead animals in it that I wished I'd known about before I brought it.
27 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Leid
- 29-01-18
Fun listen.
This was fun to listen to. It is well produced. The plot allows plenty of opportunity for guessing who dunnit, should you wish.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- K
- 27-09-17
Instantly forgettable
I only finished this last week and I had to return to the book details to remind myself what it was about. Not a good sign.
I suppose if you're after a read that doesn't challenge you AT ALL then this is fit for purpose. Nevertheless, this doesn't make it any better than a 25p charity shop offering, though.
The narrator does an creditable job with relatively sub-standard material.
9 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Kirstine
- 13-12-07
well-plotted and well-read
This book is the one in which Markby and his future wife Meredith first meet. It is a good story that keeps one wanting to listen. There are quite a few characters to remember, but they are brought alive by the writer and the excellent reading by Judith Boyd.
13 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- SandraL
- 30-01-20
Interesting cosy-ish crime thriller
I first read this book back in the 1990s and really enjoyed it. About 25 years later I have listened on Audible and I have to admit I found it a little dated, and it took me a while to get into it. However once I did get into it I was hooked and didn't want to stop listening.
Not sure whether I will listen to more in the series, but it was nice to revisit this as an audiobook.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Simon
- 28-09-10
A good start to the series
Great for long journeys in the car enjoyed by all the family
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Cathy Swanson
- 20-11-17
excellent
A thoroughly enjoyable read. with well drawn characters and a plot with many twists and turns
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- sandra streeting
- 17-01-18
Pleasant listening
This was a very pleasantly relaxing book to listen to. Not exciting but very well told and written.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- victoria kurapka
- 11-05-21
Irritating
I love cosy crime novels, but it was hard going to finish this one. The figures are flat and irritating, the plot endlessly drawn out.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Chrissie Ann
- 28-11-20
Enjoyable
Easy to listen to. Enjoyable but not a page turner. No concentration required, good to listen to while doing other things.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Ajax
- 05-12-19
Shame on you Audible!
I absolutely cannot believe you do not carry multiple books in this series! I just finished book one and wanted to move right on to nook two. Alas, Audible doesn't carry that title. Why? And why not book 5? 7? Thumbs down, Audible
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- John
- 02-07-18
Well Wrought Tale.. Great Author
I don’t know how I have missed this author altogether through my searches for solid English mysteries...
It was extremely well written and I’m going to buy more of hers immediately
1 person found this helpful