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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 1-3
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 4-6
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 4 - 6: THICK AS THIEVES, LAST TRAIN TO LONDON and THE CURSE OF MABB'S FARM.
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Never a dull moment in Cherringham
- By Kindle Customer on 2021-05-09
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 7-9
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 7 - 9: THE BODY IN THE LAKE, SNOWBLIND and PLAYING DEAD.
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So easy to listen to
- By GCY Newell on 2018-02-24
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 10-12
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Here local priest Father Byrne meets his unexpected demise. Jack and Sarah investigate - who could harm the beloved Father? And what secrets did he take to the grave? The Cherringham Regatta is shaken when vandalism of boots turns into bloody murder. And when a murder suspect is freed from prison after 25 years, it's apparent someone in Cherringham wants him to continue serving his sentence - to death. But Jack and Sarah start to question... did he commit the crime in the first place?
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Cherringham Series
- By Joanne C. on 2021-06-16
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 13-15
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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"A Lesson in Murder": When Jack and Sarah are called in to investigate mysterious pranks at Cherringham Girls School, it seems at first that it might be the work of a few mean pupils with a grudge. But things quickly turn serious when a popular teacher meets a sudden, violent death. "The Secret of Combe Castle": When the penniless FitzHenrys find themselves victims of a threatening campaign to oust them from their ancestral home, Jack and Sarah are called in to track down the culprit.
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I really enjoy this series!
- By lotusflower79 on 2022-12-26
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 16-18
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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The Last Puzzle: When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first who can solve an intricate 'Cherringham crossword'. That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was.
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Another great listen!
- By Kindle Customer on 2021-05-14
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 19-21
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 19 - 21: "GHOST OF A CHANCE": Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous 'Ghost-Hunters Dinner', complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions and things that go bump in the night. But this year's event ends in a terrifying accident, and suddenly everyone wonders... Is there a real ghost loose in the hotel?
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Every episode something new!
- By Kindle Customer on 2021-05-15
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 4-6
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 4 - 6: THICK AS THIEVES, LAST TRAIN TO LONDON and THE CURSE OF MABB'S FARM.
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Never a dull moment in Cherringham
- By Kindle Customer on 2021-05-09
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 7-9
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 7 - 9: THE BODY IN THE LAKE, SNOWBLIND and PLAYING DEAD.
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So easy to listen to
- By GCY Newell on 2018-02-24
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 10-12
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Here local priest Father Byrne meets his unexpected demise. Jack and Sarah investigate - who could harm the beloved Father? And what secrets did he take to the grave? The Cherringham Regatta is shaken when vandalism of boots turns into bloody murder. And when a murder suspect is freed from prison after 25 years, it's apparent someone in Cherringham wants him to continue serving his sentence - to death. But Jack and Sarah start to question... did he commit the crime in the first place?
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Cherringham Series
- By Joanne C. on 2021-06-16
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 13-15
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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"A Lesson in Murder": When Jack and Sarah are called in to investigate mysterious pranks at Cherringham Girls School, it seems at first that it might be the work of a few mean pupils with a grudge. But things quickly turn serious when a popular teacher meets a sudden, violent death. "The Secret of Combe Castle": When the penniless FitzHenrys find themselves victims of a threatening campaign to oust them from their ancestral home, Jack and Sarah are called in to track down the culprit.
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I really enjoy this series!
- By lotusflower79 on 2022-12-26
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 16-18
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The Last Puzzle: When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first who can solve an intricate 'Cherringham crossword'. That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was.
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Another great listen!
- By Kindle Customer on 2021-05-14
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 19-21
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 19 - 21: "GHOST OF A CHANCE": Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous 'Ghost-Hunters Dinner', complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions and things that go bump in the night. But this year's event ends in a terrifying accident, and suddenly everyone wonders... Is there a real ghost loose in the hotel?
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Every episode something new!
