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Murder on Sea

By: Jane Adams
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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After playing a TV sleuth for years, Rita Martin retires to the sleepy town of Frantham-on-Sea. Here on the Dorset coast, she runs her own immaculate guest house, and life is blissfully quiet.

But then a few doors down, harmless old Mrs. Freer is bludgeoned to death, and Rina can’t help but be drawn into the mystery. Mrs. Freer’s home was ransacked, but this was no ordinary burglary. Who knew the old lady kept a gun stashed under her pillow? And who wanted it badly enough to kill?

Detective Sebastian McGregor is called in to solve this baffling case. But with her neighbors’ safety at stake, Rina knows she needs to give him a helping hand.

This enchanting character-driven mystery was originally published as A Reason to Kill.

©2021 Jane Adams (P)2022 Dreamscape Media Amateur Sleuths Cosy Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Feel-Good Suspense

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A good plot and a very satisfactory ending.
The characters are plausible and the protagonist is not who you would expect.

Good to listen to, definitely worth it.

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First off: I personally would discount the 1 star review as the listener was probably expecting a different type of book. Had this from the plus catalogue and it was a very pleasant surprise. It’s not a police procedural, not a cosy mystery and not a who done it. It’s difficult to categorise other than It’s a darn good story which hooks the listener immediately and doesn’t let go. It has an eclectic cast of characters all of which I cared about. The voice actor did a fantastic job in bringing the characters to life. I’ve now used 2 credits and am on the third in the series and they’re getting even better. I’m probably going to have to buy another 3 credits for the rest of the series!

Great listen

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I loved this book, the characters are idiosyncratic and well drawn, the murders are also well drawn. A great start to a promising series.

An excellent cosy mystery!

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I really enjoyed this book. Storyline was engaging with a gripping plot that was well executed. I really liked all the characters and I will definitely be listening to the books as I’m intrigued to see how they develop. Narrative was excellent too, really captured the atmosphere and depicted the characters brilliantly.

Really good all round

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I did not like it I want to work out who the murderer is not be told in the first five minutes

Boring

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