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Lady Margaret Turnbull Box Set
“The international cozy mysteries series that UK & US 5 Star reviewers are describing as Australia's best new crime series - a British style cozy mystery with an Aussie flavour”
This first edition includes the first FOUR mystery novel bestsellers in the Lady Margaret Turnbull series and is 117 pages of murder, revenge, greed and dark family secrets.
MEET LADY MARGARET TURNBULL
She considers herself as an amateur woman sleuth. Detective Tom Sullivan considers her as the village busy body; somewhat a nuisance but a necessary one if he wants to solve a crime. She is invariably right, much to his annoyance.
Maggie is the widow of a UK dot com millionaire, now owner of Bangalow, Australia’s best bed and breakfast guesthouse, Lawler’s Loft, where she also runs the district’s finest cooking classes. It’s the perfect breeding ground for gossip, something she finds invaluable in helping Detective Sullivan solve crimes.
MURDER AT THE FETE (Novella 1)
UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, the owner of Lawler’s Loft bed and breakfast, is a guest culinary judge at a village fete in Bangalow, Australia when a patron drops dead; poisoned after sampling a prize winning strawberry tart. Detective Sullivan’s diagnosis is immediately dismissed by Maggie.
“Poisoning is not random. It’s a private, personal affair” is Maggie Turnbull’s credo for which she must untangle a web of lies and secrets that will require her to re-visit a 30 year old case to catch today’s perpetrator in this culinary cozy mystery.
MURDER IN THE VILLAGE (Novella 2)
UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, the owner of Lawler’s Loft bed and breakfast, in the sleepy village of Bangalow, Australia is surprised that Detective Tom Sullivan has brought her a birthday gift. But both are completely dumbfounded when they open the box and discover a jar with a severed finger wearing an expensive engagement ring.
“We have a finger; now we must find a body it was attached to” is Maggie Turnbull’s line of thought as she untangles a web of broken hearts, lies and secrets in order to catch a serial killer. He’s already killed 3 times; will Lady Margaret be able to prevent the 4th in this amateur sleuth murder mystery?
MURDER IN THE CEMETERY (Novella 3)
UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, bed and breakfast guesthouse owner and amateur woman sleuth, couldn’t resist an open door of a mausoleum in Bangalow’s cemetery, New South Wales, Australia. Her busy body nature overcame the darkness and the smell of dampness, enticing her inside to discover a young woman, stabbed through the heart; her body wedged between two tombs.
Lady Margaret must call upon all of her intuitive and crime investigation powers to unravel a 20 year old secret of the reclusive Pemberthy family, well known British land estate owners in the region. Detective Tom Sullivan once again is lead from pillar to post in another amateur sleuth murder mystery; much to his annoyance.
MURDER IN THE VALLEY (Novella 4)
When Lady Margaret is asked by the wife of the local Barclays UK stockbroker, Winston Broad to investigate his disappearance, she is reluctant……. until he turns up dead.
“Greed and money are common bed fellows” is Maggie Turnbull’s credo for which she must untangle a web of lies, deceit and secrets that will require her to dive deep into local government historical records to catch today’s perpetrator in this international cozy mysteries series.
This first edition includes the first FOUR mystery novel bestsellers in the Lady Margaret Turnbull series and is 117 pages of murder, revenge, greed and dark family secrets.
MEET LADY MARGARET TURNBULL
She considers herself as an amateur woman sleuth. Detective Tom Sullivan considers her as the village busy body; somewhat a nuisance but a necessary one if he wants to solve a crime. She is invariably right, much to his annoyance.
Maggie is the widow of a UK dot com millionaire, now owner of Bangalow, Australia’s best bed and breakfast guesthouse, Lawler’s Loft, where she also runs the district’s finest cooking classes. It’s the perfect breeding ground for gossip, something she finds invaluable in helping Detective Sullivan solve crimes.
MURDER AT THE FETE (Novella 1)
UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, the owner of Lawler’s Loft bed and breakfast, is a guest culinary judge at a village fete in Bangalow, Australia when a patron drops dead; poisoned after sampling a prize winning strawberry tart. Detective Sullivan’s diagnosis is immediately dismissed by Maggie.
“Poisoning is not random. It’s a private, personal affair” is Maggie Turnbull’s credo for which she must untangle a web of lies and secrets that will require her to re-visit a 30 year old case to catch today’s perpetrator in this culinary cozy mystery.
