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Secret Santa

Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series, Mystery Shorts 25

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By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
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Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill, upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season? Jack and Sarah are on the case - and soon discover there are secrets about this Santa that no one could have imagined...

Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every two weeks. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.

For fans of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple" series, Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who" series, Caroline Graham's "Midsomer Murders", and the American TV series "Murder She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury.

Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham.

The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of "DCI John Barnaby" in "Midsomer Murders" and "Jim Riley" in "The Life of Riley". He is also known for his film roles in "The Nativity", "Sorted" and "Son of Rambow". In 2012, Dudgeon starred as "Norman Birkett" on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.©2017 Bastei Lübbe (P)2017 Lübbe Audio Cosy Mystery Winter Christmas Fiction Village Crime Feel-Good Exciting Short Mystery Thrillers
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Where does Secret Santa (Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series: Mystery Shorts 25) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

These stories are just so comfy, like your favourite slippers. The plots are believable, Neil Dudgeon is just fantastic at narration, and I am always desperate for the next story from these writers. Keep them coming!

What did you like best about this story?

The ease and flow of the plot

What about Neil Dudgeon’s performance did you like?

His voice and style of performance is really relaxing

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I love these books and if you like a straightforward whodunnit they are just the job!

A really great listen all round!

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it was nice to listen to a good story , no swearing, one that you could listen to with the whole family

A good old fashioned story

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A nice cosy crime mystery for Christmas although too cosy for me. A nice taster of the Cherringham series at a nice price and well narrated.

Cosy crime

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a lovely old fashioned crime story no gruesome bits just nice detective story. would highly recommend.

most enjoyable

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Another great story. Sarah and Jack investigate the case of the missing santa. Very enjoyable Christmas themed mystery.

Santa is Missing

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