Murder at the Spring Ball, Benedict Brown
Murder at the Spring Ball, Benedict Brown
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Murder at the Spring Ball
A 1920s Mystery

Author: Benedict Brown

Narrator: George Blagden

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2023

Synopsis

A little music, a little dancing, a little murder at the spring ball. England, 1925. After years shut away from the world, former detective Lord Edgington of Cranley Hall plans a grand ball to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday. But when someone starts bumping off members of his scheming family, the old man enlists his teenage grandson to help find the killer, before one of them is next.   The mismatched duo must pick the culprit from a gaggle of preening playboys, scatter-brained spinsters and irate inspectors in this Agatha-Christie-style whodunnit that will have you racing to spot the killer. With a cast of eccentric suspects (both upstairs and down) and an adorable golden retriever along for the ride, Murder at the Spring Ball is a warm-hearted murder mystery full of intrigue, humour and adventure.   The Lord Edgington Investigates... audiobooks are narrated by George Blagden from the TV shows, Vikings, Versailles, and the Oscar-winning film of Les Miserables.

About Benedict Brown

I’m a Welsh-Irish-Englishman originally from South London but now living in Burgos, a beautiful city in the north of Spain, with my French-Spanish wife and our young daughter. Writing has always been my passion. It was my favourite half-an-hour a week at primary school, and I started on my first, truly abysmal book as a teenager. So it wasn’t a difficult decision to study literature at university which led to an MA in Creative Writing. I grew up in a crime-fiction-mad family and had made a few clumsy attempts at writing one over the years before coming up with the idea for my contemporary whodunits "The Izzy Palmer Mysteries". My second series, the 1920s-set "Lord Edgington Investigates...", has been a great success, with each of the books becoming a bestseller. If you'd like to tell me what you think about my detectives, my writing or the world at large, I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to get in touch at www.benedictbrown.net where you can also download my free mystery novellas and join my readers' club.

About George Blagden

George Blagden is a British actor best known for his lead roles in the TV shows Versailles and Vikings and his part in the Oscar-winning musical Les Misérables.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on July 09, 2023

This pretty much ticked off all the boxes of what I look for in a cozy mystery. It's not the best book I've ever read but it's kind of perfect for what it was. I don't know about you, but there are a lot of times that I just want to read something simple and snappy. I don't want a complicated plot, I......more

Goodreads review by Susan on August 11, 2023

This murder mystery takes place at the manor estate of Lord Edgerton, a retired London DI, on his 75th birthday. In attendance is his extended family, including his 16 year old grandson, whom he enlists in solving the crime. No new ground is broken here and there are strong nods to Agatha Christie a......more

Goodreads review by Don on August 19, 2021

Dating back to August 1, 2021, I have read 102 Golden Age mysteries. All but five written by authors of the time: Christie, Allingham, Hammett, Van Dine, Sayers, Crofts, Carr, Fletcher, Connington... Perhaps I've been spoiled by the genius of these authors and have come to expect too much from moder......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on January 23, 2022

I think this is the second book from the "1920s Mystery" series I have read. It was mildly humorous and easy reading during another night of no sleep. Just right for the circumstances, in fact, and I will load another from the selection for next time. I enjoy the relationship between the grandfather......more

Goodreads review by Lady Wesley on April 04, 2022

Review of the audiobook narrated by George Blagden I do love a good old English country house mystery, and this historical mystery, set in 1925, was lots of fun. I enjoyed getting to know the family, almost all of whom were suspects, particularly the Marquess of Edgington and his grandson Christopher......more

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