A Body at a Boarding School cover art

A Body at a Boarding School

A 1920s Mystery (Lord Edgington Investigates..., Book 2)

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

A Body at a Boarding School

By: Benedict Brown
Narrated by: George Blagden
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £14.24

Buy Now for £14.24

About this listen

Something is rotten at the Oakton Academy for Distinguished Young Gentlemen.

With rumors of fighting, cheating, and all-night parties—and that’s just the teachers—the headmaster is losing control of the school.

When a body is discovered, bludgeoned to death with a monkey statue on the last day of term, renowned detective Lord Edgington and his bumbling grandson Christopher are on hand to search for the killer. But with such a range of despicable suspects—again, that's just the teachers—plotting prefects, and maniacal students to choose from, will the discordant duo be up to the challenge?

The second book in the Lord Edgington Investigates mystery series has all the intrigue, humor, and twists of its best-selling predecessor, Murder at the Spring Ball.

A Body at a Boarding School is a 1920s-style whodunnit in a wonderfully wicked setting with a cast of curious characters to enjoy. Discover whether the great Lord Edgington can catch the killer and be home in time for afternoon tea.

Narrated by George Blagden from the TV shows Vikings, Versailles, and the Oscar-winning film Les Misérables.

©2021 Benedict Brown (P)2023 Heathdene Books Cosy Mystery Fiction Exciting Witty
All stars
Most relevant
This just gets better and better! Well done Christopher for your 19th run of the week!

To anyone who has just stumbled across this series, please start with book 1, Murder At The Spring Ball (I think, apologies I can’t remember the title and can’t look it up at the moment). These books are stand alones, but you absolutely need to get a grip on who the various characters are and the only way to do that and fully appreciate them, is by reading about them as they are introduced.

I’m really looking forward to book 3, but hope that there’s a novella winging its way in the interim.

A Thoroughly Enjoyable Tale!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a lovely second book, as the young grandson finds more find as his grandfather takes him round his school as they investigate the murder of the Head Master. This fun and light hearted story is easy to listen to and follow along, read brilliantly again by George Blagden.

A Body at a Boarding School.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Second in the series and it’s just still as fantastic as the first! Loved every minute of it. A brilliant listen whilst driving to and from work. Bring on the next.

Brilliant

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is the third book I've either listened to or read, I love the setting and the story, Highly recommend.

Wonderful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved the whole book. The characters were efortlessly drawn facing life in a hellish boarding school that any child would hate. I haven't laughed outloud so much at a fresh turn of phrase for a long time. The "boy perspective" is delightful.

Beautifully crafted novel.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews