Murder at Primrose Cottage

A Flora Steele Mystery, Book 3

By: Merryn Allingham

Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk

Join Flora Steele - bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, daydreamer, and amateur detective - in her quest to solve a brand-new murder mystery!

Cornwall, 1956: When Flora Steele sets off for a peaceful vacation with crime writer Jack Carrington in his little red Austin, the last thing she expects to find is a body at their pretty rental cottage!

Shocked by the discovery, inquisitive Flora joins forces with handsome Jack to find out how the poor man came to such an untimely end in the overgrown orchard of Primrose Cottage. They discover Roger Gifford was a man with plenty of friends, and the villagers seem devastated by his sudden death....

So why was he murdered? And who has blood on their hands? His estranged wife, Beatrice, his wayward younger brother, Lionel, or the suspicious newcomer, Mercy Dearlove?

The baffling case gets even more complicated when a second man is found dead, and a set of puzzling clues leads them to an intriguing wartime mystery, connected to Jack’s estranged father.

As old secrets emerge and Jack receives an unsettling letter, it seems the crime writer is in danger of a fate befitting his fictional characters.

Will Flora be able to crack the case and save Jack? Or will this be one murder too many for Flora Steele?

©2022 Merryn Allingham (P)2022 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Quite good again!

Story, characters and location are wonderful and unique as they entertain and surprise readers. Also one of the most marvelous narrators!

Great reader

The story was quite interesting, had the villain figured out pretty soon-
But the history of the signal was worth the listen

Flora and Jack in Cornwall—what could go wrong?

Another charming and sometimes chilling mystery from the wonderful Merryn Allingham with great narration by Charlie Norfolk.

Transported in time.

I felted as if I was right there with them.
I could visualize the places and feel all the emotions.
The hint of romance it gives was just fine.
Definitely would recommend! 👍

Enjoyed but some plotholes

I generally love this series so far, but I thought this one had a few, well, if not plotholes, at least plot divots. The fact that they weren't telling the police information didn't work for me. It seemed rather arbitrary. However, the author did well with the rest of the book, as per usual, and the cozy details made me feel relaxed. I will definitely continue with the series.