Murder in Venice, L.B. Hathaway
Murder in Venice, L.B. Hathaway
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Murder in Venice
A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery

Author: L.B. Hathaway

Narrator: Clare Wille

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/24/2020


Synopsis

A glitzy wedding in romantic Venice, but is there a murderer on the guest list?Venice, 1923.Posie Parker, now London’s premier female Private Detective, is getting married, and with her wedding dress carefully packed, she’s bubbling over with excitement to arrive in Venice, the most romantic city on earth!But very quickly Posie finds she is walking into an utter nightmare: her lodgings on the Grand Canal have been consumed by fire; the fascist police are in control of the city; her famous fiancé, Alaric Boynton-Dale is moody and preoccupied, and most bizarrely of all, her hostess, the Countess Romagnoli, confesses she has a stalker and fears for her life.Suddenly tasked with protecting the Countess Romagnoli, Posie investigates the other house-guests and finds that there are disguises everywhere. No-one is whom they claim to be.When a terrible murder is committed, and with the prospect of the killer striking yet again, Posie realizes she must separate out the shadows of the past and the realities of the present in order to uncover the murderer before it is too late. In her most dangerous case yet, Posie works alongside both familiar and new colleagues in order to get at the truth.But will the truth come at a terrible price?A twisty and glamorous murder mystery packed with clues and red herrings, all set against a gorgeous backdrop. Sure to charm those who love Agatha Christie, Downton Abbey and T.E. Kinsey. To be the first to hear about L.B. Hathaway's new releases sign up for the newsletter at lbhathaway.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Virginia on August 13, 2021

1- fatphobic 2- waaaaay too tragic There is nothing cozy about this series......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on April 23, 2018

Below par The Posie Parker books are great but this one was below par. Aleric seemed different and I couldn't understand why the author was doing this ,until the rushed and very disappointing end. It seemed like the author suddenly couldn't wait to end this great series . It was depressing and a let......more

Goodreads review by Eleonora on January 20, 2019

5 stars to the mystery, 2 stars to PP’s love life. Really, I couldn’t care less about her and her fiancée even in the previous books but this was worst than ever. Alaric’s behaviour here is totally different from the previous books (and I’ve always thought that his love for Poise was one-sided, she w......more

Goodreads review by Nobuko on June 08, 2018

I enjoyed this book for the most part, but found too tragic. It’s hard to tell what annoyed and frustrated me without spolers. Does the auther got bored with Posie Parker?......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 20, 2020

Love the series and will continue reading but this one didn't work for me. Too many threads not spun out in a satisfying way - too convoluted. And the Alaric thing was frustrating. He played a kind of absent role in Posie's life so that we're not really sure why she's marrying him but then has this......more