- By Kindle Customer on 2021-05-15
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 22-24
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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"The Song Never Dies": When Alex King, leader of legendary 90s rock group Lizard, hosts a party to get the band back together, old grudges surface. At dawn Alex is found floating in the pool of his Cherringham mansion. To the police it's a drug-fueled accident. But when Jack and Sarah get involved, they quickly discover that while a song may never die - the person, who wrote it, might have been murdered.
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Such a good narrator!
- By Maria Dolores on 2018-09-02
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 25-27
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 25 - 27. SECRET SANTA: Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill: upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season?
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Another great trio
- By Weezie 56 on 2021-01-03
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 28-30
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 28 - 30. A DINNER TO DIE FOR. When a new restaurant with a starred American chef opens in Cherringham, it seems the Spotted Pig has a worthy rival. But a series of disturbing incidents turns that rivalry into something dangerous - perhaps even fatal.
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small town Mysteries
- By Fred Platt on 2019-11-11
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 31-33
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 31 - 33.
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enjoyed lots
- By Nat on 2021-05-21
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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A Shot in the Dark
- Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 1
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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Sussex, England, 1929. Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up there, when young and handsome Sir Harry Mortimer returns home from his diplomatic posting in Cairo, with his beautiful and unconventional American wife, Kat. No sooner have the two arrived, when a jewel robbery occurs at Harry's aunt's home - Mydworth Manor. The police are baffled and overwhelmed with the case. But Harry and Kat have an edge in the hunt for the dangerous culprit.
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Delightful Cozy Mystery
- By Suzanne Hare on 2020-06-04
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
- Cherringham 34-36
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 34 - 36. "The Secret of Brimley Manor": Brimley Manor, home to an eccentric museum of oddities from its owner's lifetime of exotic travels also holds dark secrets. When a suspicious fire breaks out, the biggest question is... was it just an accident?
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Bunburry 1-3
- A Cosy Mystery Compilation
- Written by: Helena Marchmont
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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In "Murder at the Mousetrap," the first Bunburry book, fudge-making and quaffing real ale in the local pub are matched by an undercurrent of passion, jealousy, hatred and murder - laced with a welcome dose of humour. Alfie McAlister has retreated from London to the peace and quiet of the country to recover from a personal tragedy. But an accidental death - which may have been no accident - reveals that the heart of England is far from the tranquil backwater he imagined.
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Wonderful!
- By Green Isis on 2021-01-24
Written by: Helena Marchmont
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Bunburry 4-6
- A Cosy Mystery Compilation
- Written by: Helena Marchmont
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 8 hrs
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Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. Here, fudge-making and quaffing real ale in the local pub are matched by an undercurrent of passion, jealousy, hatred and murder - laced with a welcome dose of humour. This compilation contains episodes 4 - 6.
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Poor Index
- By John108 on 2021-05-04
Written by: Helena Marchmont
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A Little Night Murder
- Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 2
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
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From the authors of the best-selling series Cherringham. A young poacher is found shot dead in the woods of a grand estate near Mydworth. A sad accident it would seem. But the boy's mother is convinced it is murder and when Harry and Kat investigate, they find the poacher's life was not as innocent as he made out... Nathaniel Parker, born in 1962, graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and went on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. His television career began in 1988 when he played Flying Officer 'Flash' Gordon in the LWT mini-series "Piece of Cake".
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Meh
- By Forest Reader on 2020-10-05
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Fool's Gold
- Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 11
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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When young Ewan Mackay - on a dark stormy night - sails his little dinghy out to a mysterious wreck site some miles offshore from Littlehampton, he never returns. The police assume he drowned at sea - but Ewan's father is not convinced and asks Harry and Kat to investigate. Soon, they learn there are not only dark secrets about the night Ewan disappeared, but also plenty of people who wished him harm. And as they dig deeper, they too find themselves in grave danger both on land and sea.
