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A Seaside Murder

The start of a cozy murder mystery series from Mary Grand

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A Seaside Murder

By: Mary Grand
Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
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From the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of A Christmas Murder, Mary Grand

Island life suits Susan, and she can’t imagine ever moving from her beloved Isle of Wight. So it gives her real pleasure to see her young lodger Colette settle in to life by the sea, especially knowing that she has such a troubled past.

Susan’s days are comfortingly routine, starting every morning by exercising her beloved Rocco on Ventnor beach with her fellow dog walkers. The group may have bonded over their fondness for their canine companions, but over time their friendships have deepened.

So, when Colette dies in suspicious circumstances at Castle Cove, Susan is devastated to realise that the dog walking group were the last to see Colette alive, and one of her friends must have been responsible for her death.

And when Susan begins to suspect that the police are minded to put Colette’s death down to an accident, Susan decides she won’t rest until she solves the mystery and finds the murderer.

A cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Frances Evesham, Faith Martin and LJ Ross.

Previously published as Death at Castle Cove.

Praise for Mary Grand:

'I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing mystery set in a beautiful location with deliciously menacing undercurrents.' Frances Evesham

'A fascinating whodunnit to stimulate even the most demanding of amateur sleuths.' T.A. Williams

‘A really terrific read. I have been reading and enjoying Mary’s books for a number of years right from her first one, and this one was well up to Mary’s high standard. Brilliant.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘Another cracking murder mystery from Mary. It kept me intrigued through out. So many red herrings amongst the well created characters. With the added bonus of all the dogs.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘I love books where you are given lots of clues and have lots of suspects, and are continually changing your mind about who the murderer was. I've read other books by Mary Grand and she's very good at keeping you guessing. And, at the end, I still had it wrong!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘Mary Grand has crafted another intriguing and cleverly thought out whodunnit. Prepare to be gripped and thrown around on this rollercoaster of a book. Cosy crime is rapidly becoming one of my favourite genres, and Mary Grand one of my favourite authors.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Truly a great puzzler with a superb ending! I HIGHLY Recommend!!!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Wow I'm so so impressed it had me gripped start to finish and I couldn't put it down. I completed within 1 night and such a page turner' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

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Mary Grand’s story has two particularly strong qualities which make for absorbing and satisfying listening - an intricate plot well-worked out which keeps you listening and guessing, and the special very lovely, real-life Isle of Wight island setting which is so refreshingly different from St Mary Mead or Midsomer Country.

Susan had taken troubled Colette into her home and when the young woman is found dead at the Cove where the local dog-walking friendship group gather each day, it is Susan who will not accept that Colette’s death is anything other than murder, however dangerous her tenacity becomes.

The intricacies of the dog walkers’ lives and Susan’s various suspicions of them are cleverly developed as, in detective story tradition, theories build and fall as we keep thinking we’ve cracked it, only to find we haven’t With the beautiful island setting and the intriguing characters all hiding their particular secrets, I can see it all as an excellent television drama.

The narrator is sympathetic and pleasant o listen to, but she should have learned that Ventnor, the place where it all plays out, is pronounced Ventna and not Vent-nor. The name comes up constantly throughout and she uses both pronunciations.

Is Are the dog walkers harbouring a KILLER?

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An easy listening cosy crime story. Enjoyable when you don’t want a plot with too much intrigue or gore!

Pleasant listening

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It started well, but as it progressed the main character became rather pathetic and silly. Some of the narrator’s sentences were disjointed, and there were pauses in the wrong place. Some editing would not have gone amiss, as too often the identical word cropped up in the same sentence.

Okay but not really inspiring

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Unfortunately I found this book really hard going.
The narration was read in a clear precise manner and felt like listening to the shipping forecast.
This spoilt the story, which didn't seem to have the strength of Mary Grands other books.

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