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A Witness to Murder: An unputdownable cozy murder mystery (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Book 3) by [Verity Bright]

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A medieval house, a dead body and some rather suspicious chocolate fudge? Call for Lady Swift!

Autumn, 1920. Lady Eleanor Swift, accidental amateur detective and retired explorer, is determined to take a break from investigating murders. So when a local politician dies suddenly at an elegant dinner party at Farrington Manor, she tries her hardest not to listen to the raft of rumours around the village that he might have been poisoned by the fudge. It’s the anniversary of the disappearance of her beloved parents and she’s promised herself not to get mixed up with any more mysteries. She isn’t sure they’d have approved.

But when she arrives home to discover that Mrs Pitkin, the kindly cook from Farrington Manor, has been dismissed without wage or reference because the police consider her a suspect, Eleanor knows she needs to act. If there was a murder, then she needs to track down the culprit and clear Mrs Pitkin’s name.

Accompanied by her faithful partner in crime, Gladstone the bulldog, who has the best nose for sniffing out bones in the country, Eleanor sets out to find the killer. And when another body turns up and she finds poisoned fudge in the victim’s house, Eleanor knows she’s on the right track. But can she sort the truth from the lies before she becomes a witness to another murder – this time rather closer to home?

An utterly charming cozy mystery! Warm and witty, fans of Agatha Christie, TE Kinsey and LB Hathaway will be totally hooked.

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‘I was literally on the edge of my seat until the last page trying to figure out the mystery. It’s an adorable, captivating book.’ Washington Life Magazine

‘I was hooked from beginning till end. Ellie is a powerful and lovely character, the book is so well written and delight to read. Great series!’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘What a wild ride it is!… Gripping… This book is what would happen if Downton Abbey and Agatha Christie had a baby. Fun, fast-paced read with lots of charm!’ The Literary Wife

‘A sparkling heroine and perfect partner-in-crime… Every bit as compelling a couple as Bertie Wooster and Jeeves and the series is both entertaining and eminently readable… The perfect light reading for a summer day. An added bonus is the delightful dog Gladstone who is indolent, gluttonous and totally adorable.’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘An excellent read. Highly recommended… Gripping. It holds you until the book is finished, from cover to cover.’ NetGalley Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I love this series!… Well-plotted and tightly paced and I enjoyed every minute of it!’ Too Fond Books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Just one more chapter before bed… Had me hooked from page one and I thought it was fun to try and work out who the killer was… Humour that will keep you turning the pages.’ Bookworm1986 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I loved every minute of this book. From the first pages, I fell in love.’ Girl Who Reads ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I was sold from the very beginning, with its solid characters, great writing and a marvellous mystery to satisfy even the most diligent armchair detective… There were red herrings and twists to keep me guessing the culprit’s identity. I highly recommend this humorous, easy to read cozy.’ Brianne’s Book Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Fun, easy read… This is an easy series to get lost in. Long may it continue.’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘I absolutely love Verity… A great read and one I highly recommend. I can’t wait for the next book.’ Jen’s Reading Corner

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CHBX5D5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookouture (September 14, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 14, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s. You can buy the first book in the series, A Very English Murder, on Amazon now.

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marlys norby

these are airy, intelligent and fun

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2023

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I like the relationships developed and the intelligence of the well thought out background of the characters to connect the location and relationships.

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Anna May

Anyone for fudge? Oops!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 25, 2020

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This 3rd book in the Lady Eleanor series gets straight down to business! Murder that is. A titled couple, their sumptuous home, guests tucking in to duck confit and champagne. What could be more civilized? Well that is until one of them bites into a piece of fudge and keels over.
I will not give any spoilers but we all know that our feisty heroine and her long suffering side kick, Clifford (perfect butler in public but companion at arms during all her escapades) are soon hot on the scent.
Complications arise when Lady Eleanor is inveigled into trying to help the local women by standing as their champion in the forthcoming local elections. A woman daring to enter politics, the local chauvinists are certainly not going to stand for that and do their best with a smear campaign to discredit her. Eleanor decides there are other ways she can help but solving the murder first becomes more urgent as the cook who prepared the fudge is accused of the murder and Eleanor and Clifford are starting to realize there are much stronger suspects. In fact there is a very innocent seeming scene early on in the book where Eleanor is talking to someone which holds strong clues to the murderer. I for one only realized this with hindsight and never guessed who did it.

