Rack, Ruin and Murder, Ann Granger
Rack, Ruin and Murder, Ann Granger
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Rack, Ruin and Murder

Author: Ann Granger

Narrator: Judith Boyd

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/27/2019


Synopsis

The second murderous installment of the Campbell and Carter Mysteries.

When old Monty discovers a dead body in his drawing room, it's up to Inspector Jess Campbell to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Monty is a recluse, holed up in his crumbling manor house being generally unpleasant to everyone, even those relatives he actually likes. When his family and locals claim they've never seen the murder victim before Campbell smells a lie.

With the help of Superintendent Ian Carter, she will have to dig deep into the murky past of Monty and his family, all the way to the shocking truth.

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 July 22, 2018

Rack, Ruin and Murder, the sequel to Mud, Muck and Dead Things, proves even better than the first. Inspector Jess Campbell investigates the appearance of a dead man in the moldering manor occupied by the eccentric Monty Bickerstaffe, nearly the last of a family very much gone down on its luck. Who i......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on April 21, 2020

Sometimes all the brain needs is a well written and executed, cosy mystery. Ann Granger writes fabulous stories with great characterisation and “Rack, Ruin and Murder” was no exception. Thoroughly enjoyed.......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on October 20, 2024

A new author for me, not sure about her though as it took overhalf through the book it get going. Very slow. I love crime, mystery and cozy reads so, I'll give the next one a try.......more

Goodreads review by Rodica on September 26, 2023

The awkward spot of being better than a 3 stars, but not good enough for a 4 goes to the second installment in Ann Granger’s “Campbell and Carter” series. We are back in the English countryside with some elements very similar to the 1st book, such as a sprawling decrepit house (in this case, a forme......more

Goodreads review by Alice on June 09, 2021

Mlle Alice, pouvez-vous nous raconter votre rencontre avec Manoir, Magouilles et Coq-au-Vin ? "J'ai vraiment bien aimé le premier tome. J'avais hâte de retrouver certains personnages et d'en savoir plus sur les autres, d'enquêter à nouveau aux côtés de l'inspecteur Campbell et de me balader dans la......more