Murder for Christmas
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Narrated by:
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Geoffrey Beevers
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By:
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Francis Duncan
About this listen
A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder.
Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome, at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame.
Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so, too, are tensions amongst the assortment of guests. Midnight strikes, and the partygoers discover that it's not just presents nestling under the tree...there's a dead body, too. A dead body that bears a striking resemblance to Father Christmas.
With the snow falling and the suspicions flying, it's up to Mordecai to sniff out the culprit - and prevent someone else from getting murder for Christmas.
©2016 Francis Duncan (P)2016 Random House AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Who can resist a seasonal whodunnit? This is a bah-humbug's ideal read." (Lady)
"The book nods towards Agatha Christie but retains a crackling atmosphere of dread and horror that will chill the heart however warm your fireside." (Metro)
"A wonderfully cosy read and a great way to while away a winter's evening." (Nudge)
"This is a golden age murder mystery that'll certainly appeal to lovers of Agatha Christie - or anyone who enjoys a good, old-fashioned whodunit.... This is a book that could be read at any time of year but would certainly make perfect festive reading. It has humour, excellent characterisation and a gentle tone that would sit well following the after-Queen's Speech nap." (crimefictionlover)
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- Mrs W.
- 28-12-16
Guessing to the last!
Easy listening, at times a bit predictable and laborious, but narrator covers this with his intriguing style: both together make a ready escape from reality!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- MRS R.
- 11-07-17
Guessed the murderer
I'm always a little disappointed when I can guess the murderer, nice story though. Didn't guess the motive!
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- Louisa
- 29-01-17
Excellent for a Christmas read
An excellent and relaxing story for Christmas - fairly predictable but who cares! There are some good twists and turns and the main character is rather sweet - he loves sentimental love stories but is quite hard headed when it comes to the crunch. The story was fun and the setting suitable for Christmas.
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- Miss Julie E. Ellis
- 15-04-17
the mysterious amateur detective
i really love to read or listen to a series of books, and the would be amateur detective in this one is good, we need more books
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- Alistair
- 13-01-17
Best book for quite a while
What about Geoffrey Beevers’s performance did you like?
At the beginning of the book I was not sure if I liked Mr Beevers voice, but very quickly I became attuned to it, so that by Chapter two I found him east to listen to; by the end I could have listened to him for much longer.
In fact it was because Geoffrey Beevers is the reader for "Murder has a Motive" that prompted me to download it
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I have read crime novels for many years but until Audible recommended "Murder for Christmas" I had never heard of Francis Duncan. I am glad I have followed their advice and shall read the rest of his works when they are re-published...But only if Geoffrey Beevers reads them!
I wonder what other works by unfashionable authors are waiting to be re-discovered?
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- Judith Bassett
- 27-12-16
Great story
This is a new author to me, and I'm totally hooked. Great story, wonderfully read. Definitely be listening to more of the same.
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- Mrs. H. L. Rider
- 18-12-16
riveting!
perfect for the cold, dark nights. compelling story with that feeling of a good old fashioned Christmases of childhood, the warmth it engendered expertly blended with an equally good old fashioned murder. the performance of this piece just added layers of tinsel, snow and something sinister. perfect match!
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- MS P WILSON
- 01-01-17
Purple prose, but well narrated.
A self worthy piece that plods amicably along with a 'Mr Marple' wannabe amateur sleuth in the lead. I
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- fluffy
- 24-12-17
Just right for the season
If you could sum up Murder for Christmas in three words, what would they be?
Surprisingly entertaining.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mordecia as he is the opposite of most detective stars of these kind of books.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The arrival of Mordecia as it set the scene of something being wrong before he even gets to the isolated contry house. The scene is set very well with almost everything contributing to the feeling that something is wrong, even his stopping for a cup of tea.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Not particularly apart from the general feeling of relaxed listening knowing it would be resolved even if you are feeling too lazy to try and figure it out first.
Any additional comments?
I was slightly put off by criticism of the narrator as there are a few narrators (unfortunately always picked for lesser known glolden age stories) who are terible. Someone said he was a posh monotone. Yes he was posh but so were the characters so he fitted the scene perfectly. Not a huge variety of tone but enough to make sense and set the scene, much better than some overly pronounced narrators I have heard. All in all a good and enjoyable Christmas story.
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- Juliet Welch
- 30-11-20
Easy listening
Good old who dunnit set at Christmas. I liked the narration which fitted with tone of the book.
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