Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series Compilation

By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon

Publisher's summary

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries.

This compilation contains episodes 22 - 24. The storyline after episode 24 continues in the first Cherringham novel "Dead in the Water".

The Song Never Dies:
When Alex King, leader of legendary 90s rock group Lizard, hosts a party to get the band back together, old grudges surface. At dawn Alex is found floating in the pool of his Cherringham mansion. To the police it's a drug-fueled accident. But when Jack and Sarah get involved, they quickly discover that while a song may never die - the person, who wrote it, might have been murdered.

A Bad Lie:
When talented young artist Josh Andrews goes missing after a stag night prank at Cherringham Golf Club, the bride in desperation asks Jack and Sarah to find him. It seems he’s gotten cold feet, with the wedding just days away. But Josh is not all he appears to be... And soon suspicion falls on the Golf Club itself. Can Josh be found before he takes justice into his own hands?

A Death in the Family:
When a doddering Harry Platt tumbles from the top of his stairs in a deadly fall, it looks like an unfortunate accident. But when solicitor Tony Standish meets the beneficiaries and discovers the immense size of the estate, his suspicions are aroused. Jack and Sarah are asked to investigate and find that nothing is what it seems when it comes to families - not when money and secrets are involved.

Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa. For fans of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple series", Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who series", Caroline Graham's "Midsomer Murders", and the American TV series "Murder She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury.

Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham. The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of "DCI John Barnaby" in "Midsomer Murders" and "Jim Riley" in "The Life of Riley".

©2018 Bastei Lübbe (P)2018 Lübbe Audio

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5 out of 5 stars

By Nujbird52 on 09-20-18

over to soon

I love these books and the narrator is awesome. can't wait for the next set to come out, hope it's soon.

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5 out of 5 stars

By jnsaz on 09-17-18

Awesome with a real cliffhanger on this one.

I always love this series. The final minutes left me hanging. I hope the next one is out very soon.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Nancy McCall on 10-24-21

love this series

Just love the way the two main characters work and interact together. The both showed compassion for an old lady who had spent a lifetime of abuse.

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5 out of 5 stars

By willow33 on 09-23-18

Love

What can I say? I love this series and this latest entry did not disappoint. I liked the mysteries and I very much like the normalness (is that a word?) of the main characters.

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5 out of 5 stars

By C Cabot on 03-04-21

Always entertaining

I have enjoyed every episode of the Cherringham mysteries and look forward to listening to more.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Karen on 01-29-21

I'm Puzzled

I have loved every book so far! What puzzles me is why this series of books hasn't been turned into a television series.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Kindle Customer on 08-10-21

I love this series

This is a wonderful audiobook series. Just the right amount of suspense and all these characters feel sooo right. You could see yourself meeting up with them somewhere in the cotswald. Neil Dudgeon is amazing narrating this series.

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4 out of 5 stars

By Aberdeen on 11-25-19

Not classical literature I know, but so fun!

Love these stories! Likable characters, fun mysteries that aren’t too gruesome, and an excellent narrator. Just fun

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4 out of 5 stars

By Constance Jenkins on 08-26-18

Good light mysteries

The Cherringham mystery stories are great light mystery reads. They are not great literature, nor are they the most gripping mysteries around. They are, however, good stories with great characters and good enough plots to keep you engaged. Neil Dudgeon is a great narrator.

I do think the earlier sets were stronger, but would still recommend these latest stories.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Ann on 08-26-18

Love this series!

In this latest set of three stories, the main characters continue to develop while they solve mysteries. We’re drawn deeper into the dynamic between Jack and Sarah. I can’t wait for the next set to come out.

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