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The Mitford Murders

Nancy Mitford and the murder of Florence Nightingale Shore

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The Mitford Murders

By: Jessica Fellowes
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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 'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable'
Anthony Horowitz

Lose yourself in the sumptuous first novel in a new series of Golden Age mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters.

It's 1919, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle.

Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nurserymaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories.

But when a nurse - Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - is killed on a train in broad daylight, Nancy and amateur sleuth Louisa find that in postwar England, everyone has something to hide . . .

Written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one-bestselling Downton Abbey books, The Mitford Murders is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie - and is based on a real unsolved crime.

'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery'
Daisy Goodwin

'Oh how delicious! This terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times.? Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. I devoured The Mitford Murders... so will you. Give it to absolutely everyone for Christmas, then pre-order the next one'
Susan Hill

'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book'
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I really enjoyed this who dunnit! Super plot and very well narrated. Hope there are more tales of Louisa and Guy to come.

Brilliant

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An exciting detective story set at the end of WW1 and in the household of the Mitford sisters. You get a wonderful sense of the era and the addition of fictional and real characters adds to the excitement. A superb narrator.

Wonderful story

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Really enjoyed it, was slow to get into at the beggining but the detail was understood as you went through the storyline, would recommend anyone to listen to this If you love a good old fashioned murder mystery like status Christie ect. Please read! Really looking forward to the next book. A+++++.

The Milford murders

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I enjoyed this story. Its a bit different from my usual murder mystery listens. But looking into the Mitford family, it gives an interesting take on the lives of the family. Scandals and all.

Good story and interestingly based on truth

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Apart from a few rare exceptions I've yet to find female novelists who can't resist filling up pages with descriptive irrelevancies. Jessica Fellowes is no exception. However on the whole an interesting whodunit excellently narrated.

A little too long, but not bad.

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