Too Many Lies: Cherringham. A Cosy Crime Series - Mystery Shorts 35

Cherringham #35

by Matthew Costello

When Cherringham's Council debates selling the historic village hall for development as a luxury restaurant and hotel, all of Cherringham is up in arms; some seeing the sale as needed, others deeply opposed. For many, the centuries-old hall is the very heart of the community! But when the leader of the protestors is attacked after a raucous meeting and death threats are made, Jack and Sarah are asked to investigate. Can they find a possible killer before the crucial Council vote? And maybe stop a murder?

Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick read for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.

Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and the successful crime fiction series Cherringham.

The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

Genres: Mystery, Audiobook, Cozy Mystery

Audible Audio

Published January 31, 2020

Reviews

[Macky · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️3.5⭐️

[Dona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, I can’t believe that I have read 5-books in the span of 3 days. But when the story is as interesting and fun as Matthew Costello and Neil Richards have made the Cherringham series a compelling read with characters that are worth cheering for. Looking forward to the next book release to continue my journey with Sarah and Jack and the folks of Cherringham.

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is engaging, well thought out and well written, and as always a really good ending. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys reading a really good cozy mystery.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book in a fantastic series!

It's such a great to read another great book by Matt Costello and Neil Richards. This book is surprisingly prescient in our cash strapped, political times. You will love it!

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️ 3.5/4 stars ⭐️

[Susan J. Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

A light, fun read

Well-written. A family story with the teenager-mother dynamic happily resolved. Includes an unusual couple with a retired police officer and a web designer who work together on solving local crimes in their village.

[Kaija · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suomenkielinen nimi "Kuolema Vierailee kylässä"
Tuo nimi oli kyllä aika outo, mutta siitä vois, sillä tämä oli taas viihdyttävä pieni kirjanen. Kovinkaan suurta jännitystä ei päässyt syntymään, mutta pidin rauhallisesta menosta ja vähän erilaisesta salapoliisitarinasta.

[Neely Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The town is divided by an upcoming vote about the town hall. There are plans to turn it into a posh hotel and restaurant and fine dining restaurant. The people of town who don’t want it are very vocal and possibly murderous.

[Cecilia Gustavsson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book to listen too when you clean the house. It gives you ”Midsomer murders” wibes. It is fun to try to figure out how the guilty person is. Jack is a retired cop from US, Sarah is a singel mom and they solves crime together. This one was about a mystery.

[SteffanieProcter · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always Cherringham is worth reading .
These little stories get better every time .
Looking forward to the next one

[Eileen McQuillan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

The whole series has been pure pleasure. Dare I hope that there are more heading out way? Oh, I hope so!

[Catherine Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a good read

I have enjoyed every earlier book in the Cherringham series, and this one did not disappoint. Among cozy mystery writers, these authors are among the best.

[Stephie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t care how cheesy the endings are as long as all is well in Cherringham. A great escape listen for these strange touch times.

[Kataklicik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook : Spotify.
Read by Neil Dudgeon.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cherringham is a lovely village but so much happens there, tucked away in the Cotswolds. Absolutely an enjoyable read.

[Caren · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Always nice to listen to these familiar characters

[Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous

[Gayle West · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read.

[Vanessa-Ann Dowsett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have enjoyed this series. Wish the final two were on Audible.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable mystery

[Marie Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the Cherringham series! Can’t wait for the next one to be published.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, another stellar listen!

[Meggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The mystery was good, but nothing special. Still, it was a good audio experience.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 on storygraph

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reasonably satisfying distraction.

[Lisa G · Rating 4 out of 5]

This episode wasn't as interesting as some of the others I have read in this series but I still love the characters so it was interesting to see what is going on in their lives now and going forward.

[Trish R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeez! I love Cherringham, and Jack and Sarah and Tony and Grace and Chloe and The Spotted Pig and Riley, Jack’s dog. What a great bunch of characters. Novella #35 and I can’t wait for the next one.

In this one there’s an up-coming vote on whether or not to change an important historical building in town because the town needed the money before they went broke. Then came the knifing of Ralph Syms, the leader of the group who was trying to stop the change, then the firebombing of Syms’s offices, where Sarah’s daughter Chloe volunteered. So much story in so few pages.

No sex and no swearing.

As to the narration: As good as these stories are, they wouldn’t be nearly as good without Neil Dudgeon.

[Elliemae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still love this series and have not been bored by a book yet.