As to the love interest there seems to be developing two contenders; Lancelot the insouciant, devil may care (and often annoying) young Lord who, let’s face it often behaves like a prized idiot like many of the privileged young things of the day (same type of carefree young idiots who later on gave their lives for our freedom). The second is the conscientious upright D.C.I.Seldon who obviously more than admires Eleanor. I know who I am rooting for but, let’s face it, we often make odd choices in love and Lady Eleanor leaps off the page as being abundantly human in all her dealings so we shall just have to wait and see. Bring on the next book. These subtle cliff-hangers, her burgeoning love life, her parents’ disappearance, finding her place in this new world she has been catapulted into - these as much as the clever actual murders is what, in my opinion makes this series a great five stars.

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I was puzzled for a while about the peanut butter. (you will have to read the book my friend the peanut butter delicacies are mighty important) anyway I remembered from a long ago research that between the 19th and early 20th century more than 300 mostly impoverished British Aristocrats married American heiresses in search of a titled husband and a place in high society.
In those days their family chefs and cooks worked from family recipes handed down as well as their own concoctions. Many of the young brides to be would have taken favourite recipes across the water with them for a taste of home.
The sweet treat served after that fateful lunch might have been such a recipe made by grinding roasted peanuts into a paste much as the ancient Inca and Aztecs did several hundred years ago. The family crest on top of the sweetmeat does indicate the merging of two dynasties.( peanuts in England were known as monkey nuts and were introduced by Spanish and Portuguese traders)

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Angelica Holmes

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2022

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A Witness to Munder is the third book in the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series written by Verity Bright. It follows the exploits of Lady Eleanor Swift as she campaigns to be in government as well as solve a murder.
I'm completely in love with this series as a whole but this book in particular. The characters are so interesting you can't help but want more of them. However it was the plot and morals of this story specifically that sinched it. It's well worth the read and to keep in mind the life lessons it implies.
I recommend it to anyone who not only loves good mysteries but a strong message in a good book. It can be read as a stand alone but is better with the rest of the series.

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Shellie Johnson

These books are good for the soul!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2022

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I absolutely love all of these books, they are so much fun and just make you happy. The mysteries are engaging as are all the characters and they are clean without cursing or violence or sexual content. P!ease try one, you will love them! Like watching Downton Abbey with a mystery to solve.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2022

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I’ve read a LOT of cozy mysteries and these are the most entertaining + surprising. Not just brain candy, these characters are deeply loveable and entertaining. But you get that brain candy zone out itch met as well. Love them! Can’t wait to read the next in the series.

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OnlyJesusSaves

Golden Age Mystery in the Cotswolds

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2021

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The more I read British mysteries, no matter the time period, the small town / country life setting is very popular. I like this setting because it reminds me of my favorite fictional sleuth, Miss Marple. The development of the main character, Ellenor, continued in this volume as she contemplated a significant anniversary in the disappearance of her parents, and how she could help the less fortunate in the town like her parents did. The only negative for me is the lack of description of how this mystery was historically or technologically 1920 vs 1900 or 1950. I'm not saying the descriptions used were inaccurate. I just like a little more description about the 1920's car or airplane as relates to the average person's experiences. Was it common for everyone to have a telephone in their house etc. Again this could be personal preference and why I gave 4/5 stars.

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Penelope T.

Another Murdee Solved by the Kindess of Lady Swift

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 24, 2022

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Lady Elanor is certainly the type of Aristocrat we'd like to have believed existed. But she really is a lady even though she helps farmers gather up q heard of escaped pigs, help cooks who been setbup for muderer, and gives her all to make sure that the people in her area are taken care of by the Lady of the Manor. Lovethese delightful mysteries. And Cliffird gets a grest big kissz!

