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The Mitford Murders
- Nancy Mitford and the murder of Florence Nightingale Shore
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
A Golden Age-style mystery bursting with period detail and set amid the Mitford household, The Mitford Murders is the glittering start to a thrilling and sumptuous new series written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one best-selling Downton Abbey books.
Lose yourself in the gripping first novel in a new series of Golden Age murder mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters.
It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle.
Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nurserymaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially 16-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories.
But when a nurse - Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - is killed on a train in broad daylight, Nancy and amateur sleuth Louisa find that in postwar England, everyone has something to hide....
Written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one best-selling Downton Abbey books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie - and is based on a real unsolved crime.
Critic reviews
"Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable." (Anthony Horowitz)
"Oh how delicious! This terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times? Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. I devoured The Mitford Murders...so will you. Give it to absolutely everyone for Christmas, then pre-order the next one." (Susan Hill)
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- Carol
- 09-05-18
Good story
Enjoyable, easy listen. Not sure that "There you go" when offering a cup of tea was a 1920s expression, and would a cafe actually serve bacon sabdwiches mid-afternoon in that era? Al in all a good yarn.
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- alan hunt
- 22-10-18
A little too long, but not bad.
Apart from a few rare exceptions I've yet to find female novelists who can't resist filling up pages with descriptive irrelevancies. Jessica Fellowes is no exception. However on the whole an interesting whodunit excellently narrated.
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- LM Milford
- 26-10-18
A good mystery
I would highly recommend this book if you love recent historical fiction. A great plot with enough red herrings to have me completely fooled. A nice easy read with great characters. I'll definitely be looking out the second book in the series!
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- sue Sargent
- 03-01-18
second time of listening
second time if listening for me.
enjoyed just as much, loved the way the characters were portrayed, very believable, . the story was well knitted together. the narrator was very pleasant to listen, first voice ,
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- Trishyesthatone!
- 28-04-19
A GREAT IDEA FOR A RIPPING STORY
At first I wasn’t sure what was fact or fiction but, actually it didn’t matter. This story was well told and it’s intensity kept me interested and it saw me through many a sleepless night, not keeping me awake as such but making insomnia quite bearable. I highly recommend you stick with it till the end and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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- tim mccann
- 15-02-19
Loved it!
Loved the story line and the narrator. I was in good company for the last few weeks
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- AnnW
- 05-07-23
Very enjoyable
Not my usual kind of book but really enjoyed it. A few twists and turns that were unpredictable. I look forward to the next one
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- Dr David Campbell
- 23-06-23
Great story, well narrated
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Good narration & well paced with some twists to the story. I look forward to the next book.
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- Mrs J A Meadows
- 18-11-17
Downtown Abbey
Written by Julian Fellowes not Jessica Fellowes unless I have my facts wrong .
Book was enjoyable.
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- Trina
- 04-03-18
Delighted
So pleased to find such a talented writer. Couldn’t stop listening. Relaxing and gripping at the same time.
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