Murder at the Christmas Market

Name: Murder at the Christmas Market
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Dawn Brookes
ISBN: 9798368997513

Author: Dawn Brookes

Series: A Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mystery #3

Narrator: Pearl Hewitt

Unabridged: 5 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oakwood Publishing

Published: 04/22/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Cozy Animals, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

Four seniors and a dog work together to solve a festive crime...Lady Marjorie's plans for a quiet time are in tatters when her son asks her to host his business guests the week before Christmas...Time to bring in reinforcements. The awesome foursome get together again.
Pandemonium isn't a word Marjorie Snellthorpe is used to, but when an array of eccentric guests descend on her London home, along with a quirky cook and a large dog, even Edna Parkinton's advice is welcome. With her son Jeremy and his extravagant wife Octavia swanning off elsewhere, Horace calls in the ever capable Faith Weathers to help manage the unruly crowd.
During a visit to a Christmas market one of the guests dies under suspicious circumstances. Marjorie and her senior friends are determined to find the person responsible and protect one of her own from being arrested by the officious Detective Inspector in charge of the case.Will the four friends find a killer before one of them becomes a Christmas catastrophe?This laugh out loud cozy mystery is just what's required over the festive season. Grab your copy now.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerry

This book was well written, but I couldn’t really get into the story. The problem that I had with Murder At The Christmas Market was the same problem that I have with many mysteries penned by English authors. It made for dry reading. Way too much talking and nowhere near enough real action for a blo......more

Goodreads review by Margaret

Another brilliant read by Dawn. #3 in the Lady Margery series. For me its the best yet. Jeremy, Margery's son organizes a business conference at the family home just before Christmas. Margery's 'gang' Edna - her cousin-in-law, Frederick (Edna calls him Fred which he does not like) and Horace, are inv......more

Goodreads review by Grey853

I've not read any of the other books in the series. I picked this one up because it's got a Christmas theme. Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe's plans for a quiet Christmas with friends is bashed because she folds under pressure to her entitled son Jeremy to host people at her home so he can close a business......more

Goodreads review by Shelly Joyce

Lady Marjorie had another murder to solve in this delightful Christmas cozy mystery! Having not read the previous books in this series, this is a good stand-alone mystery. It doesn't give away too much about the previous books which is nice because I liked the book and wanted to continue the rest of......more

Goodreads review by Gail

Predictable and tedious Sadly the author has used the name Inspector Jack Dawes as a detective in this book , which Frances Lloyd has as her main character in her novels! She even jokes about it like Frances does in her books. I don't think this should be allowed! Jack Dawes and his wife Corrie Dawes......more