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The Horror of Haglin House

The Violet Thorn Mysteries 1

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By: M.R.C. Kasasian
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
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Home is where the horror is...

Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company.

Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.

A woman is killed outside Violet’s house, then another murdered in the town and, as the deaths mount up, she becomes convinced that they all lead to one place: the increasingly forbidding Haglin House, and whoever lives there...

M.R.C. Kasasian returns with a fresh, witty and totally enthralling take on the classic crime genre, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton and Oscar De Muriel.

Martin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of two previous historical mystery series including the Gower Street Detective series.

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Lovely Emma Gregory made me finish this but I didn’t enjoy the book. The protagonist didn’t come to life for me. Please may we have more Betty Church!

Disappointing

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I’m a huge fan of MRC Kasasian’s work - always reading new books in one go and enjoying them enormously. This book took me a month to finish. And I agree with most comments - the story was…difficult to follow, the multiple narratives were confusing and unnecessary. I’d much rather follow one of the previous protagonists- Betty or Sidney. The narration was excellent and somewhat saved this book for me. But I probably won’t be buying any further books in this series. It is very rare than an audio book gives me a headache…this one has sadly managed to several times.

I’m a big MRC Kasasian fan

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Once again, Emma Gregory is amazing. Unfortunately, I wasn't as much of a fan of this as the Sidney Grice series, but Emma makes it so fun to listen to anyway.

Outstanding Performance

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I enjoyed this latest outing. However, I must agree with previous comments. I would have loved to have seen another Sydney Grice or Betty Church book appear. Hopefully, this will be in the pipeline. Another outstanding narration by Emma Gregory.

I'm a big MRC kasasian fan.

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Kasasian is a charactersmith (if the word didn't exist before it's worth coining for him) of the first water. His imagination must be as teeming with characters as his eponymous heroine Violet Thorn.

I have loved his former novels and I love this just as much. I can't get enough of his originality or his invention, and I hope he continues creating hilarious atypical characters and their equally eccentric escapades forever (or at least until he draws his last breath).

My favourite character in this is Gerrund. He is my new book boyfriend.

Emma Gregory is as brilliant as always and these novels must be a delight to read as they are to listen to.

Funny and Fascinating

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