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A Picture of Murder
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 4
- Lu par : Elizabeth Knowelden
- Durée : 9 h et 8 min
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Description
Late October 1909, and the season of ghouls and things that go bump in the night has descended on the village of Littleton Cotterell.
Lady Hardcastle and her trusted lady’s maid, Florence, find themselves hosting a colorful cast of actors whose spooky moving picture, The Witch’s Downfall, is being shown to mark Halloween. But things take a macabre turn when the first night’s screening ends with a mysterious murder, and the second night with another.... One by one the actors turn up dead in ways that eerily echo their film.
With the police left scratching their heads, Lady Hardcastle calls upon her amateur sleuthing skills to launch an investigation, with Flo’s able assistance. Surrounded by suspects both human and supernatural, Lady Hardcastle must use a little trickery of her own to unmask the murderer.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe
- 23/10/2018
Incredible Historical Mystery
It is fall 1909, and in <strong>A Picture of Murder</strong> by T.E. Kinsey, Lady Emily Hardcastle and her lady's maid/ partner in investigation, Florence Armstrong, have been having fun since their last adventure. They have spent their time practicing making moving pictures, which they call kinematographs. So when their neighbor has a fire in her kitchen, Lady Hardcastle is thrilled to get to host a quartet of "film folk" at her home since the Grange is out of commission. The team of three actors and their producer/ director is in the small town of Littleton Cotterell in Gloucestershire to show their films, in particular their crowning film, <em>The Witch's Downfall</em>. But this film has developed opposition. Aaron Orem, once a close friend and colleague of producer Nolan Cheatham and now personal enemy, has been following Nolan to let the world know his opinion that Nolan stole his idea for a script in <em>The Witch's Downfall</em>. Then there are the Hugheses, who have also been following the film folk to protest the evil of witchcraft that they think is in the film, despite never having seen it.
Then, early the morning after the showing of <em>The Witch's Downfall</em>, Flo opens the door to Sergeant Dobson, who informs her that Basil Newhouse, the male star of the film, has been found murdered in the churchyard. And his death mimics his character's death in the film. Because Inspector Suderland has multiple cases to investigate, he leaves things nominally in the charge of Sergeant Dobson, but he privately lets Lady Hardcastle know that he trusts her to oversee the investigation discreetly. But before they can solve the mystery, more deaths take place in imitation of the controversial film. Now Lady Hardcastle and Florence must really step up to solve the case before even more deaths can occur.
I have loved all the books by T.E. Kinsey, always eagerly awaiting the new release of the next book in the series, which consists of four full- length books and one novella. This latest, <strong>A Picture of Murder</strong>, did not disappoint. It did not seem to have quite as much banter and word play as the previous books, but the quality was just as enjoyable. The relationship between the two main characters gives pleasure as we have fun with the pair's clever interactions. The other characters are not as vividly clever, but I appreciated them too.
The mystery plot has a lot of creativity to it as well as giving us more fun with the characters. The murders that emulate the actions of the witch film provide plenty of room for creative details. The historical settings, such as the rarity of automobiles and the earliest days of moving pictures add strong flavor to the book as well. It started out a little slow for me, but it didn't take long for me to get absorbed by the audiobook and not want to turn it off.
One other element of <strong>A Picture of Murder</strong> that I really liked was the way that the two heroines recount their history together in how they met and got involved as spies for the British empire. In telling the story by taking turns doing so, the women create a narrative that becomes even more fun than just the plot would already have done.
Elizabeth Knoweldon performs the audio edition of this book and does a lot to make the book seem all the more delightful. She handles the word play and banter between Lady Hardcastle and Florence with deftness. Further, she uses clever accents and convincing voices for the many characters from different locations.
<strong>A Picture of Murder</strong> was an exciting and delightful book that kept me absorbed and deeply hooked on this fun story and characters. I loved it as much as the previous books, especially getting to learn the back story of Lady Hardcastle's and Florence's espionage days. I give this book five stars!
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- ZR.
- 27/10/2018
I love this whole series!
These books are just so much fun. Light & intelligent banter and fun, winding plots. I hope there are many more to come of Lady Hardcastle and her “tiny servant.”
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Ms Peach
- 27/10/2018
Great addition
This is a great addition to a wonderful series. I love how Lady Hardcastle and her tiny but powerful maid talk to each other. This is a compelling mystery. Good plot. Wonderful humor. The narration is marvelous.
6 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Dina Marie Jones
- 13/11/2018
I absolutely adore this series.
From the writing to the narration, everything about these stories is marvelous. Clever, witty, sometimes downright laugh-out-loud funny. The narrator does a great job of distinguishing voices without going into caricature.
5 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Bex
- 28/10/2018
Backstory finally!
YEY! Finally we learn how Flo and Emily came together (no spoilers in this review) but it was nice to get the backstory. A typical cozy with the trademarked british snark is my cup of tea. We got to hear from the ladies that work in Lady Hardcastle's house and really get a sense of who they are.
