The Bingo Hall Detectives

Name: The Bingo Hall Detectives
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Jonathan Whitelaw
ISBN: 9780008513726

Author: Jonathan Whitelaw

Narrator: Sid Sagar

Unabridged: 9 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperNorth

Published: 04/14/2022

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Humorous, Satire

Synopsis

Winner of The Gilpin Hotel Prize for Fiction 2023 Eyes down to find a killer who’s playing to win… An irresistible slice of murder and mystery – there’s a killer on the loose in the Lake District, and the members of the Penrith Bingo Club have decided they’re the ones to catch the culprit… Jason Brazel is an out of work journalist who lives in Penrith with his family and mother-in-law, Amita. She knows everyone and everything that’s going on in this corner of the Lakes. So when it’s discovered that Madeline Frobisher, one of Amita’s fellow regulars at the bingo club has died, found by the postman outside her crumbling country home close to Ullswater Lake, she senses immediately this is no accident. The trouble is, no one else seems to take her suspicions seriously. That is, until she enlists the help of her friends at the Penrith Bingo Club. Dismissed by many as eccentric, over the hill or out of touch, it turns out that it’s unlucky for some that these amateur sleuths are on the case…

About Jonathan Whitelaw

Jonathan Whitelaw is a writer, award-winning journalist and broadcaster.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James

This is a murder mystery where there’s a death ruled to be accidental, but our heroine is determined to prove otherwise. The positives: the relationship between Amita, our heroine and her son-in-law Jason is enjoyable. Unfortunately that’s all. The book is 374 pages and could be, (and should have be......more

Goodreads review by Louise

The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw The thing that really struck me about this book was that it was written with love, there is a fondness for the characters and the story itself and that shone through. I really enjoyed meeting Jason and Amita and frankly I want more!!!! Jason is a journ......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

I liked the concept behind this - Jason and his mother-in-law, Amita, discover that one of Amita's friends has died and she gets it into her head that it wasn't an accident. The two of them investigate and between snarky comments to each other and run-ins with the police, they discover the truth. But......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Fun, a bit different, although I was expecting more from Bingo players and less from son in law.......more

Quotes

‘A warm-hearted and funny story’ PRAISE FOR JONATHAN’S PREVIOUS BOOKS Jonathan Whitelaw is a terrific writer – Jo Spain Delirious, diabolical and delightful – Anthony O'Neill A brilliant, sharply funny read – Lisa Hall A lot of devilish fun is in store for readers – Stephen Booth