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The Sussex Murder

By: Ian Sansom
Narrated by: Mike Grady
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From Beachy Head to Brighton, and from Chichester to Rye, The Sussex Murder sees our intrepid trio plunge once again into the dark heart of England

At about four o’clock on 5th November 1937, Miss Lizzie Walter, a teacher at the King’s Road Primary School in Lewes, said good-bye to her young pupils. The children clattered out into the dark streets, preparing for that night’s revelries - and Miss Lizzie Walter was never seen alive again.

Hitler, Mussolini and Pope Paul V are on fire. Fireworks explode and flaming tar barrels are being dragged through the streets. Bonfire Night in Lewes is the closest England comes to Mardis Gras. In their fifth adventure, Morley, Miriam and Sefton find themselves caught up in the celebrations and the chaos.

On the morning after the night before, Sefton goes for a swim in Pells Pool, the oldest freshwater lido in England - in the very centre of Lewes - where he discovers a woman’s body. She has drowned. Is it a misadventure or could it be...murder?

Join Morley, Miriam and Sefton on another journey into the dark heart of England.

©2019 Ian Sansom (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Cosy Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural World Literature Fiction Crime England Murder

Critic reviews

"Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now." (Daily Mail)
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darker than usual. great stuff. strong characters, complex plotting. I highly recommend this book.

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I think this is the fifth outing for the County Guides, and it’s well up to the standard of the previous volumes.

Inevitably a mysterious death occurs which is, as ever, ingeniously solved. I noticed a downplaying of action in favour of an increase in gentle irony and observation - it helps if you know something of the early 20th century writers, though it’s not essential, just as an understanding of English history, and particularly of Lewes and Sussex - but if not you can play Sefton to Morley’s encyclopedic mind.

Of course its all a bit of a send up of Arthur Mee’s King’s England series but listeners will hardly fail to notice history repeating itself.

The greatest pleasure is Mike Grady’s performance - he has all the characters to a T and he handles the drama and interplay with consummate artistry.

Roll on the next County Guide!

Well up to standard

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