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Murder in the Orchard
- A Melissa Craig Mystery, Book 6
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
A beautiful house nestles in an orchard, where a blackbird sings at dawn each morning from a branch laden with rosy fruit.... But underneath the trees a body lies too still to be asleep.
Melissa Craig is struggling with her new novel, so when the invitation arrives to visit a nearby country house for some writing time, she decides a bit of peace and quiet is just what she needs. The house is everything she could have hoped for, even if the staff do seem rather unsettled....
She has barely unpacked when the owner of the house persuades Melissa to investigate some threatening notes he has received. But before she can do any digging, he is found murdered in his own orchard.
As she starts to probe further, Melissa realizes that the dead man was universally disliked. Controlling, tight with money, and nasty, he certainly made some enemies. But who could have hated him enough to resort to murder - his seemingly timid wife, the secretary with whom he previously had an affair, or perhaps the gardener with an old secret?
With the police looking for an outsider, Melissa is sure the murderer is close at hand. But can she prove it? And can she unmask the killer before they strike again?
A completely unputdownable mystery for fans of Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, and P.D. James, which will have you totally hooked.
This book was previously published as Malice Poetic.
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- Cathy Swanson
- 26-01-19
Thoroughly enjoyed this book
As ususal Melissa Craig mystery did not disappoint. Well done Betty Rowlands and thank you for an excellent storyline, well drawn characters and first class performance by Joan Walker. A crime novel to snuggle up with in front of the fire.
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- Hanrattyblack
- 05-06-19
Easy reading/listening - irritating narration
I do mainly like these relaxing books. However, I’m inclined to listen/read a series one after the other and this emphasises any writing/narration habits.
The narration is not exactly bad, but there are very often strange emphasises on words (by raising the pitch) which has begun to drive me so mad, that it will be some time before I listen to another.
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- Ruth
- 14-06-23
Good distraction
Love this series , narration can seem annoying at first but you soon warm to it .
Good distraction from reality.
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- BARBARA MURRAY
- 23-11-23
brilliant book 📚
brilliant story lines and brilliant performance and really enjoyed listening 🎧 to book and thank you for writing the book 😎
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- Rachael j kuzak
- 02-05-20
Very disappointed
Kept thinking it would get better , but I was wrong, the most boring story ever
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