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Laddar... The Curse of Mabb's Farmav Matthew Costello, Neil Richards (Författare)
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Book 6 in the Cherringham Cosy Crime Series does not disappoint. Readers (or listeners in my case) will be familiar with the format by now – something suspect happens in the village of Cherringham – which seems to have an awful lot of nefarious activity for such a beautiful picturesque place! – and amateur sleuth Sarah Edwards and retired NYC detective Jack Brennan set out to get to the bottom of things. In this ‘episode’ Charlie and Caitlin Fox, who run Mabbs Farm, are having a run of spectacularly bad luck with livestock going missing, mysterious fires and all sorts of misfortunes. Caitlin, along with several villagers, believe that the reason is due to an ancient curse which was put on the farm, but Sarah and Jack believe the reason is a lot closer to home and decide to find out who is behind it. As always, this was a light hearted mystery, and much to my pleasant surprise, just when I thought I had got it all worked out, the ending was a complete surprise. I really do recommend this series to all who enjoy cosy mysteries and TV programmes such as Midsomer Murders or Agatha Raisin. Excellent narration as always by Neil Dudgeon. The Curse of Mabb’s Farm is the sixth novelette in Neil Richards and Matthew Costello’s Cherringham series. Set in fictional Cherringham, England, in the Cotswolds, it features Sarah Edwards, English single-mother and web designer, and Jack Brennan, American ex-NYPD detective, as they solve murders and other assorted crimes that pop-up in the small town. Charlie Fox thinks his farm is cursed. In the 17th century, it was the home of witches who were burnt at the stake. Now his tractor has caught fire, his crops are failing, and his livestock has wandered away. Charlie’s wife, Caitlin, thinks it’s the work of the devil and neither wants the police called in. The vicar’s wife, asks Sarah to investigate. I stumbled across the Cherringham Cosy Crime series on sale on Audible, and since I enjoy British mysteries, I purchased the first six novelettes, which were originally released in 2014. The mysteries are well-written and well-plotted. Being a novelette, the story does not have room for a lot of character development, but the authors manage to let us get to know Sarah and Jack as a little of their lives are touched on in each episode. Neil Dudgeon, of Midsomer Murders, does a decent job with the narration. I didn’t enjoy this particular story as much as others in the series, but it was still enjoyable. I will likely seek out additional installments of this series as they are fun to listen to and are only about 2.5 hours long. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Ingår i serienCherringham (short 06)
Mysdeckar-serien Morden i Cherringham består av fristående fall lösta av samma mordutredarduo. Perfekt cosy crime för dig som gillar Morden i Midsomer och Agatha Christie. När flera allvarliga olyckor på kort tid drabbar en av Cherringhams bondgårdar börjar byn surra av rykten. Enligt sägnen vilar en förbannelse över gården sedan långt tillbaka i tiden ‒ men åsikterna går isär om huruvida druider eller häxor låg bakom. Ämnet diskuteras livligt av byborna och till och med kyrkoherden tycks ha funderat över saken. Men så får Sarah höra en enklare teori om vad som kan ligga bakom olyckorna, och snart är hon och hennes partner Jack igång med att utreda fallet. Sarah Edwards, ensamstående mamma och webbdesigner, och Jack Brennan, änkling och hårdkokt före detta polis från New York, utreder i varje del i serien ett brott i idylliska Cherringham i Cotswolds - ett sömnigt samhälle där det aldrig händer någonting. Tills det börjar dyka upp fall efter fall för Sarah och Jack Alla delar i Morden i Cherringham är fristående, avslutade fall och serien kan läsas i valfri ordning. Förbannelsen på gården är fall nr 6. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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This episode is about perception and beliefs. While different from the other episodes I've read, it is still a very good sleuthing. I think that it is very well done, and I liked it.
The ongoing sleuthing involves a retired and widowed older NYPD homicide cop who is finding life in the English countryside a fair antidote to his mourning, and a local recently divorced woman who has returned to her hometown with her children. They make a good sleuthing pair.
Voice actor Neil Dudgeon has been an asset to my listening pleasure while I do mindless things. ( )