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Mystery by the Sea

A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 5

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Mystery by the Sea

By: Verity Bright
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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A magnificent seaside hotel, striped deck chairs, strawberry ice cream...and a rather familiar dead body? Lady Swift is on the case!

Spring, 1921. Lady Eleanor Swift, explorer extraordinaire and accidental sleuth, hasn’t had a vacation since she arrived in England a year ago. Being an amateur detective can be a rather tiring business, and she is determined to escape any more murder and mysteries. So she books into the Grand Hotel in the fashionable resort of Brighton for some fresh air, fish and chips, and, of course, a dip in the ocean.

Eleanor is enjoying her view of the waves and trying to find her bathing suit when calamity strikes: A guest has been found dead at her beautiful hotel. The distraught manager, who can’t afford a scandal, asks Eleanor to solve the case as swiftly as possible. Thank goodness she has her partner in crime - Gladstone the bulldog - to help her sniff out the dastardly culprit.

But when Eleanor enters the dead man’s room, she receives a shock big enough to make her forget even the finest ice cream sundae. The body is that of her husband, who supposedly died six years ago on the other side of the world. Has he been alive all these years? Why does he have a copy of their wedding photograph with a cryptic message written on the back? If Eleanor can keep herself safe long enough to find her husband’s killer, she might discover that everything is not quite as it seems beside the seaside....

A warm and witty whodunit! Fans of Agatha Christie, T E Kinsey, and L.B. Hathaway will be utterly charmed.

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Just enough.

Just enough mystery to help a tired mind settle down to sleep if listening at night. The narrator's voice is pleasant to the ear one I enjoy listening to.

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I Loved this Book.

Yet another Brilliant Book in this series.
A very easy listen. Adding humour into the book certainly helps with the flow.
All of these books have a surprising twist by the end.
Now moving onto the next book in this series.

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Mystery by the Sea

Lady Swift has a shock when she arrives at her hotel by the sea, Clifford help her unravel the mystery she has landed in. With made cap capers along the way. Loads of fun and laugh out loud moments. Read brilliantly by Karen Cass again. 👍👍👍👌

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Gripping, moved at a good pace.

Lots of descriptions of surroundings. Good use of historical facts and behaviours are brought into the story. Didn't guess Whodunnit. The readers voice is so flexible that you know which character is speaking.

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fantastic

beautifully written and read/dramatically spoken! This is a wonderful series Now where's the next one...

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Try the series for a great dose of cosy mystery

Having binged on the previous four books, I have clearly noticed, how much have the storytelling improved. I did not love the first book in the series, but I stuck with it and I’m so glad I did. Every next book is better and better, with this one being my favourite so far.

I came to love the endearing characters and the fearless heroine Eleanor. It’s wonderful to have them over (on my speakers) for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. The dialogue is witty and the story is easy to follow.

I also have to commend he performance of Karen Cass! Her voice acting draws you in the story and gives the characters a lot of dimension.

If you’re looking for an easy, cosy and feel-good mystery, definitely try the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series.

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Enjoyable story and narration

One of my favourite narrators, good with accents. Good story, I suspected the culprit but had no firm reason so I didn't guess the reasons behind the crime which was good. Looking forward to listening to the next story.

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it's got everything you want in a book

I love these stories so much it's got little twists it's got everything you need in a 📚

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Absolutely lovely!

I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Verity Bright's books and this is no exception. Funny, charming but with enough mystery to make you want to keep listening. Lady Swift's staff are all enchanting and I would love to have parsnip wine and homemade cake round the kitchen table with them all!

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For light funny story

Loved this book funny light hearted performance was great and I would but more in this series

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