Saint Valentine's Day Murder

A Cotswolds Country House Murder Mystery (Heathcliff Lennox Investigates, Book 13)

By: Karen Baugh MENUHIN

Narrated by: NICHOLAS BOULTON

A duel at dawn. One man dead, the other gravely injured. What drove them to fight on a bitterly cold morning remains a mystery.

For years, Lady Bancroft’s Valentine’s Ball at Bancroft Hall had been a glittering gathering of high society’s most eligible men and women. Countless happy couples owe their love stories to her matchmaking, their gratitude keeping Lady Bancroft in the genteel comfort of her grand Cotswolds estate.

But this year tragedy strikes. A murder threatens to ruin everything.

Desperate, Lady Bancroft turns to her neighbour, the dashing Major Heathcliff Lennox. A decorated war hero and now a consultant to Scotland Yard, Lennox would much rather be fishing. But duty—and the insistent ex-detective Inspector Swift—calls.

What seems like a straightforward case takes a darker turn when another body is discovered. With secrets unraveling and suspects mounting, Lennox and Swift must race to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.

Meanwhile, Lennox's wife, Persi, an archeologist, is handed a mystery of her own. The Valentine's Murder is not the only mystery at Bancroft Hall, there was the centuries old mystery of the lost Lady of Lisle.

In 1415 Sir Edward Parcival Bancroft joined King Henry the fifth's retinue to wage war in France. Edward distinguished himself at Agincourt and was ennobled for his bravery and valour.

King Henry returned in triumph to London. Lord Edward Bancroft rode south, exploring a country he'd become enchanted with. He reached Lisle, and fell in love with the daughter of the local Seignour, Lady Madeleine de Lisle. They married and he escorted her home to Bancroft Hall. For six months they appeared happy and content. Then one fine summer's day, Lady Madeleine walked out of the house and vanished, never to be seen or heard of again.

Unless Persi, and Swift's wife, Florence can find her, or at least, uncover what happened to her...

©2024 Karen Baugh MENUHIN (P)2025 KAREN BAUGH MENUHIN

Another fabulous Lennox book!

It took me a bit to get comfortable with the new narrator, but all in all he did a fantastic job with the various characters. I have listened to the entire series and Sam has been the voice of Lennox. I believe our new narrator will fit in wonderfully. The story was great with the dry humor of Lennox and Swift. I just wish that I could keep reading book after book about our intrepid heroes. I suppose I can if I start over with the first book because Miss Menuhin can't crank these stories out fast enough for me! 😕

A very good story.

I enjoyed the tail but wish the previous narrator had been used. All that said, the new narrator did a good job.

Karen Menuhin DID IT AGAIN! Awesome reading!

Such a great story! Wonderful characters! I love the way we’ve gotten to know these characters through this series. Each detail in the story takes us to this place, this time and has us wondering what’s next, and Who’s the guilty one. Of course I highly recommend this book. Especially if you get the book and the audible together, that way you can read when you have time to cozy up and read, and when you need to get stuff done, you just pop your Bluetooth in your ear, and turn the audiobook on and catch up where you left off. I love the The narrator read to you perfectly! You will enjoy!

Great plot and characters.

The setting was a delight. Great fun with the past and present intertwined. Most enjoyable.

Ditto - Please bring back Sam Dewhurst-Phillips!

Lennox sounds like a stuffy old man now - not true to the character at all. I agree, the change in narrator has taken all the joy from these stories.