Tea? Coffee? Murder! - Episode 1-3: A Cosy Mystery Compilation

Nathalie Ames ermittelt #1-3

by Ellen Barksdale

Cottages, English roses and rolling that’s Earlsraven. When Nathalie unexpectedly inherits her aunt’s cosy inn "Black Feather”, she also falls heir to her secret double life and discovers that sleuthing runs in the family.


This compilation contains episodes 1-3:


THE ART OF LYING


There are only two either dear old Miss Beresford from Earlsraven is suffering from dementia or there’s something fishy going on at her house! But when she discovers a dead body in her garden, Nathalie and her cook Louise start to investigate.


THE FINAL WORDS OF IAN O’SHELLEY


When the famous writer Ian O'Shelley is found dead in his cottage, Nathalie starts to look into the case. She discovers that the writer was a man with many secrets. But while Nathalie is investigating O'Shelley's past, her personal life is falling apart - all because of her move to Earlsraven.


BLUE POODLE BLUES


Scandal at the dog show! Sir Theodore's three King Poodles have been dyed blue! Sir Theodore loudly accuses the organiser, Mason Mayfield - and when he is found murdered, Sir Theodore is the prime suspect. Nathalie is convinced of his innocence and sets out to find the real killer.

Genres: Audiobook, Cozy

436 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2024

Reviews

[Chantelle Marshall]

3 🌟 (Audible)
Short yet concise + entertaining. Good plots + characters.

[Janet Moore]

When I look for an audiobook to listen to I tend to aim for something longer than 8 hours. This book, a compilation of the first 3 books in the series, has an 11 hour run time. In other words, each of the individual books is less than 4 hours long, so I would not have considered any of them individually. Being able to actually listen to the three has been enjoyable without lots of filler or diversion.

All that being said, this series is an interesting/odd take on a version of Midsummer Murders/Murder, She Wrote.

The stories are well written, have interesting characters, and there seems to be just enough to keep me interested without additives that just add bulk and no real substance.

If you are looking for something a bit different and yet engaging, give this a try.

[SD]

Not sure what to expect when I saw this was a translation. Sometimes some themes do not translate well. I was pleasantly surprised how things worked out with Nathalie’s beau. I got the sense that I would have liked to have met the aunt. Typical cozy formulas are given a nice twist that drew me in. City girl adjusting to village life with the requirement to stay for a year to inherit has been done but not like this story at least not in the stories I’ve read thus far. These are story reads and I was glad to pick up a compilation. There are quite a few in this series let’s see how far I get.

Happy Reading!