Killer Track

Cherringham #39

by Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

Every year Lady Repton opens up her grand estate to host 'Cherringfest' - the Cotswold's favourite music festival. And this year will be special, featuring not just the return of the legendary and infamous metal rock band, Lizard...but also the home debut of the young and wildly successful new group, Unlost. But what should be a summer weekend of fantastic music, food and fun for all, turns frightening when murder is threatened, and one performer is nearly killed. Soon Jack and Sarah are in a race against time, trying to untangle a web of jealousy, egos and revenge before this Cherringfest ends in a deadly climax...

Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack.

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

146 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2021

Reviews

[Lavins]

4 stars

Short and sweet!! Good plot, good mystery and excellent reader.

[Kathryn Scarborough]

Another home run at Cherringham

Love this book. Jack and Sarah try to find a killer. He's had 2 attempts so far...will he succeed this time? The characters are so great and relatable. I just have one question...when the heck are Sarah and Jack going to get together?

[Sascha Vennemann]

In Cherringham findet einmal im Jahr ein großes Musikfestival statt - das "Cherringfest", bei dem mehrere Bands in echter Open Air-Atmosphäre für ihre Gäste spielen. In diesem Jahr sind auch die Newcomer "Unlost" dabei, deren neuer Song "Phoenix" ein absoluter Hit zu werden verspricht. Doch als Gitarrist Ryan nur knapp mit dem Leben davonkommt, weil am Abend vor dem ersten von zwei Auftritten der Gruppe das Wohnmobil der Band Feuer fängt, und dann auch noch in den Sozialen Netzwerken Morddrohungen gegen "Unlost" auftauchen, wollen auch Jack und Sarah nicht so recht an einen Unfall glauben. Sie ermitteln im Umfeld des Festivals und der Band - und müssen bald weitere Anschläge auf die Künstler verhindern. // Der bereits 39. Fall der Cosy-Crime-Serie "Cherringham" bietet nicht nur ein spannendes und gut beschriebenes Festival-Setting, sondern lockt den Leser mit vielen verschiedenen Nebenfiguren und ebenso vielen möglichen Motiven immer wieder auf falsche Fährten. Zum Ende hin ist die Auflösung dann aber doch schnell zu ahnen und wird immer klarer. Das tut der Lesefreude keinen Abbruch - "Song für einen Mord" (der bessere Originaltitel: "Killer Track") ist erneut eine wirklich gelungene Episode!

[Arliss]

I use these Cherringham novellas, along with the very similar Mydworth and Bunburry novella series, as palate cleansers during or after some kinds of heavier reads. These little novellas are perfect for this purpose. “Killer Track” features Sarah and Jack, my favorite detective team of the three series mentioned here. “Killer Track” did a lot in a short amount of time and was unusually tightly crafted. I recommend all the Cherringham books highly because, thankfully, every book does not have to be a Booker, Nebula or Agatha contender. Some books can just be fun. This is one of them.

[Trish R.]

I love these little stories with Jack and Sarah solving crimes. This one was about a singing trio that were in danger, until they discovered the lead singer, Ryan, was the one in someone wanted dead.

There was no romance and no swearing to speak of.

As for the narration: Neil Dudgeon is very good but after 39 books you'd think, by now, he'd try a little harder to sound a little more feminine, since Sarah has sooo much to say in these stories.

[Ruth Roberts]

Another good story line!

Love this entire series! And this was no disappointment. For once I did figure out the suspect before the reveal, but no less enjoyable for it. Looking forward to more.

[dick ellwood]

Enjoyed the story as u&sual & a. Get it different tale., Could n

yoyo reading. Itr. & again. Look my forward to the next one. .another cri!e dragma. . Whatever it ,,bypassing to be. ..It will best a good read. /

[Rebel]

I’m a sucker for these short little murder mysteries. (Spoiler alert…) Nobody actually gets killed in this book, but somebody (or bodies) sure TRY!! This is the only Cherringham story I have enjoyed, and it didn’t let me down. It stands well on its own. Time well spent.

[Kim Campbell]

Good as ever

Sarah and Jack doing what they do best! This time however, they really are up against the clock and heading for a very explosive ending.

[Christine Pilcher]

A nice easy read

A good read between more involved books, with great plots and wonderful characters. I love Jack, Sarah and her two children.

[Sueanne Moreland]

another great story

Always enjoy these well written and entertaining cozy mysteries. Looking forward to the next Sarah and Jack adventure in Cherringham.

[Sophie]

Love Jack and Sara. Very entertaining. Interesting people abound in this episode. I found this story line really well written.

[Kaija]

Lukijana Neil Dudgeon.
Taattua Cherringham-laatua. Huomasin lenkillä ajatukseni lähtevän harhailemaan ja tämä tarina, vaikka se olikin hyvin mietitty ja aiheeltaan erikoisempi, ei innostanut minua.

[Kelly Ann]

So thankful and excited for the latest! Love love love this series!

[Kataklicik]

Audiobook : Spotify
Read by Neil Dudgeon.

Another good one!

[Iris]

I liked the story very nice. It was very , i did not figure out who is the killer

[Susan J. Armstrong]

Exciting story of a rock concert

Crisply written with female-male duo and the adult son of the female. Includes a believable account of intense emotional reaction to the music.

[H]

Love these mysteries on audible. I hate having to wait for the next one.

[Jayne]

Audiobook

[Neely Powell]

An outdoor rock festival and a mystery surrounding members of a successful local band.

[Kerry Halloran Collis]

Easy read, cost mystery

[Nancy Boyd]

Great as always!

[Andrew]

3.5

[Cecilia Gustavsson]

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.

[Meggie]

Poor Jack once again with an ending with an foot injury. The criminal case was intense and enjoyable.