The Murderous Affair at Stone Manor, Laura Stewart
The Murderous Affair at Stone Manor, Laura Stewart
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The Murderous Affair at Stone Manor
a completely gripping cozy murder mystery

Author: Laura Stewart

Narrator: Sara Young

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

Mystery fiction fanatic Amelia Adams is stunned when she inherits a dilapidated mansion, complete with secret passages, hidden compartments, and its very own legend. Helped by her brother, her best friend, and a documentary maker who’s determined to turn her new life into a hit TV show, Amelia throws herself into renovating the house and unravelling old secrets. When an unknown saboteur starts ruining her plans, Amelia doesn’t know who to trust. Everyone around her is acting strangely, and she soon finds herself in the center of her very own murder mystery… Laura Stewart's unmissable debut is the perfect listen for fans of gripping murder mysteries and authors like Agatha Christie, Faith Martin, and J. R. Ellis.

About Laura Stewart

Laura Stewart is the author of The Murderous Affair at Stone Manor, which was shortlisted for the Richard and Judy writing competition.

About Sara Young

Sara Young is an experienced audiobook narrator, actor, voice artist, and writer. She attended Case Western Reserve University, where she studied theatre and economics, and enjoys watching horror movies in her free time. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alyson

Everything comes at once for Amelia Adams. She gets stuck in a broken lift with hung-over heart-throb actor Gideon Fey, learns that her boss and lover at her boring job is married with children and finds out that her eccentric and rather wonderful godmother Dorothea Campbell-Delaney (Aunt Dot or Dot......more

3.50 🌟 Not at all what I would consider a cozy. Lots of swearing and sex. Not that I mind this in my mysteries but I prefer when I’m expecting it. Not very likeable characters either. This book was pitch as a cozy and just didn’t match that to me. The mystery: confusing, a tad dull, and easy to gues......more

Goodreads review by Bev

I must say, this is the first book I have read by this author...having said that I really got into this story! It is about a young girl who is used by her boss for 'booty calls' and totally believes him. When she goes to a lawyer to finalize the will of her godmother, she and a narcissistic actor ge......more

They say don't judge a book by its cover but I literally picked this because the cover looked fun and it was a good time! I really don't read a lot of cosy mysteries so I don't know how it compares to others in the genre but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was a little light on actual dead bodies but t......more