Death at the Wychbourne Follies

Name: Death at the Wychbourne Follies
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Amy Myers
ISBN: 9781787717046

Author: Amy Myers

Narrator: Charlotte Strevens

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oakhill Publishing

Published: 08/01/2019

Categories: Fiction, Crime

Synopsis

1926, Kent. Lady Ansley's old Gaiety Theatre group are reuniting at Wychbourne Court for the weekend to perform the Follies. But, as Chef Nell Drury observes, Lady Ansley is worried. And rightly so, for as the group of actors and actresses - from the pompous Hubert Jarrett to the dashing Neville Heydock - prepare to take the stage, simmering tensions, old scores, fears and buried memories begin to resurface. What happened to Mary Ann Darling, the young Gaiety actress who disappeared thirty years ago? As the performance draws to a close, the real drama is only just beginning...

About Amy Myers

Amy Myers, M.D., is a specialist in autoimmune diseases whose career was set in motion by her own experience dealing with autoimmune issues. Myers graduated cum laude from the Honors College at the University of South Carolina and earned her medical degree at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. After completing her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Maryland, she founded the nationally renowned functional medicine center Austin UltraHealth, where she currently serves as its medical director.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anna Catharina

Gelungene Fortsetzung der historischen Krimiserie mit Chefköchin Nell Drury. Das ganze Theater-Setting hat mir sehr gut gefallen, auch das sich die Beziehung zwischen Nell und Alex weiterentwickelt. Und auch die sympathischen Nebenfiguren, allen voran Arthur und Tante Clarice sind wieder in Bestform......more

Goodreads review by Diane

A historical mystery set in 1926, but written in 2018, describes a Death at the Wychbourne Follies. Lady Gertrude Ansley was an actress before landing her Marquess husband and retiring. Wishing to relive her youthful adventures she invites her fellow actors to her country house, Wychbourne Court. She......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

I am a great fan of period mysteries and rarely meet a country house weekend that doesn't interest me. But, I struggled with this book from beginning to end. I loved the premise of a group of "players" reuniting after many years, but the elaborate cast of characters was never developed. The reader fa......more

Goodreads review by Ionia

Sort of cosy mystery meets Agatha Christie...I like it.. This book begins with a mysterious event that happened some years before, and the characters come together in order to solve the mystery. I got a kick out of the appropriateness of the archaic language and the subtle nuances the author gave ea......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Lady Ansley thinks it would be fun to get her old theatrical pals together and put on a show for charity. They're all glad to enjoy her hospitality until the name "Mary Ann Darling" is mentioned. Mary Ann was star that Lady Ansley replaced after her mysterious disappearance. After the show, one of t......more