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The Hanging in the Hotel

By: Simon Brett
Narrated by: Simon Brett
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The Hopwicke Country House Hotel, owned by Jude's glamorous friend Suzy Longthorne, is to host an event for the all-male society the Pillars of Sussex. On the night, Jude helps Suzy serve dinner, and in the early hours of the morning they watch with relief as the guests drag themselves to their beds.

The next morning, one young solicitor does not come down for breakfast. Jude heads for Nigel Ackford's room, presuming he is feeling the effects of the night before. It soon becomes apparent, however, that Nigel has been spared his hangover, for Jude finds him hanging from the beams of his four-poster bed. And she is convinced that this is not suicide....

©2004 Simon Brett (P)2019 Isis Publishing Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery
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Great cosy crime, extremely well narrated and believable characters.
My one criticism would be the author overused the term ‘women folk’. If it was used once it must have been used one hundred times and it became mildly annoying!! But not enough to ruin the story thankfully

Great cosy crime

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Very enjoyable addition to the Jude and Carol books. They are both becoming more 3D characters with each book. I just love the interplay between them. Good story, just gripping enough without being too demanding for a night-time listen and plenty of tongue in cheek humour. Great!

Another success!

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This is a great series if you like a bit of mystery, strong real characters and well-narrated.

Gentle listen

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The usual well crafted, interesting story; a little more light shed onto the recurring characters. Fortunately, quite a few left to go. Well narrated, too.

Yup; another good one

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Excellent mystery and clever satire. The plot is quite complex, very believable and the truth is not revealed until the very end. I love how the characters of Jude and Carol develop and reveal ever more of their personalities.

Excellent

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