Murder on the White Cliffs, L.B. Hathaway
Murder on the White Cliffs, L.B. Hathaway
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Murder on the White Cliffs
A Cozy Historical Murder Mystery

Author: L.B. Hathaway

Narrator: Clare Wille

Unabridged: 11 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2020


Synopsis

A seaside party house, a missing inventor, a woman falling from the white cliffs … and the return of an old flame? A chilling case for Posie Parker.November, 1924.Posie Parker, Private Detective, travels to the south coast to investigate the death of Elsie Moncreiff, a Housekeeper, who has fallen from the White Cliffs of Dover in a gale. But the question is, was it bad luck, or was it murder?Elsie’s place of work was the glamorous cliff-side party house, White Shaw, and her employers were England’s renowned fashion designers, Petronella Douglas and Tony Stone, whose weekly parties - packed full of celebrities - are almost as famous as their clothes.But it seems that the beautiful Elsie was not a normal Housekeeper. Although her staff claim she was faultless, Posie finds out Elsie had been fired only the night before she died. Why did Elsie recruit a blackmailing maid, Harriet, and a gorgeous professional dancer, Sidney, specially to her staff? Who is the blonde man she was seen with occasionally? And why is the dark, brooding Mickey O’Dowd, the Secretary, so hostile to Posie’s presence now? Elsie was up to something decidedly odd at White Shaw, but what?When a body is discovered smouldering beneath the village bonfire, and the body count climbs, Posie realises there’s only one man she can rely on: her now-fiancée, Chief Superintendent Richard Lovelace of Scotland Yard, but he is busy himself at White Shaw, looking for famous Inventor Lord Boxwood, who has vanished. Together, can they stay safe and catch the killer before they strike again? And can Posie’s engagement to Richard survive the surprise reappearance of an old flame?An unputdownable treat for fans of Agatha Christie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Armanda on November 10, 2021

Not believable at all. I enjoy cozy mysteries and I accept that we have to suspend our disbelief a lot to enable amateurs to achieve their successes. I can do that. What I cannot ignore is the use of cardboard cutout mouthpieces to reveal all the backstory and hidden activities. Posie Parker needs o......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on August 10, 2020

Ok but.. When writing a cozy genre book the point is to not have countless references at the end to cover the points where fact and fiction diverge.. it's unnecessary to state that you made up most of the book anyway when writing fiction.. the only things that should be covered are where you delibera......more

Goodreads review by Heatherinblack on May 24, 2020

brilliant mystery well solved i must say that i find it impossible that Posie would be allowed all that leeway to investigate with the police. just, nope. and i feel like Richard should not be so “wishing” with Posie. you are equal with her and bending to keep her (even if i found it all unnecessary)......more

Goodreads review by Tracey on December 23, 2020

Murder on the White Cliffs Posie Parker finds herself looking into the death of a woman who had asked for her help. Although she hasn't helped her Posie returns to St Margaret's Bay to try and get to the bottom of her death. What Posie doesn't know is that this case is far bigger and more complicated......more

Goodreads review by Keri on June 24, 2023

I’m getting a little annoyed that Posie always is the only one who figures everything out. She seems to have no help. The puzzle pieces just come together for her and brilliant Richard Lovelace, too me, seems like a bungling idiot. I’m surprised he still wants her around. And I just don’t see them t......more