MURDER IN THE VILLAGE (Novella 2)
UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, the owner of Lawler’s Loft bed and breakfast, in the sleepy village of Bangalow, Australia is surprised that Detective Tom Sullivan has brought her a birthday gift. But both are completely dumbfounded when they open the box and discover a jar with a severed finger wearing an expensive engagement ring.
“We have a finger; now we must find a body it was attached to” is Maggie Turnbull’s line of thought as she untangles a web of broken hearts, lies and secrets in order to catch a serial killer. He’s already killed 3 times; will Lady Margaret be able to prevent the 4th in this amateur sleuth murder mystery?
MURDER IN THE CEMETERY (Novella 3)
UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, bed and breakfast guesthouse owner and amateur woman sleuth, couldn’t resist an open door of a mausoleum in Bangalow’s cemetery, New South Wales, Australia. Her busy body nature overcame the darkness and the smell of dampness, enticing her inside to discover a young woman, stabbed through the heart; her body wedged between two tombs.
Lady Margaret must call upon all of her intuitive and crime investigation powers to unravel a 20 year old secret of the reclusive Pemberthy family, well known British land estate owners in the region. Detective Tom Sullivan once again is lead from pillar to post in another amateur sleuth murder mystery; much to his annoyance.
MURDER IN THE VALLEY (Novella 4)
When Lady Margaret is asked by the wife of the local Barclays UK stockbroker, Winston Broad to investigate his disappearance, she is reluctant……. until he turns up dead.
“Greed and money are common bed fellows” is Maggie Turnbull’s credo for which she must untangle a web of lies, deceit and secrets that will require her to dive deep into local government historical records to catch today’s perpetrator in this international cozy mysteries series.
117 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 6, 2015
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His bestselling series, featuring amateur sleuths, cunning detectives, and charming small-town settings, keeps readers guessing until the very last page.
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With a knack for creating gripping narratives filled with unexpected twists, Mitchell has captivated readers worldwide with unforgettable characters and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
His bestselling series, featuring amateur sleuths, cunning detectives, and charming small-town settings, keeps readers guessing until the very last page.
Whether you crave a spine-chilling thriller or a heartwarming cozy mystery, C T Mitchell delivers stories that are impossible to put down.
Dive into the world of C T Mitchell Books today and join a community of readers who love a good mystery!
To grab two FREE mystery bestsellers at http://www.ctmitchellbooks.com or follow him on Facebook.com/ctmitchellauthor
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November 21, 2016
These are amazing short cozy mysteries. There are 4 of them in this box set.
The Murder at the Fete, Murder in the Village, Murder in the Cemetary and my favorite Murder in the valley.
Very well written with a great cast of characters. Each book gets better and better. I really enjoyed Lady Maggie and how she helps the cops solve the murders in the quaint little town.
Hope there will be more books to this series!
The Murder at the Fete, Murder in the Village, Murder in the Cemetary and my favorite Murder in the valley.
Very well written with a great cast of characters. Each book gets better and better. I really enjoyed Lady Maggie and how she helps the cops solve the murders in the quaint little town.
Hope there will be more books to this series!
May 14, 2017
Not Kindle Unlimited so must be from one of my freebie site giveaways.
Just in to the start of the book and had to stop to start notes; no, book smarts/high marks and grades do not equate to overall smarts/intelligence, and know this for a fact in that I have been rated Mensa IQ and there is plenty I don't 'get' and some just refuse to learn because it doesn't suit me. If the Detective Inspector was as affected by a childhood hit and run crime so much that he went in to law enforcement rather than the family fishing business, it hardly makes sense that he would be overly affected by who or how actually solved a crime, even if it wasn't him. "Once the judges will have awarded the prizes, she has already put her name down to purchase six of Mrs. Grant's scones." Huh? “Her scones are the best in the county,” she tells her nephew, keeping her voice low so as not offend old man Shepherd who considers himself this year’s champion scone maker. Simon, whose favorite meal is a hamburger and fries, shrugs but smiles at his aunt’s delighted face. “Thank you, dear,” Maggie crooned without looking at the young man. “You’re welcome, Auntie.” Maggie spun carefully to see Simon, who had arrived early to spend time with her before the festivities got started. “You little! Come here and give me a kiss.” He leaned toward her, careful not to knock the pie from her hands, and kissed her on the cheek." Was he or was he not already there, huh? Then again, “Wow, they’ve really outdone themselves, this year. Mrs. Grant’s scones are the best in the county… will you put me down for six of them, sweetie?" Huh, didn't it just say she'd already done that. Then why is the story talking about why anyone would want to kill the woman, after it beign said that it appeared as if she simply choked so not murder.
