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  • The Cottage

  • A McLaren Mystery
  • By: Jo A. Hiestand
  • Narrated by: Callum Hale
  • Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Summary

Former police detective Michael McLaren is at the home of his lady friend, Melanie. The house is sold, the removal van is booked. All that is left is to help her pack her belongings for her move to his village. But the laborious task is interrupted when one of Melanie’s neighbors asks McLaren to investigate the circumstances of her parents’ murders.

McLaren’s reluctance to take it on and abandon Melanie appears to be solved when his best mate, Jamie, steps in to help with the packing. It’s not the easy investigation McLaren was hoping for, however. Sightings of Mordred and a ghost, and a burglary at the local Tudor Hall complicate the murder inquiries.

What had seemed to McLaren a perfect remedy with Jamie close at hand now disintegrates into a horrendous mistake. And McLaren questions if the investigation is really worth it, especially when he puts the people he cares about most in danger.

©2023 Jo A. Hiestand (P)2024 Jo A. Hiestand

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Outstanding!

I am equally in awe of the author and the narrator: this book is fantastic in every way. The story is intriguing and suspenseful, the characters and their emotions are very real, and the narration is absolutely outstanding. Highly recommended!

A review copy of this book was sent to me by the author. All of the above opinions are my own.

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Loved the narration of Callum Hale

Michael is back to help Melanie pack up as she prepares to move to his village, and to live closer to him.
Melanie wants to open up a B&B and be able to send her daughter to college. While helping Michael is asked by Melanie's neighbours to investigate the deaths of her parents. Who both died under strange circumstances.
Michael may no in the police force, but with the help of Melanie and Jamie step up and help find out who and why. The tension begins to build, and an intense action.

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Gripping

Gripping plot, engaging characters & amazing narration.

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What a great series

I do love just escaping into an audible book by these two - the author and narrator. Both do such a special job and it works so well You feel part of the family and disappear into their universe. I had listened to this out of order so this filled in a lot of the blanks on later books. Such a great series I can really see it being an ITV or streaming series it just has that vibe

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My first Mclaren mystery

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Michael McLaren a former police detective is helping his girlfriend Melanie pack her house ready for her move to the midlands.

But he is soon distracted and then persuaded to help investigate the mysterious murder of her friends parents. His investigation takes him deep into the villages history and folk lore and nearly costs him dearly.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and the narration was perfect for Mike. I will certainly listen to more of Mike Mclaren.

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The cottage

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Narrator: Callum Hale

I think this is about the 18th book in this series so there’s plenty to binge read.
McLaren is an ex detective that seems to specialise in cold cases.
A good mystery read with some good characters, I particularly liked Barry, an innocent that mixes fantasy into his life due to a brain injury, a happy character that always made me smile.
I’ll happily pick up more books in this series.

I really liked the narrator’s voice and delivery, he suited this story well.

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