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The Dead of Winter

Josephine Tey, Book 9

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The Dead of Winter

By: Nicola Upson
Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
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A snowy Christmas gathering on an island off the Cornish coast goes murderously wrong in this festive golden age mystery.

December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St Michael's Mount - and the unexpected arrival of a world-famous film star, in need of sanctuary - interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins.

Pivoting on a real moment in history, the ninth novel in the Josephine Tey series draws on all the much-loved conventions of the golden age Christmas mystery, whilst giving them a thrilling contemporary twist.

©2020 Nicola Upson (P)2020 W F Howes Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Fiction Crime Winter Christmas Exciting Suspense
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A great page turner, exquisite empathy for all characters, st Michaels came alive. A true period thriller

Great read

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Loved the whole story , set in St Michael’s mount with Marlene Dietrich thrown in ! It was my favourite listen for some time !

Great setting , good characters and a really enjoyable book

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Quite short, and that is no bad thing. The story is very well organised and we find all our favorite characters involved in a rather complex (as usual) plot. The setting on St Michael's Mount was very well described with an excellent sense of place and drama. All in all a very good addition to the series.

Another good one

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I really enjoyed this book. I was looking for a murder mystery story to listen to over Christmas and was desperately trying not to end up with something predictable and poorly written/narrated. The Dead of Winter took me a little while to get into but then proved the perfect choice. It is the right amount of unexpected and familiar, with a cleverly plaited together plot. The characters and environments are nicely realised and it’s an enjoyable level of nostalgia. The narration was also excellent. Thank you!

Enjoyable and enticing murder mystery

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This series gets better and better, very atmospheric depiction of the traditional Christmas murder mystery. The narrator manages to give each character their own distinctive voice and identity and brings this book to life in a very immediate manner.

Great story and excellent narration

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