Murder Among Us [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Ann Granger (Author), Judith Boyd (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2002

A dispute between an ambitious entrepreneur--who wishes to turn the town's venerable Springwood Hall into a trendy hotel--and the locals turns deadly, and Chief Inspector Markby and Meredith Mitchell step in to investigate.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Sharp characterization and a fine-tuned comic sense distinguish this latest entry in this British mystery series featuring the village of Bamford's Chief Inspector Alan Markby and his lover from the Foreign Office, Meredith Mitchell. Notable among the players is Zoe Foster, the muddy-booted, irresistible young woman who runs the Alice Batt Rest Home for Horses and Donkeys, the latter including malodorous, arthritic Maud. Zoe and other villagers in the Society for the Preservation of Historic Bamford are deeply distressed as the ancient landmark Springwood Hall is turned into a pricey country inn, complete with indoor pool and Swiss chef. The inn's grand opening offers high comedy as the Society's plump chairwoman publicizes her protest by running naked among the illustrious guests. Then Meredith, visiting from London for the event, discovers the body of another Society member fatally stabbed in the wine cellar. Markby and Mitchell sort things out, along the way dealing with an elderly molester of children, a surprising will and a terrifying incident of early morning arson. Readers may wish Granger ( Say It with Poison ) had delivered more of her fine humor, but she compensates somewhat by tossing in an unexpected romance.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

The wealthy renovator of a mid-Victorian mansion-hotel near Bamford, England, faces possible ruin when Meredith Mitchell discovers a local historical preservationist's body in the wine cellar. Meredith's police friend, Alan Markby, who heads the ensuing investigation, must also contend with a roaming child molester and the owner of a "rest" home for aging equines. Good pacing, a well-organized plot, a wry sense of humor, and quirky characters promise success for this latest series title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books; Unabridged edition (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841972908
• ISBN-13: 978-1841972909
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,128,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For fans of English village mysteries, February 3, 2002

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Stan Vernooy (Henderson, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder Among Us (Mass Market Paperback)

Chief Inspector Markby lives in the quiet little English village of Bamford, into which "progress" is intruding in the form of a new resort hotel, built on the shell of an old Victorian mansion. Predictably, not everyone in town is pleased about the new resort. During the grand opening festivities, a woman is fatally knifed in the wine cellar. The victim, who was attractive and financially comfortable, was also unusually secretive about her history and her private life.

And so the hunt for the killer begins, in the typical style of an English-village mystery. Granger is a thoroughly professional and accomplished mystery writer, and she delivers the goods that readers expect from an English village mystery: a variety of suspects and motives, a well-paced narrative, and a non-obvious resolution. There is enough substance here to prevent the book from falling into the category of pure and empty fluff (a virtue which cannot be taken for granted with all English village mysteries). I didn't find the characterizations particularly compelling, and the relationship between Markby and his girlfriend Meredith Mitchell could have been more vividly portrayed. Still, the book is successful at being exactly what it is supposed to be: bedside reading for those who enjoy a comfortable whodunit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good entry in this series, July 5, 2008

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S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder Among Us (Mass Market Paperback)

For those of you who have not heard of Ann Granger and her Mitchell and Markby series, let me tell you that this series is a winner. For anyone who likes the English village mystery with a bit of a modern twist, this series fits the bill. Ms. Granger has a wonderful sense of humour and her characters are believable and likeable. The plot moves along nicely, and the mystery is always just a little hard to figure out. The relationship that is developing between Meredith and Alan is developed nicely with each story, and as they work together to try to solved tricky mysteries it is fun to see their relationship grow. These characters are very realistic! This book is about the death of a local woman in the wine cellar of a newly renovated hotel in Markby's area. Markby has to go a long way back in history to figure this one out, but Meredith is also there to help him get to the right answer.