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Deadly Cargo
- Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 5
- Written by: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
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Mydworth's Excelsior Radio Company is world-famous for its expensive radio-phonographs. But suddenly the Excelsior delivery lorries start being hijacked, and the very future of the company is in doubt. Is this just about stolen radios - or is there something more secret and dangerous going on? When Harry and Kat are brought in to help, they decide to go undercover to solve the crimes and soon discover there are many more secrets to this mystery than meets the eye.
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Adventurous cozey mystery
- By Eveline Howells on 2021-10-20
Written by: Matthew Costello, and others
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Deadlier than Fiction
- Bunburry - A Cosy Mystery Series 9
- Written by: Helena Marchmont
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
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Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. In "Deadlier than Fiction", amateur sleuth Alfie McAlister enjoys his volunteer work in Bunburry's community library, set up in the mansion of the formidable Miss Radford. The library is home from home for eleven-year-old Noah, an Agatha Christie fan who sees murder round every corner. At first Alfie dismisses this as a child’s overactive Imagination - but then he himself is attacked. Could young Noah be right after all?
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Loved it
- By Weezie 56 on 2021-03-08
Written by: Helena Marchmont
Publisher's Summary
This compilation contains episodes 1 - 3: MURDER ON THAMES, MYSTERY AT THE MANOR and MURDER BY MOONLIGHT.
Here Jack and Sarah investigate a suicide in the River Thames - or was it murder? They investigate an "accidental" fire with deadly consequences, and they nab the culprit behind the Rotary Club choir poisoning.
Cherringham is a series à la Charles Dickens, with a new mystery thriller released each month. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
For fans of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple series", Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who series", Caroline Graham's "Midsomer Murders", and the American TV series "Murder She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury.
Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham.
The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of "DCI John Barnaby" in "Midsomer Murders" and "Jim Riley" in "The Life of Riley".
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- Lucy
- 2019-10-05
Lots of fun!
I was looking for a charming British crime series and I found it! If you like Midsomer Murders you will definitely like this series. Neil Dudgeon does a really excellent job of narrating, even the American accent! Sure, some parts of the storyline are a bit improbable; I'm not sure that two civilians would actually be allowed to run around doing all the stuff that they do investigating these crimes, but what the heck? If you suspend your disbelief just a little bit you will enjoy this cozy crime series.
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- Lorraine M.
- 2021-08-01
Narrator unintelligible
The narrator is fine enough, but he has an annoying habit at the end of sentences or phrases to just simply run out of diction and we are left straining to hear through whispers and mumbles. My hand was constantly on the volume button, toggling up and down. Thought these small stories would be great for the beach. 10 mins into it and had to stop.
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- lotusflower79
- 2022-01-13
Surprised Me
I really enjoyed these cozy crime stories. I loved how they don't take time to get to the point. The narrator did an excellent job portraying the characters.
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- PWL
- 2021-12-10
Good Fun!
These are definitely “cozy” British mysteries. My only complaint is with the portrayal of Jack when he first met Sarah…his unwarranted rudeness, which seemed to come out of nowhere just about made me stop reading but I’m glad I continued. These were entertaining stories with generally good narration; even the American accent was quite believable. For a bit of frothy storytelling, I’d recommend this trio of mysteries.
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- JohnS
- 2021-06-22
Very nice collection of novellas
I enjoy very much the Cherringham and Mydworth Mystery Series. They are short, fun to listen to and a nice respite between longer mysteries or more serious books. Keep them coming, I say.
Neil Dudgeon does a superb narration.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2021-05-07
Intriguing and engaging
I just discovered this author and am addicted to this series. Great characters, descriptive enough to paint a mental picture yet the story moves along at a nice pace. Excellent narration and interesting plots and twists. I’m buying up the whole series and look forward to more from Matthew Costello. Hope to hear much more from the narrator in future. Love his voice and interpretation of each character.
