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The Birthday Mystery

Jenny Starling, Book 1

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Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. You'll be gripped from the first second to the last. These classic-style mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is, and look out for some real twists and turns.

Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective.

Jenny Starling is catering the 21st birthday party of upper-class twins Alicia and Justin.

She arrives at their parents' country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident or murder?

But the birthday party goes ahead. Then, just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast...and one of the guests falls down dead. The police are baffled, and there is a whole party full of suspects.

When it comes to someone adding the extra ingredient of poison to her own precious recipes, Jenny isn't going to take it lying down. She has a reputation to protect.

Jenny Starling won't stop until the murderer is found.

Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey and J. R. Ellis.

Please note this book was first published as Birthdays Can Be Murder under Faith Martin’s pen name, Joyce Cato.

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Disappointing....... the narrator did a good job but the story was weak with a silly motive and outcome I was expecting better

Hmmmmm

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I liked the story and the performance. I would have bought more of these books, but the constant mention of the weight and size of the main character was incredibly irritating. It wasn't only repetitive, but insulting towards anyone bigger than a size 12. It was trying to be body positive (I think) but was patronising and reduced an interesting female character to her dress size

Obsessed with weight of lead

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Good story but absolutely awful narration - what a shame. It spoilt a good book, she had a nice soft voice, ideal to send you to sleep.

Good mystery

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Rather silly and far fetched. .The likelihood of the police paying so much attention to the lead character is frankly laughable.
Ok if you like Hallmark afternoon dramas.

A bit on the twee side

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I stuck listening to this book but in all honesty I don't know how. I thought the narration was boring although the I enjoyed the story. this will be a one off book for me from this series.

boring narrator

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