• The Bookshop Murder

  • An Absolutely Gripping Cozy Mystery (A Flora Steele Mystery, Book 1)
  • By: Merryn Allingham
  • Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
  • Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (824 ratings)

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The Bookshop Murder

By: Merryn Allingham
Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
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Publisher's summary

Bookshop owner Flora Steele escapes the sleepy English village of Abbeymead through the adventures in the stories she sells. Until one morning, everything changes when she discovers a body amongst her own bookshelves....

The young man with the shock of white-blond hair lay spread-eagled on the floor, surrounded by fallen books. His hand reached out to the scattered pages, as though he was trying to tell her something.

But who is he? How did he come to be killed in Flora’s ordinary little bookshop? Flora finds out he was staying at the Priory Hotel, and when the gardener suddenly dies in its beautiful grounds only a few days later, she is certain that something untoward is happening in her quiet village by the sea.

But are the two deaths connected? And is someone at the hotel responsible - the nervous cook, the money-obsessed receptionist, or the formidable manageress?

Determined to save her beloved bookshop’s reputation and solve the murder mystery, Flora enlists the help of handsome and brooding Jack Carrington: crime writer, recluse and her most reliable customer.

As the unlikely duo set about investigating the baffling case, guilty faces greet them at every door. And they soon realise there’s more than one person hiding secrets in Abbeymead....

The start of a brand-new murder mystery series featuring bookshop owner Flora Steele and crime writer Jack Carrington. Fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Joy Ellis will love this perfect cozy murder mystery novel. An utterly addictive story that will have you guessing until the very end.

©2021 Merryn Allingham (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

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Fun historical mystery

This is a clever cozy mystery with likeable characters. A great start tothe series.

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I liked it!

Not much of a reviewer but I liked it well enough to miss TV.

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Easy to Listen To

This is a good cozy murder. Good characters and a library and bookstore to enjoy.

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I barely paid attention

The narration was rarely interesting. The story was monotonous. I couldn't wait for the story to end. The male voices were in the same tone as the female. I won't be back for the next one.

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Pleasant listen

This was a pleasant listen on a cold winters day. A light mystery with enough interest developed to read or listen to more in the series. Not Charles Todd or Dorothy Sayers but OK.

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Series has promise

The story has lots of elements of a good mystery- hidden treasure, a secret room and lost documents from the days of Henry VIII. However just when the plot was rolling along the hero or heroine gets thick headed and makes you want to shake them. They eventually catch onto the obvious but not you’re swearing at them, “Don’t you get it?” Its a little like those You Tube videos where you telling the participants to het on with it

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cozy mystery

I liked this book and will order more from same author. A little romance, a little mystery. short and sweet

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Intriguing mystery

Post WW11 in small town England . Thankfully no bad language, and a young, smart woman main character.
I would call it a pleasant read .

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DELIGHTFUL

I loved it! There was the usual whodunnit, but with a nice bit of laughter thrown in from the author. You HOPED for the boy gets girl at the end.

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Very Cozy listen

Nice story and characters. Unfortunately I solved the mystery way too early and had a hard time paying full attention to the remainder. I let it run in background while I worked…

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