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The Body in the Woods

A Cherringham Mystery 2

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The Body in the Woods

By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards
Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon
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It's Carnival week in Cherringham, but while most of the locals are looking forward to the regatta, the parade and the fireworks, Jack and Sarah are more interested in the mysterious body that's been uncovered at the archaeological dig just outside the village ... No Roman soldier - but a young man, no ID. Definitely the victim of a cold blooded murder ... from just a few decades ago. It's a baffling cold case - but one that soon heats up when a member of the carnival committee suddenly goes missing. Jack and Sarah investigate - and quickly come up against a wall of silence.

Are the two cases connected? What dark secret from Cherringham's past is being kept hidden? As the Carnival rolls to its spectacular finale, Jack and Sarah race against time to stop the murderer before they kill again ...

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". First released as eBook novellas, this is the second full-length novel. "Cherringham" is popular around the world and has been adapted as a series of audiobooks in both English and German. 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". He is also known for his film roles in "The Nativity", "Sorted" and "Son of Rambow". In 2012 Dudgeon starred as Norman Birkett on BBC Radio 4's "Afternoon Play" series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

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Cozy Mystery
Complex Plot • Intricate Storyline • Stellar Narration • Engaging Mysteries • Enjoyable Twists • Excellent Performance

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I was glad that I was able to find more stories from the author. I love the detail.

Great audiobook

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this one just goes to show that the authors know how to use their time to best effect. I hope they'll write new ones soon!

longer, but still great!

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These tales are so well written – the characters are fully developed and utterly charming, as is their friendship and partnership
The reading is superb. I cannot recommend a series highly enough.

Such terrific cozies with a NYC twist

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Please don't stop writing these delightful stories. and Neil Dudgeon.... perfection!
I'm so glad I found this wonderful series!

Another hit from Costello, Richards & Dudgeon!

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Like all the best cozies, as I see them, the characters are well developed, the good guys worth rooting for, the bad guys not torrentially bad. Love also how a good cozy author can take you into a world you wouldn't get near otherwise, tell you something about how it works.

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