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Faithful Unto Death

Midsomer Murders, Book 5

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The Fawcett Green bell-ringers don’t bat an eyelid when Simone Hollingsworth fails to turn up to practice. They merely assume that bell-ringing has become the latest in a long list of her abandoned hobbies.

But then the increasingly strange behaviour of Simone’s husband, Alan, begins to raise neighbourly suspicions about her whereabouts. And when the discovery of a body draws Chief Inspector Barnaby to the village, it becomes clear that unravelling the couple’s tangled lives will have painful repercussions for the whole village...

©1996 Caroline Graham (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Crime

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"Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie." (The Sunday Times)

"Satisfies on every level: wicked humor, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp characterizations." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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So typical of this writer. I would describe ms Graham's books as a cosy mystery with a major psychological "ick" factor. You don't easily get some of the characters out of your head. This specific story simply isn't as well paced and written as some of her others but still a lovely book. The reader is also excellent - sounds a lot like John Nettles - although some of the female "voices" are perhaps verging on irritating.

Cosy mystery that sticks.

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A wonderful read with superb characterisation and first class narration by John Hopkins. Definitely recommended.

Absolutely superb!

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Twists and turns, red herrings, complex characters all delivered with a light but masterful touch. Troy is nothing like the TV character. Prepared to love him or not. The narrator was superb. I’m actually sorry I’ve finished it.

Much better than the TV series

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An absolutely fabulous book.
I loved every listening minute of it.
This is the fifth I have listened to and none have disappointed.
The storyline, characters, twists and turns are on par with Christie, another favourite of mine.
The narration is also fabulous, John Hopkins is superb !
Please John ,don’t ever leave! Have you finished book 6 yet?
If not ,could you please hurry up.
Thank you to all involved in putting the Caroline Graham Midsomer series into audible books for us to listen to.
They are wonderful.

Wonderful book.

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Poignant story with characterisations fully developed and narrated superbly by John Hopkins. They keep getting better!

Marvellous listening

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