A Collection of Lies, Connie Berry
A Collection of Lies, Connie Berry
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A Collection of Lies

Author: Connie Berry

Narrator: Ruth Urquhart

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2024

Synopsis

As Kate Hamilton and her new husband, DI Tom Mallory, honeymoon in Devon, a local history museum asks them to trace the provenance of a bloodstained dress said to belong to a Victorian lacemaker accused of murder. If genuine, the dress and its puzzling connections to a nineteenth-century Romani family who camped on Dartmoor will be the centerpiece of a new historic-crimes exhibit—exactly Kate’s kind of mystery. But matters turn deadly when a shot is fired during a fundraising gala, injuring the man who donated the dress. The injured donor, Gideon Littlejohn, is a cyber-security expert who lives and dresses as a Victorian gentleman, but everyone believes the real target of the attack to be another attendee—a controversial politician intent on rooting out local corruption. This belief is overturned when Gideon is found dead in a pool of blood. But then the politician receives a death threat. Who was the real target? Who would want to kill both a man with an obsession for history and a tough-on-crime politician? When asked to assist in the investigation, Kate races to discover the truth as it becomes clear the killer isn’t going to come quietly.

About Connie Berry

Connie Berry is an experienced author who specializes in international mysteries. Like her characters, she grew up in the world of fine antiques. When not writing, she enjoys foreign travel, cute animals, and all things British. She received degrees in English from DePauw University and The Ohio State University. A member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America, she currently resides with her husband in Ohio.

About Ruth Urquhart

Ruth Urquhart is a professional narrator, actor, and producer with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, television, and education. She has toured internationally and appeared in the Irish sitcom Give My Head Peace. When not narrating, she runs her own theater company. Born and raised in Scotland, she currently resides with her partner, two children, and their animals in Yorkshire, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on May 16, 2024

A Collection of Lies, book 5 in the “A Kate Hamilton Mystery” series by Connie Berry which releases June 18th. I loved visiting the village of Coombe Mallet, in Devon, and hanging out with Kate, and Tom on their working honeymoon. I found myself engrossed in the story and reading it in over a couple......more

Goodreads review by Margie on March 27, 2024

American antiques expert Kate Hamilton is on her honeymoon in Devon with her English husband, DI Tom Mallory, looking forward to moving into their new house. But first, they have agreed to investigate the provenance of a bloodstained dress dating back to a Victorian lace maker who, if the note pinne......more

Goodreads review by Fran on June 13, 2024

A honeymoon that is riddled with murder, conspiracy and corruption. Tom Mallory and his wife Kate have been staying in a small Devon town called Combe Mallett. The museum is hoping to attract backers and a museum of Devon history is hoping to highlight a specific dress and investigating the crime th......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 08, 2025

American antiques dealer Kate has finally married police detective Tom, but their honeymoon involves authenticating an antique dress for a small historical museum in Devon, where Tom spent happy childhood summers. The dress, badly bloodstained, was donated to the museum by a local collector. It is s......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on May 18, 2024

Tom Mallory and Kate Hamilton are on their honeymoon in Devon when a local history museum asks them to trace the provenance of a bloodstained dress that they want to use as the centerpiece of a Crimes in Devon exhibit. This investigation seems to be just what they are looking for. Tom is contemplati......more

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