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Death in the Spires
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby died. Was killed. Murdered.
1905. A decade after the grisly murder of Oxford student Toby Feynsham, the case remains hauntingly unsolved. For Jeremy Kite, the crime not only stole his best friend, it destroyed his whole life. When an anonymous letter lands on his desk, accusing him of having killed Toby, Jem becomes obsessed with finally uncovering the truth.
Jem begins to track down the people who were there the night Toby died – a close circle of friends once known as the ‘Seven Wonders’ for their charm and talent – only to find them as tormented and broken as himself. All of them knew and loved Toby at Oxford. Could one of them really be his killer?
As Jem grows closer to uncovering what happened that night, his pursuer grows bolder, making increasingly terrifying attempts to silence him for good. Will exposing Toby's killer put to rest the shadows that have darkened Jem’s life for so long? Or will the gruesome truth only put him in more danger?
Some secrets are better left buried…
From the bestselling, acclaimed author of The Magpie Lord and The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen comes a chilling historical mystery with a sting in the tail. You won’t be able to put this gripping story down!
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- Alison
- 20-05-24
KJ Charles delivers again!
Great story, brilliant narration. Different to Charles' usual novels as it is not a romance but marvellous all the same. if you enjoyed The Secret History or If We Were Villains then youll like this.
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- Ms. E. A. Thompson
- 24-04-24
Oxford, dreams and death
A wonderfully read audible, with an excellent cast of characters and complex plot. A college group of wealthy, upper class students invites two scholarship/working class new arrivals to join them. The difference in background, income, attitude and social class is explored, but close friendship ensues. Wealthy Toby funds treats, introduces ideas and exploits, the picture of generosity, if not in academic study. The other six circle him, as friends but lesser people, until they start to settle in, work hard, find interests and spread their wings.
Over the 3 years of their studies, closer relationships form, causing strain and regret as well as attachments. Nicky, Toby's close friend and frequent critic, suffers from Toby's constant need for support, sympathy and comfort. The group stage Cymbeline, but the last performance is disrupted, and the cast fall out, temporarily it seems.
The rifts grow larger, one student is found murdered, just before finals, and the police do not finally identify a culprit.
Ten years later, a shocking anonymous letter arrives, leading to working class Jem, who never sat his finals, being sacked. In desperation, he sets out to solve the murder, drawing in, one by one, all his erstwhile friends, and interrogating them.
Needless to say, given that all of them know inwardly that the murderer was one of their group, reluctance, lies, misleading comments and deliberate withholding of what they separately knew, turns into violence. Will Jem find out the answer and put grief and anger to rest?
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- Mrs. E. J. Curtis
- 09-08-24
Enjoyable Story
Enjoyable Story that is well written with likeable characters and good world building. The narration is very good as well.
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- N F Bates
- 19-04-24
A good yarn
Gripping story and a great narrator, a hugely enjoyable listen. My first listen to this narrator and one I’ll seek out again, a great performance
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- Andrew
- 11-04-24
Wonderful mystery
This book absolutely lived up to my excitement.
We have superb senses both of place in Oxford (the college description was so familiar to my Cambridge experience that I assumed before looking it up that St Anselm's was a reall college!) and of our cast, and especially Jem.
Charles hauntingly builds the mystery up through the first half of the book, and the dénouement was immensely satisfying.
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- Zoë Arnold
- 15-05-24
You absolutely must read this!
I adore KJ Charles work, and while this was a little bit different to previous books I've read, I was absolutely gripped. Finished it in a day and couldn't put it down. Highly, highly recommend!
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- Wyrwa
- 23-04-24
Wunderbar :)
Realistische, liebenswürdige Charaktere & eine ausgefuchste, schnelle Geschichte die super geplant ist!
Wie in den besten Mysteries sind Hinweise und Andeutungen zu den Intrigen und Geheimnissen der einzelnen Charaktere schon am Anfang der Geschichte eingearbeitete. Wundervoll zum mitfiebern und natürlich mit einer queeren Romanze. Außerdem werden ein paar moralische Fragen aufgeworfen, die wie ich persönlich finde, das Buch sehr zeitlos beantwortet :)
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- Kristi
- 22-04-24
Pacy period murder mystery
Set in Oxford in 1905 and 1895, this tightly-paced whodunnit is an examination of friendship, betrayal, and the injustice of the law - both in who it protects, and who it doesn’t. It covers an interesting period when women were permitted to study at Oxford but were not awarded degrees for their study. Excellent performances by the narrator, giving distinctive voices to the characters without a misstep.
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-04-24
KJ Charles never disappoints
I was hooked from start to finish! I do hope there is a part 2. I would like to follow Jem's journey 😊
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- I. Whitworth
- 10-08-24
Unexpectedly great
Not a whole lot dunnit but a why dunnit .
Exceedingly good. blah blah blah blah blah blah
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