A Lethal Cocktail, Ciar Byrne
A Lethal Cocktail, Ciar Byrne
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A Lethal Cocktail
A totally gripping new cosy Golden Age mystery for fans of Agatha Christie and The Mitford Murders

Author: Ciar Byrne

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/22/2025


Synopsis

'Utterly charming and expertly plotted with twists I genuinely never saw coming!' Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates

A gripping and twisty standalone instalment in a charmingly bookish new cosy crime series - The Woolf & Bell Mysteries are perfect for fans of The Mitford Murders, The Three Dahlias and Agatha Christie.

'Agatha Christie vibes . . . in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A brilliant cosy crime novel'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Three ex-husbands. Two ex-wives.
⚰️ One shocking murder.
A wedding that's the talk of the town...

Tudor Close Hotel, Rottingdean, is the most glamorous venue of the season. And not somewhere Virginia or her sister Vanessa would usually choose to frequent. They're far happier at home with their writing or painting, than brushing shoulders with debutantes or starlets.

But Lady Ottoline has had a difficult year, so - despite her rather outlandish tastes - they let her choose the meeting spot. And when the group bumps into fashion designer Mimi Mason in the hotel bar, they begrudgingly accept an invite to her wedding breakfast the next morning.

No one imagined that, a few cocktails later, Mimi would be dead.

As the sisters are drawn into a new case, it becomes clear that someone meticulously planned this murder. Beneath the glittering exterior, there was a dark side to this beautiful bride - and every wedding guest had a reason to sabotage this happy union.

But which one of them decided it was time to give Mimi a taste of her own poison?

READERS LOVE WOOLF & BELL:

'A delightful start to a new series'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Enjoyable and entertaining'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Looking forward to reading more Woolf & Bell Mysteries'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I cannot wait to read the rest of the series'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A strong start to the Woolf & Bell Mysteries series, it had everything I was looking for'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

About Ciar Byrne

Ciar Byrne is a freelance gardening writer for the Daily Mail and The Lady magazine, and has previously worked on staff for The Independent, The Guardian and Private Eye. She lives in Lewes, East Sussex, where The Woolf & Bell Mysteries are set, with her husband and three children, and volunteered in the garden at Charleston Farmhouse, where Vanessa Bell lived.


Reviews

Goodreads review by boogleloo on April 25, 2025

4/5 stars: This is the second entry in Byrne's Woolf & Bell Mysteries series which is a Historical Mystery set in England, 1929 featuring writer Virginia Woolf and her artist sister, Vanessa Bell, as they team up with an outlandish friend and noblewoman to investigate a fashion designer's wedding p......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on May 13, 2025

The second Woolf & Bell mystery begins when Virginia and Vanessa are invited to the Tudor Close Hotel in Rottingdean by their friend Lady Ottoline to hear a proposal from a young man in publishing who is interested in publishing new, illustrated editions of Virginia's work. Besides wanting to do a f......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 08, 2025

June 1929, Rottingdean. By chance Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf are invited to the pre-wedding breakfast of wealthy Mimi Mason (her fourth wedding) and cash poor, Archie, Lord Aberbethy (his third). At the event Mimi is poisoned and Chief Inspector Gripe is called in. Bell and Woolf (who comes acr......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on May 23, 2025

If you are looking for a great historical novel with a mystery weaved in then this is the novel for you. Now a while back I read a novel that featured Agatha Christie and a bevy of authors this one features the beloved Virginia Woolf and her Vanessa Bell. Together they will track down a suspect who......more