Trail of Lies

Cherringham #31

by Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

Last year at Cherringham High, and for three girls that means facing the School Summer Challenge, a grueling fifty-mile hike across the Cotswolds, through thick woods, over steep hills, camping each night under the stars. But when one of them disappears in the middle of the night and is found dead in the morning, most believe a terrible accident has taken place. Was it really an accident? Jack and Sarah aren't convinced - and soon discover that secrets and lies can have terrible consequences ... and always leave a trail ...

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 - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham.

Genres: Mystery, Audiobook, Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Crime, Contemporary

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2018

Reviews

[Kataklicik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook : Scribd.
Read by Neil Dudgeon.

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

#31 ♥️

[Trish R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haven’t read a Cherryingham cozy in a couple of months and forgot how wonderful Jack and Sarah are, and how much I love these little mysteries are. This one was about the death of a girl and Jack and Sarah, once again, made the police department look stupid.

Even after listening to 31 of these stories I still enjoy them immensely.

No sex or swearing! Just good clean mysteries.

As to the narration: Neil Dudgeon is simply awesome in these novellas. I wouldn’t enjoy them half-as-much if it weren’t for him.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful Cosy Series

Latest in the Cherringham series continues the light-hearted interaction with Jack and Sarah as they seek answers to a death that the police don’t view as suspicious. Set in the English countryside in the fictional village of Cheeringham, part of the fun is tying together all of the geography of their adventures.

[Kelly Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic - I just love Sarah and Jack, can’t get enough! Love listening to Neil Dudgeon!!

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series and I always get excited when I see new stories available on audible. I love listening to Neil Dudgeon!

[Karen Plummer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to return to Cherringham and see Jack and Sarah in action. In this outing, three teenage girls are taking part in a school challenge hike. Only two return, with the most popular girl found dead. Was it an accident as the police determine or was it murder as her parents think? There are a lot of lies for Jack and Sarah to sift through, but in the end, they put everything together.

[Dona · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 31st book in the series and I have read all of then. At first I was a little disappointed in the
amount of time it took to get to the main characters, but I realized that I wasn’t bored and the story was allowing me to ‘experience’ the story as it was unfolding. When the novella was finished I was ready to move on to the next episode.

[Maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

This Cherringham series just keeps getting better. Action, drama, great characterization. Always anxious for the next installment. Hope Jack and Sarah get together in the end.

[Kaija · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tarkoitus oli lukea töissä tauoilla, mutta pakko oli loppu lukea kotona. Hyvin kirjoitettu ja mukavasti etenevä kertomus. Ihan suosikikseni tämä ei jostain syystä kohonnut, ehkäpä tarina oli vähän ankea.

[MRS T · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all of these books on audible UK and they never get old, boring or staid. Love the plots and the twists, turns and 'oh didn't see that coming' moments. The narrator draws you into the plot and makes the book for me.

[Nancy Boyd · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was probably my least favorite Cherringham mystery this far only because it was so obvious who the killer was. The suspect pool is incredibly tiny, and once you learn a few motives, it's obvious who the killer(s) is/are.

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review

Once again a really good cozy mystery. I thoroughly enjoy this series and hope that it will continue. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a good cozy mystery.

[Cathie Byers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

I love Cody crime stories, always a easy read. I like the story and this one was short enough for a afternoon relaxing read.

[Paulette · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cozy mystery!

[Caren · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Julie Huggler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorites to date. I thought it was a little less predictable and a little less about Sarah’s life and focused a lot in the story. It was a nice change.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Neely Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A young woman dies on a camping trip with two friends. Her parents, however, don’t believe it was the accident police said. When Jack and Sarah begin asking questions, it just raises more questions.

[Meggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was pretty nit, the criminal plot was pulling and well-developed. I liked it a lot!

[Marie-Luise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Ende hätte irgendwie mehr ausgebaut werden können, irgendwie hat mir an der story etwas gefehlt

[Leah]

:)

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one depends a bit too much on Jack and Sarah reading body language to spot people at lies. Just about everyone is hiding something. Of course it is all wrapped up in under 3 hours.

[Lisa G · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting episode in a "mean girls" sort of way. A little sad because of the age of the victim but very well done.

[jill dunklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trail of Lies

Very exciting book. Enjoyed it very much. Look forward to the next book. I give this book 5stars. I will recommend this book to my friends.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is filled with fun short mysteries

[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/murder.

[Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good little instalment overall but gosh they were milking the dialogue for length. the mystery was very basic and they needed to fill some pages with nonsense cut aways

[Barbara Blenkinship · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot on the Healeys of another murderer. 2 deaths this time!

So in solving one murder one of our regulars in these stories is killed too. Not young but died early. Read to find out.