A Case of Major Murder

by J C Williams, Nicola Proctor (Narrator)

Ordinarily, there’s not too much crime to speak of in Port Erin, a sleepy seaside village on the Isle of Man.

So when Quinn Flitcroft, working as an insurance fraud investigator in England, hears about a gruesome murder in her hometown, she is understandably horrified.

Quinn is fairly confident that her former Isle of Man Constabulary colleagues will wrap this case up in no time. And that confidence is well-placed, as it should happen, because it doesn’t take too long before somebody is warming the cells in police custody. But Quinn’s world is turned upside down, however, when the prime suspect turns out to be somebody intimately close to her.

As such, Quinn boards the next flight home to find out what’s going on and clear up what she’s certain is a terrible misunderstanding before the real murderer should strike again.

But the clock is ticking in A Case of Major Murder…

Audiobook

Published October 23, 2025

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm usually quite wary of independently published novels, but I'm really glad I took a chance on this one. I enjoyed it very much! Notable for two things, in my view - the setting and the occupation of the main character.

Firstly, the setting is the Isle of Man. Of course I've heard of it, but I haven't been there and admit I had to look on a map to get my bearings (it wasn't where I expected to find it...). As it turns out, I think I may have sailed quite close by on a ferry one time, without realising. The author gives us a really decent grounding in the geography and culture of the island, particularly in regard to the Manx language. Secondly, our main character, Quinn Flitcroft, grew up on the island and was formerly a police officer in the local constabulary. But when the story begins, Quinn has been living and working in various parts of the UK for some time, as a top-notch insurance fraud investigator. That's where she was originally teamed up with Toby Haddock and together their investigative skills were unsurpassed in their field.

But when Quinn's ice-cream parlour owning father is badly injured, and implicated in a local murder, Quinn drops everything to go to his aid. And Toby's not far behind her.

The murder mystery aspect of the novel is decidedly cosy, with just a little violence on the page. Apart from that the book is suffused with warmth and humour, and I look forward to meeting this investigative partnership again when the next book is published very soon.

I read the audiobook, which is currently free on Audible.

[Jennifer Singh · Rating 2 out of 5]

. I knew all the locations in the Isle of Man and I really wanted to like this book but......

[Lynn Wohlstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Fun!

I have enjoyed all of J C Williams books, but this one was just a delightful read! The more I read of his books, the more I want to go to the Isle of Man.

[Ruth Matheson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cozy crime read set on the Isle of Man where there is very rarely any murders let alone two ! Having previously lived there myself for 10 years, the author's description of life there is very true, in that everybody knows everybody and what is happening on the island by various means !! An easy read and as it is the first book in a new series, I look forward to reading the next one.

[Rhiannon Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable but I would say I probably would have done a DNF had I not lived on the Isle of Man and know all the places.. liked the ending but the book itself was a bit convoluted at points so I did have to work at keeping on with it

[Charlotte MacLean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute cozy Murder mystery