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A Quiet Life in the Country
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
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...
As Lady Hardcastle and Flo delve deeper into rural rivalries and resentment, they uncover a web of intrigue that extends far beyond the village. With almost no one free from suspicion, they can be certain of only one fact: there is no such thing as a quiet life in the country.
Revised edition: This edition of A Quiet Life In The Country includes editorial revisions.
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-04-18
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this book. It was very witty and easy to follow. I look forward to the next book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-04-18
Made me chuckle
The book is light hearted and reminded me a little of Miss Marple. Very easy listening and the characters of Flo, Mrs Hardcastle and the Inspector are very warming .
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-03-21
easylisten
light hearted story well read probably a bit too easy going and quaint for me but enjoyed
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- Benny
- 12-03-18
Delightful .
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in sight. Thoroughly enjoyed this book as a change from modern hard hitting crime stories. Shall look for more.
The reader gave life to every character, and her voice suited the genre and the period.
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- Claire Kelly
- 03-10-18
Charming and entertaining
I loved this book! An easy listen and the performance was great. I recommend it.
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- Jacks
- 17-07-19
Wonderful narration and great stories!
I am hooked with these books, they are great! The stories are fabulous. The narrator is fantastic and make my journey to and from work bearable.
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- Jo Spencer
- 22-07-19
Good performance and story but very long winded.
Only finished it to see who the murderer was. Lots of unnecessary dialogue and description.
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- laizydaizy
- 25-11-22
A good listen
I enjoyed this book. Maybe heard some more in depth but it was a delight
The narrator was excellent and I was able to picture all the characters in my mind.
It most certainly held my attention but was able to close and go back a few times and still keep up.
I would recommend this light and different book
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- Kimmsie
- 26-10-22
A really good start
This was a really good start to a series I have enjoyed reading since the start. I certainly look forward to more.
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- Leonor C.
- 28-08-19
Brilliant narration, fun book
I’m rather partial to period cozy mystery books, so this was a delight to listen to. The narrator is fantastic, making me feel like I was indeed in the English countryside among the posh and the below stairs folk. I liked the storyline and Ms Knowelden’s narration so much that I went ahead and bought 3 more books from this series.
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