Elizabeth Knowelden is, by far, one of the best narrators I've come across. This is a perfect marriage of story and narrator and I can't imagine anyone else speaking for these characters. (Sort of how I feel for Sister and Mouse in the Southern Sisters mysteries.)
If you like the series, this is a great addition. Highly recommended!
5 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Christina
- 08/11/2018
Entertaining
I only dabble in mystery but these are really enjoyable. I hardly ever figure out who the bad guy is, maybe because I am too busy listening. Elizabeth does a wonderful job bringing the characters to life. The whole family could listen to these, no bad words or anything .
4 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Ria
- 18/03/2020
Love Lady Hardcastle
Another mystery solved by the delightful Lady Hardcastle. All is not what it seems as people start to die. And I could not figure out who was guilty until the end, and even then it wasn't all that I assumed it was. Lots of red herrings and clues that didn't seem to fit in the puzzle made it difficult to guess. There was one clue that I never figured out but may well be a set up for a future book perhaps?
I would love to see this book series made into a TV series. I would love to watch Flo and Lady Hardcastle in action. It would be so much fun.
Once again we loved the narration by Elizabeth Knowelden. She is superb in her characterizations and totally believable as Flo Armstrong. What's more, she actually sounds like a man when doing the male voices instead of distracting from the story with a bad imitation of a male. Every character sounds like it should. She makes listening to the book totally delightful.
I highly recommend this series for a light mystery
Sex: no
Language: no
Violence: some. Not too graphic.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Andrew Blaiklock
- 31/10/2018
Frightfully Fun!
Lady Hardcastle never lets me down. This well-timed Halloween mystery is spooky but still brings a tongue-in-cheek levity I’ve come to enjoy with the Lady Hardcastle series. I love the banter between Flo and Emily, as well as the lovable side characters (Daisy is my favorite). Elizabeth Knowelden does a great job narrating and never feels dull or stifled. She brings the characters to life in such a genuine way, I feel as each one is an actual person sharing their experiences. The vibrant characters and exciting stories T.E. Kinsey creates have become some of my favorites, and I’m already looking forward to the next adventure!
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Shannon
- 15/10/2020
Why does the narrator whisper the last word in every sentence?!
Had to stop this one a couple of hours in because I couldn’t stand the whispering way the narrator spoke. I had listened to the book before this and couldn’t remember why I stopped listening to this series. I remembered. I may read this book to finish it, but won’t be listening to this narrator again.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Libby Williams
- 21/08/2019
Narrator whispered much of the dialogue
I was very disappointed trying to listen to this book. I've listened to previous TE Kinsey books and have found them very entertaining. However, the narrator of this particular book kept modulating her voice to the extent of whispering much of the dialogue (in an effort, I guess, to try and "act out" the various parts and/or transition to different characters). Since I listen while traveling in my car, the exterior noise level is loud and having to constantly turn the volume up then down then up again was very frustrating. Being aware of where and when your audible listeners actually listen to their books is important and should be considered when recording the dialogue. I hope the next TE Kinsey book is better narrated. Thank you.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Bel
- 07/11/2018
Another great Lady Hardcastle mystery
I'm a fan of the Lady Hardcastle mystery series, so I had actually waited for this book.
Like the other sequels, it is funny, witty, and although it didn't take me quite till the end to guess whodunnit, it was still fascinating.
The Narrator (I listened to the audio book), Elizabeth Knowelden, is fantastic. Her narration absolutely enhances the book for me. I look forword to future books in the series (which will hopefully be written and narrated).
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymer Hörer
- 21/02/2022
Another enjoyable story
Interesting plot with some unexpected twists at the end, nicely read. I truly enjoy listening to how those lovely get along and solve mysteries.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Asankha Kappen
- 23/08/2021
Again, very well & lovely done!
Again, a very lovely book to listen to... I just love the characters and humor. Very unsuspected plot!
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- KF
- 19/01/2021
Gut gesprochen
Die Kriminalfälle werden mit jedem Band besser. Aber es ist die Sprecherin, die die Charaktere zum Leben erweckt. Das Wichtigste an diesen Büchern ist aber das historische Lokalkolorit und die Sprachspielereien des Autors. Sie machen den Unterhaltungswert aus.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Sai
- 21/12/2019
Delightful!
Another entertaining Lady H. mystery that leaves you hungry for more... and thirsting for brandy. Elizabeth Knowelden is outstanding as the voice of... everyone!
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- emma
- 04/10/2019
bewegt und bewegend
ich hätte gedacht, 1909 wäre noch die Pionierzeit des Films, aber da hab ich mich wohl geirrt.
Die Technik, mit der Lady Hardcastle ihren Film produziert, wurde übrigens bei "Wallace und Gromit" und mit ihnen verwandten Filmen auch noch angewendet.
Interessant zu erfahren, daß ursprünglich New Jersey das Zentrum der Filmindustrie war.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Panchali Mukherjee
- 27/11/2018
Loved it
I absolutely love these books. Lady Hardcastle and Flo are my new favourite sleuths. Can't wait for the 5th book to come out.