This is a 4 book set, Murder at the Manor: A Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mystery Book (International Cozy Mysteries 5) is the one after, and I have them all for some reason, and in to the second book there are still glaring issues such as noted above, including "pulled out the one that lived near his hand," {aunt, probably}, and the jarring switch from in tenses in the stories are really bad including some withdrawing a knife and it only leaving a large stain but nothing more then "The woman had bitten her lower the Lismore Police Station." along with many other sentences that made no sense at all either such as "sherry into a tea class". The lack of quote marks or a wrong break in those or wrong use of quoted material and quotation marks is just as bad plus totally ignoring earlier written dialogue that shows the one guy put the smile on the female's face himself, after she was dead. How many times are we to be subjected to the same details, that even from book to book story would grate and more so in collection, when most was just filler to begin with. Also, if the person is a 'local' why would they talk about having been in the other city because they wouldn't have been in the other city. This is a consolidation of each of the 'mystery' books or otherwise the review would be longer than the short books set. It goes on and on for 4, thankfully, shortish books {never review what I don't read, and has to be all the way through}. These were not murder mysteries, and they weren't cozies; it was bad attempts to pad actual stories for length but not real content.
The star rating is to match the 2 on amazon, which I don't like it; for goodreads that would mean okay but to lower the amazon to 1 would mean hate it, so just did it this way.
Just in to the start of the book and had to stop to start notes; no, book smarts/high marks and grades do not equate to overall smarts/intelligence, and know this for a fact in that I have been rated Mensa IQ and there is plenty I don't 'get' and some just refuse to learn because it doesn't suit me. If the Detective Inspector was as affected by a childhood hit and run crime so much that he went in to law enforcement rather than the family fishing business, it hardly makes sense that he would be overly affected by who or how actually solved a crime, even if it wasn't him. "Once the judges will have awarded the prizes, she has already put her name down to purchase six of Mrs. Grant's scones." Huh? “Her scones are the best in the county,” she tells her nephew, keeping her voice low so as not offend old man Shepherd who considers himself this year’s champion scone maker. Simon, whose favorite meal is a hamburger and fries, shrugs but smiles at his aunt’s delighted face. “Thank you, dear,” Maggie crooned without looking at the young man. “You’re welcome, Auntie.” Maggie spun carefully to see Simon, who had arrived early to spend time with her before the festivities got started. “You little! Come here and give me a kiss.” He leaned toward her, careful not to knock the pie from her hands, and kissed her on the cheek." Was he or was he not already there, huh? Then again, “Wow, they’ve really outdone themselves, this year. Mrs. Grant’s scones are the best in the county… will you put me down for six of them, sweetie?" Huh, didn't it just say she'd already done that. Then why is the story talking about why anyone would want to kill the woman, after it beign said that it appeared as if she simply choked so not murder.
This is a 4 book set, Murder at the Manor: A Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mystery Book (International Cozy Mysteries 5) is the one after, and I have them all for some reason, and in to the second book there are still glaring issues such as noted above, including "pulled out the one that lived near his hand," {aunt, probably}, and the jarring switch from in tenses in the stories are really bad including some withdrawing a knife and it only leaving a large stain but nothing more then "The woman had bitten her lower the Lismore Police Station." along with many other sentences that made no sense at all either such as "sherry into a tea class". The lack of quote marks or a wrong break in those or wrong use of quoted material and quotation marks is just as bad plus totally ignoring earlier written dialogue that shows the one guy put the smile on the female's face himself, after she was dead. How many times are we to be subjected to the same details, that even from book to book story would grate and more so in collection, when most was just filler to begin with. Also, if the person is a 'local' why would they talk about having been in the other city because they wouldn't have been in the other city. This is a consolidation of each of the 'mystery' books or otherwise the review would be longer than the short books set. It goes on and on for 4, thankfully, shortish books {never review what I don't read, and has to be all the way through}. These were not murder mysteries, and they weren't cozies; it was bad attempts to pad actual stories for length but not real content.
The star rating is to match the 2 on amazon, which I don't like it; for goodreads that would mean okay but to lower the amazon to 1 would mean hate it, so just did it this way.
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