Mud, Muck and Dead Things

Name: Mud, Muck and Dead Things
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ann Granger
ISBN: 9781515942665

Author: Ann Granger

Series: Campbell and Carter Mystery #1

Narrator: Judith Boyd

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/13/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural

Synopsis

The first thrilling installment of the Campbell and Carter mysteries.

When the body of a young woman is discovered in the cowshed of Cricket Farm, the tranquility of the British countryside is shattered. Inspector Jess Campbell is on the case, but with few leads, a grumbling partner, and the new superintendent Ian Carter piling on the pressure, she's beginning to wonder why she chose to be a detective in the first place.

The shifty land-owner Eli Smith seems to have something to hide, and as Campbell delves into the gruesome past of the dilapidated farm, the mystery deepens. A flashy Mercedes spotted fleeing the scene of the crime leads to a suspect, but when another body turns up, it looks as though Campbell's lead is nothing but a dead end . . .

About Ann Granger

Ann Granger is a British novelist of crime fiction. She writes the Mitchell and Markby, Fran Varady, Lizzie Martin, and Campbell and Carter series. Granger earned her modern languages degree from the University of London and went on to teach English in France for a year. Next, she worked at British consulates and embassies in various countries in Europe. After getting married, she ended up living in Zambia and Germany before coming back home to raise her family in England.

Granger began her career writing historical romance novels under the pen name Ann Hulme, beginning with the 1979 novel A Poor Relation. She began her crime fiction career in 1991 with the novel Say It with Poison, now writing as Ann Granger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne on May 19, 2018

I absolutely adored Ann Granger’s Mitchell and Markby mysteries; I was heartbroken when she abandoned the series after No. 15, That Way Murder Lies, was released in 2004. So I’ve been in withdrawal ever since. (Don’t judge!) I hadn’t realized that Granger launched a spinoff series in 2009, featuring......more

Goodreads review by Saoirse on September 17, 2013

This is one of those light reads, that satisfy the mystery lover in me without the gore and graphic violence that seem to dominate books a lot these days. Just a good, old-fashioned British mystery - quite enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by Monica on August 27, 2015

A really good first book in the series...featuring Jess Campbell and Ian Carter...even though Carter's role is as of this book quite small. I enjoyed the writing, the strong and interesting characters...and the plot. A solid mystery, which is no small feat for the first novel in a series. Will for s......more

Goodreads review by M. on November 16, 2020

3 1/2⭐️ Picked this to read as a lark. Turns out it was far more interesting, and the characters more intricate, than the silly title would have you believe.......more

Goodreads review by Bruce on April 03, 2015

Ten Second Synopsis: City wheeler-dealer Lucas Burton discovers a dead girl on the spot where he was to conduct some wheeler-dealing. As he scarpers rather quickly, he doesn't stop to ask the important questions like "who is she?" And "how did she get there?" Having not read a non-fantastical police p......more