The Lord of Cold Compton

Miss Busby Investigates, Book 3

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin, Zoe Markham

Narrated by: Corrie James

Lord of Cold Compton

Book 3 In the Miss Busby Series

A woman lies dead, shot and bleeding. Behind her body stands a large old manor house, her house, and now her son's.

She ran the rural estate as a minor fiefdom, all had to subjugate themselves to her will, or they were put out of their homes and ejected from the community.

Lady Compton was hated, nobody mourned her passing, but her murder brought suspicion and dismay to the closely allied village, and it brought the police into their midst.

Everyone has secrets, just as she had. Was the secret the cause of her murder? Had her deceit finally caught up with her? Was the man rumoured to be the culprit really the killer? Not that anyone would name him, not to outsiders, anyway.

Miss Busby is unaware of these undercurrents, until her advice, and help, is sought. It's a terrible dilemma, she is told. No-one knows what to do. Should the police be told? Or should silence prevail?

Whatever she does will put her in contention with Inspector McKay and he has distractions enough.

If you love Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, you'll love this.

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I love this series!

A very cozy series. Reminds me of modern day Ms Marple. I am enjoying getting to know the regular characters.

Excellent narration

Good plot twist without losing my attention. Enjoyed the entire series. I look forward to more from this author.

enjoyable book

Good stories that remind me of Miss Marple. Keeps your interests till the end. Thumbs up !

Love Miss Busby's sense of humor

3rd book in the Miss Busby's series. Thank you, Karen and Zoe, for making older women just as fun and interesting as younger ones.

Lovable fun characters

Enjoyed this book. I was kept guessing whodunit. I did find the setting of the big reveal too straight forward and lacked the ‘pull rabbit out of hat’ surprise factor, but I guess that was the style for Miss Busby series. It was still an overall very enjoyable audio book, with likeable characters like Miss Busby and Adeline, who was such a loud funny friend.
Narrator was very very good. She gave all characters such distinct voices that you won’t mix them up.