The Gathering of Clan McFee: Heathcliff Lennox

A 1920s Murder Mystery

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst-Phillips

***FINALIST - KINDLE STORYTELLER AWARD 2025***
Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates.
Book 14 in the Heathcliff Lennox series

Spring 1924. Scotland. The ancient halls of Clan McFee’s castle echo with the whispers of history—and now, the stirrings of ambition and rivalry. The old Laird has passed away, leaving no will, no children, and no clear heir. The task of naming a successor falls to Lady Peggie, the widow of the reclusive Laird.

Summoned to the castle are eight distant cousins of the McFee family, hailing from England, Canada, America, and Sweden. As the castle fills with strangers bound by blood but divided by self-interest, tensions rise despite the efforts of Lady Peggie and Sir Richard Fitzroy, the Laird’s unflappable lawyer, to maintain order.

But then the fragile peace is shattered by a murder in the night—a body found at the foot of the grand stone staircase, and the stakes grow even deadlier.

Sir Richard calls DCI Billings of Scotland Yard, who calls Major Heathcliff Lennox and ex Inspector Jonathan Swift, and orders them to go and find out what the devil is going on.

Major Heathcliff Lennox - ex WW1 war pilot, 6feet 3inch, tousled dark blond hair, age around 30 – named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother – much to his great annoyance.

©2025 Karen Baugh MENUHIN (P)2025 Karen Baugh MENUHIN

Loved the return of Sam as the narrator

Another excellent story in the Heathcliff Lennox stories but made particularly fantastic by the return of Sam Dewhurst-Phillips as the narrator, and the extra lengths the audio team go to with the little dog noises and additional sounds, such as the slight echo when they’re underground or the crackling of the telephone. Loved it!

Intriguing plot. Superbly voiced

Glad to have Sam back narrating Ms Menuhin's 19th book. The mishaps at the clan gathering grabs the reader with the first page. Turmoil begins with one murder and continues as more bodies are discovered. Who will end up being the new laird. Can the so-called heirs decide?

Thank you, Sam!

As with the others in the series that Sam has narrated, absolute perfection! Interesting storyline as always!

Glad to have the original narrator back

and very much enjoyed the Scottish setting and backstory. Looking forward to the next book.

Characters, clever plot, humor

I have read AND listened to every book in this series. The main characters continue to reveal their loveable selves in clever plots. Memorable descriptions of the English countryside, cream teas and the upper crust living in their manors and castles never get old.