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A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia

A Freddy Pilkington-Soames Adventure, Book 1

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A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia

By: Clara Benson
Narrated by: Gethyn Edwards
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Summary

It's 1929, and Ticky Maltravers is the toast of London high society, adored by everyone - or so it seems, until somebody poisons him over dinner. Now it turns out that numerous people with secrets to hide had every reason to wish him dead. But which of them murdered him? For Freddy Pilkington-Soames, newspaper reporter and man-about-town, the question hits a little too close to home, thanks to an unfortunate drunken encounter with Ticky's corpse which he'd much rather the police didn't find out about - and thanks also to his exasperating mother Cynthia's seeming determination to get herself arrested by tampering with the evidence. But a pretty girl with big blue eyes is demanding his help in solving the mystery, so what can he do but agree? Now all he has to do is hide the wrong clues, find the right ones, and unmask the murderer before the police discover what's really been going on. That ought to be easy enough. If only people didn't keep getting killed....

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The performance was very humorous, and didn’t know who had done it until the “reveal”

Loved this book!

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great characters, story and funny. love Freddie and his mother. can't wait to listen to the next one

funny and great story

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second time of listening, just as enjoyable, heard different this time which was great. like listening to a classic when you notice other incidents.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook; the writing is skilled, and the narration is exceptional. I am not normally a fan of historical writing, but I would highly recommend this book. Can’t wait to get the next book in the series.

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What a treat! I am always a bit wary when trying a new series, and when Gethyn Edwards began his performance I wondered if I would enjoy his delivery. I absolutely loved it - his variations and expression is wonderful, and I even grew to love the lugubrious narration (I can imagine some people might not). I thought the characters were well drawn, and although I guessed the murderer fairly early I really enjoyed the story. Freddie, our hero, is less of a fop than Lord Peter Wimsey, say, and I grew to love him. I highly recommend this, and have already made a start on Freddie's second adventure!

Absolutely brilliant!

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