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- Langer
- 2021-03-16
Strikingly Sophomoric - but Distracting
You really need to be prepared to set aside logic to enjoy these stories. Character relationships are bizarre, motivations are nonsensical, and the elements of crimes are Nancy Drew-level complicated at best. I kept waiting for the villains to say "I would have gotten away with it but for these meddling kids". The storytelling is dreadfully superficial - hurried - as if written with an eye on the next commercial break.
At the same time, the tandem writing paradigm of Neil Richards (in the UK) and Matthew Costello (in the US) works. They apparently work very well together - the stories are seamless - I can't tell which author is contributing which. Their descriptions are adequately vivid and there are hints of very interesting character backgrounds - these are decent authors. A longer exploration could yield far better results.. but these are deliberately designed as bite-sized diversions. They read like screenplays from an average-quality BBC version of 'Matlock'.
Niel Dudgeon is a pleasantly surprising performer - given the working material, he is very good. His American accent is dreadful, but pacing and timbre are spot-on. I would listen to more from him.
A lot of reviews have commented on volume variances (Dudgeon nearly whispering some lines). The sound engineers may have fixed that - I didn’t notice any problems. The audiobook is noticeably overproduced, however. The quasi-Mancini theme music is somewhat jarring and laughably overdramatic.
Altogether, these stories would be pleasant background listening for an afternoon gardening or a rush-hour drive home. Don't buy if you're looking for cracking good, mature mysteries, but if you want unchallenging TV-quality tales..you could do worse. I couldn't suspend disbelief enough to enjoy these as intended. You might be able to.
"Cosy" mysteries aren't for me, I guess. I have to rate this presentation 3.5/10 stars.
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- Steve Mac
- 2021-01-06
Thoroughly enjoyable
Sat here of an evening and listened to this with a glass of wine.
We loved midsummer murders and having lived by the Thames and not far from Swindon, we could envisage the river and villages mentioned.
Neil does a fabulous job narrating the book.
We are looking forward to listening to the rest of the series.
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- Peggianne
- 2018-09-08
Loved it!!
Lovely light mysteries. Neil Dudgeon is as fantastic a narrator as he is a Midsomer detective!!
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- Janice Faught
- 2017-03-24
CLEAN AND FUN
I enjoyed the stories so much. It is so hard to find clean, funny and entertaining books. I love Neil Dudgeon's performance. He does not overdo the voices. I cannot handle a man trying to sound too much like a woman and visa versa. He leaves that to our imagination, which is so much better.
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- Marie
- 2016-10-29
Great Find
Enjoyed this series of three short mysteries. I especially liked the second in the series. Jack, a retired NYPD detective from New York, teams with Sarah, a young woman recently returned to Cherringham, to solve questionable deaths. Jack and Sarah are likable characters without any romantic tension, at least in these stories. Sarah's young children and her parents are featured characters. I will definitely continue with the series, even though short stories are not necessarily my favorites.
Neil Dundgeon is an excellent reader, though I found Jack's American accent a bit flat.
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- Jaybo Boat
- 2016-09-20
English Village Mysteries
Great light listening for fans of BBC/PBS style cozies. Dudgeon is a good reader/performer. You may recognize his voice from "Midsommer Murders" on tv. No gore or perversion so far.
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- Crochetaway
- 2017-04-01
Enjoyable!
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I agree with most of the other reviews entered here. The stories are engaging who-done-its. Pleasant listening. The music at the beginning and end of the episodes is a bit annoying, but would not stop me from listening. I recommend this series if you like mysteries, but you avoid writing with foul language and descriptive sexual situations, (as I do). I will be putting the next compilation in my cart!
Applause for Neil Dudgeon!
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- karen
- 2018-03-12
Wow! What a find!
I took a chance on this book -- never heard of it or the authors, but when I saw that Neil Dudgeon was narrating, I couldn't resist. A bit of Midsomer to listen to? Maybe. I was still a little reluctant, though, because I never buy books of short stories, which this purportedly was. Still.... Neil Dudgeon? Let's try it out.
I was about half through before I went back to Audible, and bought ALL the books in this series. It's THAT good! I've never done that before, bought them all, at once. But this series is worth it.
