In the Market for Murder

Lady Hardcastle, Book 2

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In the Market for Murder

By: T E Kinsey

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden

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Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case.

Armed with wit and whimsy, not to mention Florence’s mean right hook, the pair set out to discover what really happened and why. Was it poison or just ill luck?

As they delve further into their investigation, they encounter a theft where nothing is stolen, a séance with a troubled ghost and an ever-increasing number of Spencer’s family and friends who might just have motive for murder. One thing’s for sure: Lady Hardcastle has a mystery on her hands.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Spirit Is Willing, this edition of In the Market for Murder includes editorial revisions.

Cosy

Fiction

Historical

Mystery

Traditional Detectives

Detective

Crime

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Murder

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Clever, funny, exciting, charming, gutsy, adventurous ripping yarns of two splendidly brave Edwardian ladies!
I love these books! If you crossed Sherlock & Watson with Blackadder, threw in a bit of Oscar Wilde, you'd get Lady Hardcastle & Florence Armstrong.
So rare you get protagonists who are so likeable, entertaining, believable and female to boot. Write faster Mr Kinsey, we need more! (I'm sure this will be on tv before long)
Elizabeth Knowelden's narration is also exemplary. It's quite possible to forget that only one person is speaking.
All round, these books are stonkingly good.