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Mystery by the Sea

A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 5

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Mystery by the Sea

By: Verity Bright
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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A magnificent seaside hotel, striped deck chairs, strawberry ice cream...and a rather familiar dead body? Lady Swift is on the case!

Spring, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, explorer extraordinaire and accidental sleuth, hasn’t had a vacation since she arrived in England a year ago. Being an amateur detective can be a rather tiring business, and she is determined to escape any more murder and mysteries. So she books into the Grand Hotel in the fashionable resort of Brighton for some fresh air, fish and chips, and, of course, a dip in the ocean.

Eleanor is enjoying her view of the waves and trying to find her bathing suit when calamity strikes: A guest has been found dead at her beautiful hotel. The distraught manager, who can’t afford a scandal, asks Eleanor to solve the case as swiftly as possible. Thank goodness she has her partner in crime - Gladstone the bulldog - to help her sniff out the dastardly culprit.

But when Eleanor enters the dead man’s room, she receives a shock big enough to make her forget even the finest ice cream sundae. The body is that of her husband, who supposedly died six years ago on the other side of the world. Has he been alive all these years? Why does he have a copy of their wedding photograph with a cryptic message written on the back? If Eleanor can keep herself safe long enough to find her husband’s killer, she might discover that everything is not quite as it seems beside the seaside....

A warm and witty whodunit! Fans of Agatha Christie, T E Kinsey, and L.B. Hathaway will be utterly charmed.

©2021 Verity Bright (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
Amateur Sleuths Cozy Crime Detective Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Feel-Good Witty
Intriguing Murder Mystery • Witty Storyline • Brilliant Narration • Creative Plot • Engaging Voice Acting

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Love the series. At last Seldon has started to "say something"... this is what I am waiting for.

heartwarming

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So much fun in a clever cozy mystery that’s still light and relaxing listening. With some of the best narration in this genre as well.

One of the best in the series so far

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Usually I’d be growing tired of the formula. I have go to authors but usually I have to pepper in other authors but Lady Swift and Clifford are so wonderfully learning about one another that I really can’t stop. I’ve done theses back to back and am anxious to listen to the next.

Still enthralled

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Quite enjoyable, very well-written, and an exceptional and creative plot. I absolutely was not expecting the early surprise. I adore Lady Eleanor, and am very fond of the supporting cast. So happy I found this series. Well-done! And the narrator, Karen Cass, is splendid.

Well-done!

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Not quite to the level of Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Dolye but a fun mystery bought to life by brilliant narration. Giving each character his/her voice made for enjoyable listening. I'm a fan of the Lady Swift books.

Fantastic narration and a good story

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