Cherryham is an English village in which a widowed American detective has retired. That's the basic plot. But things happen in this allegedly peaceful little community -- and now there's someone to investigate, which he will, if pressed. He teams up with Sarah, a mother and web designer, and the two find themselves in the midst of things most dreadful -- not a lot of gore or violence, just British murder, as refined as it gets.
I see people are comparing the series to Agatha Christie, or Angela Lansbury's Cabot Cove, but a better parallel just happens to be my favorite of all time. the "Simon Serrailler" books by Susan Hill. In that series, Serrailler is a sophisticated, gentlemanly sort of detective, but the real stars are all the people in his large and fascinating family as well as the community at large. The books are pleasurable because it's like visiting old friends, catching up with what they're involved with at the moment. That's also true of Cherryingham, we get to meet all types of village people, one after the other, and -- basically -- assess their ability to carry of a very discreet murder or two. It's great fun. And that's where the "short story" thing is resolved -- all the stories feature the same village, same lead characters, just different villagers, different crimes. It's all of a piece -- and what a piece it is!
And best of all? Neil Dudgeon as narrator. I was right about how good it is to listen to him. He's pitch perfect, impossible to improve on. I wish he would narrate a great many more books, he's a natural.
Love British village mysteries? These books are a fine treat!
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- Sarah
- 2016-12-05
Please Lose the Music!
The stories are pretty good, the narration is superb, but the music is annoying, especially if you happen to fall asleep listening. The same loud, jazzy tune is played at the beginning and end of each episode.
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- G. Bruce
- 2016-10-01
He irons his faded jeans? Really
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I was trying to stick with it until the stereotypical American -gruff, ill-mannered, lives on a boat with his dog, neglects personal hygiene- ironed his faded jeans. That was too much. Who irons faded jeans? The story was very self- consciously stringing together stereotype after stereotype. "Let's make sure we work in 'marmalade,' old school mates returning home,' 'master/mistress and dog relationships,' 'widow talks to herself,' single mom with nasty divorce,' ill-mannered American.....' and as many other cliches as can possibly fit!"
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- Sanny
- 2017-04-13
Entertaining Cotswold mysteries
A book of three mysteries set in the Cotswolds. Each is not so long that one finds it tiresome. Longer than a short story, shorter than a full novel. But just long enough for the complexity of the stories.
Sarah is a 30-something divorced mother of two, who owns a web design firm. Jack is an American, widowed, mid-50s, retired NYPD detective who lives on a barge at the edge of the village. Both are somewhat at loose ends. The relationship begins when Sarah's friend Sammi is found dead near Jack's boat, and she visits to ask if he saw anything the night Sammi died. From there, the series has the two becoming friends, and sleuthing in the village. For such a small place, there sure are a lot of suspicious deaths! But that's how these mystery towns are, I suppose.
The peripheral characters are fun, too. Sarah's parents, her two kids, personal assistant, and the various villagers we meet along the way. The stories are somewhat predictable, but enjoyable nevertheless. I do hope that the two of them become romantically involved at some point in the series, but it's not vital to the plot line.
The audio is annoying in some places. The narrator, while wonderful, raises and lowers the volume of his voice quite frequently. That's good for intrigue, and maybe ok if one is listening on headphones, it means that those of us listening in the car keep missing bits here and there when he gets really quiet. Rewind, raise the volume, listen again, lower the volume, and continue.
Yes, I already bought the second volume and am looking forward to listening some more.
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- Amy
- 2016-10-10
Wonderful!
Story and storytelling is excellent. Three short mysteries with highly likable characters. Well worth my time and money.
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- Beatrice
- 2016-10-22
Nice Surprise
The Cherringham Mysteries was surprisingly good. I enjoyed all three episodes and bought the next 3 in the series.
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- Tristonho
- 2020-07-30
Amazing Good stories!
good book, very good voice. one word really worth it listening! me and my wife are delighted