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A Man of Some Repute

A Very English Mystery, Book 1

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A Man of Some Repute

By: Elizabeth Edmondson
Narrated by: Michael Page
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Summary

Truth is rarely pure and never simple...

Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past.

Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester.

The Castle's faded grandeur hides a web of secrets and scandals - the Earl has been missing for seven years, lost without a trace since the night he left his guests and walked out into a blizzard.

When a skeleton is uncovered beneath the flagstones of the Old Chapel, the police produce a suspect and declare the case closed.

Hugo is not convinced. With the help of the spirited Freya Wryton, the Earl's niece, he is drawn back into active service, and the ancient town of Selchester is dragged into the intrigues and conspiracies of the Cold War era.

With a touch of Downton Abbey, a whisper of Agatha Christie and a nod to Le Carré, A Man of Some Repute is the first book in this delightfully classic and witty murder mystery series.

©2015 Elizabeth Edmondson (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Cosy Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Witty
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I enjoyed this, a fairly gently-paced mystery. Good characters and a great setting, with some nice touches of life in England in 1953. The relationship between the main male and female characters is nicely developed, from initial distance to a growing friendship, but not a romance in this story.

Thought the performer was perfectly cast and did an excellent job.

Enjoyable, light and entertaining

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This is a well written, diverting piece of period escapism, but not a great thriller.

An unremarkable thriller.

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Although the action moves quite slowly (which would normally put me off), I was somehow gripped by the characters and the scenario and couldn't stop listening. Michael Page brings all the characters to life with distinctive voices. I'm off to listen to the other 2 books in this trilogy.

Very enjoyable

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enjoyable lighthearted crime mystery if not somewhat written in a way of a play, moving on to next book

Definitely a very English crime mystery

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I enjoyed this book very much. The array of characters was excellent. Good story line.

A spy?

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