The Mitford Murders: A Mystery Audiobook

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• "The pleasures of this English murder mystery, set in 1920, are many. Rachel Atkins's crisp performance is just right, moving the pace along without rushing and channeling everyone from nasal aristocrat to working-class copper.

  — AudioFile

• The audio book, read by Rachel Atkins, catches the time and place of the book well. The reading is nicely paced and keeps the narrative moving without rushing the listener. Atkins is good at creating a sense of character without artificiality.

  — The Strand Magazine

• A real murder, a real family and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. I loved it.

  — Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of Downton Abbey and Belgravia"Oh how delicious! This terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times. Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. I devoured The Mitford Murders... so will you.

• True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a golden age mystery.

  — Daisy Goodwin, author of Victoria and The American Heiress

• A lively, well-written, entertaining whodunit of the old-fashioned school—and that is meant as a compliment.

  — The Times (UK)

• This is a chocolate soufflé of a novel: as the enthralling mystery heats up, so the addictive deliciousness of the story rises. But The Mitford Murders is not only an ingeniously twisty thriller; it is also a heart-wrenching, heart-healing story about friendship, trust, betrayal and love: the sort of book you never want to end.

  — Juliet Nicolson, author of A House Full of Daughters“There are several ready-made markets for this novel by the niece of the writer Julian Fellowes: fans of Downton Abbey, aficionados of Golden Age crime, and those with an appetite for the privileged world of the Mitford sisters.

• Meet the new Downton-style detectives....An adroitly handled murder mystery that keeps the reader guessing to the end...an accomplished crime debut and huge fun to read.

  — Evening Standard

• A Golden Age homage that flits between an England broken by World War I and the gilded milieu of the aristocracy....Jessica Fellowes' deliciously immersive, effortlessly easy novel has a strong feel for period and a rollicking plot...The glamorous Mitfords add to the value too.

  — Metro

• The Mitford Murders are very much in the ilk of an Agatha Christie novel...Perfect for those missing their Downton Abbey fix.

  — Belfast Telegraph

• “The heroine is appealingly plucky, and the reader sinks into the rich period detail as pleasantly as into an overstuffed sofa.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “[A] pitch-perfect mystery.”

  — Booklist

• “Fans of Agatha Christie or Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series will savor this take on the locked-room mystery.”

  — Library Journal

• “A real murder, a real family, and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. I loved it.”

  — Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of Downton Abbey and Belgravia