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Lynn

I Don't Care For Politics

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 25, 2022

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I care even less for Lacelot! What an airhead but necessary for the storyline. As usual, no matter how I try I didn't guess the murderer. Just continues to show me what great authors the two of you are! Good job!!!!!
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T. Wood

Love This Series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 14, 2020

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Lady Eleanor Swift has gained a reputation in the six months since she inherited her late uncle's title, that of dogged investigator. It isn't something planned and she can't imagine being known for only that when, in reality, she wants to do so much more for her newly adopted community.

The sudden death of her local member of parliament and subsequent accusations against the chef at the residence where he met his demise shake her resolve however, and means more investigating for Eleanor and her trusted butler, Clifford. Of course, when a sitting member of parliament dies there has to be an election and to her amazement Eleanor is asked to stand as an independent candidate. Could this be her chance to make a name for herself away from murder and mayhem which seems to be her constant companion of late?

Once again this is a fun, easy read with just enough social history thrown in to give an idea what life was like for the privileged and not so privileged Qbetween the two wars. Lady Eleanor Swift becomes more likeable and multi layered with each new story and the other main characters add a friendly familiarity to this third book in the series.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys cosy early 20th century crime novels, this is an easy series to get lost in. Long may it continue.

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donna sutton

Who would have thought dessert could be so exciting!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 28, 2020

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I like my murders straightforward not the sort that give you nightmares if like me you like to read late at night. The Verity bright books have become favourite friends in that sense but the trouble with them is when I start reading it’s hard to stop. The murders are a big part but so many other things come up it’s like an overflowing bag of goodies.

Lady Eleanor is as free spirited as ever speeding down the village hill on (gasp this is 1920) her bicycle, and ending up in a gorse bush with her skirt wrapped around the handlebars. It is no wonder the local down trodden housewives ask her to represent them in the local election. Lady Eleanor decides to take the men up at their own game but finds this time she may have bitten off more than she bargained for. Luckily the murder must take centre stage if she is to right a terrible wrong.

With Clifford, her trusty butler and comrade in arms she plunges into what she does best, ferreting out clues. But a girl needs some fun too and who better to provide it then her current crush Young Lord Lancelot . The problem there, is that when he is not up in his plane, he seems to spend most of his time with the other gilded youth of the times and does not really take her seriously, at least not so far. There is also lurking in the wings a very correct Chief Inspector of police who has taken quite a shine to Eleanor but puts duty first. Actually, I am rooting for him but who knows.

That is the beauty of a series like this, you cannot only make guesses at the murderers but, to me at least, as to where her heart will take her and of course the enduring puzzle as to what happened to her parents all those years ago.

These books are so well crafted that they can stand alone but it’s so much more fun to keep up with all that is happening through the series. Definitely five stars from me!

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Modern expressions

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 24, 2020

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Although I have given this book five stars based on the fact that it is a good read with characters that come to life I feel that it is somewhat spoilt by modern phrases like “face plant” which only came into being with the advent of skateboarding and consequently would not have been in 1920s vocabulary also “mini” pork pies, I have no doubt that they would more than likely have had them in the 20s but I don’t think that they would have been referred to as “mini”. So please do a little more research into the language and phrases of the 1920s to make your books more accurate.

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Debbie Doodles

Eleanor is back

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 12, 2021

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I have enjoyed the first two books in the series so far. I like Eleanor, adore Gladstone the bulldog and I am intrigued by Clifford the butler.
This time Eleanor takes to politics to solve the murder of the local MP.
The only problem is the means of death. Peanut butter is involved but it didn’t arrive in the UK until after the Second World War.
Apart from that I enjoyed it and I have already bought the next book in the series.

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Ms. J. Nolan

A different Lady Swift

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 21, 2022

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Liked the focus of Ellie getting into politics as I hoped she would succeed. But then that would have been inventing history. All the more shameful after women held the fort during the war. Ellie still had time to follow up two murders with the usual twists in the tail.
Great read! looking forward to reading Book number 4

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