A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball

A Dizzy Heights Mystery, Book 2

By: T E Kinsey

Narrated by: Simon Mattacks

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

A locked room. A mysterious death. Just another gig for the Dizzy Heights.

When London’s finest jazz musicians, the Dizzy Heights, are booked to play the glitzy Midsummer Ball at a country house in Oxfordshire, they expect a weekend filled with flappers and toffs having a roaring good time.

But the festivities at Bilverton House take a turn for the worse when the group are stranded by a summer storm. And when a member of the Bilverton family turns up dead in a locked room in an apparent suicide, Skins, Dunn and Ellie realize this is going to be a much tougher gig than they thought.

But here’s the lick. What if it was in fact cold-blooded murder? And what if the killer is still at large? It’s up to the Dizzy Heights to once again put down their instruments and get improvising if they want to solve this confounding mystery.

©2021 by T E Kinsey. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Listeners should hold on tight as narrator Simon Mattacks escorts them on a fast-paced journey with the Dizzy Heights jazz band as they play a gig at the elegant Bilverton House, where an upscale crowd partakes in the latest 1920s jiving. Mattacks accelerates the drama as a wild storm traps the band at the British estate, where the host is found dead.... Seamlessly and without hesitation, Mattacks clearly differentiates character voices.... This listen is a rollicking ride as Mattacks reveals how the band hits a high note while conducting a proper murder investigation.” (AudioFile Magazine)

very good book

I enjoyed the book very much. I love the English humor. The characters are very real. They have nice personalities and with the author's description they really come alive. The storytelling and surrounding areas descriptions make it all really interesting.

Looovvvee itttttt😍😍😍

I love the whole spin off of the band in the near future of the hardcastle universe. Kinsey did an amazing job with the characters like always and the plot was entertaining and captivated my attention. I feel whats special about Kinsey besides his amazing characters development is the balance between humor and plot. Another great book 👍 👌

Another hit!

I love all of TE Kinsey’s books and especially love the audible versions. The dialogue is so witty and Simon Mattacks’ performance makes it that much better.

Cute Cozy

I really enjoy this series. But can someone please tell Mr. Mattocks it's pronounced "Mariland"? Not "Mary-land"?

Love TE Kinsey

Another great series! The jazz stories are fun and interesting. I like reading the epilogue and finding out about the research he has done. Highly recommend this author, no matter which series.

A little slow…

I love Kinsey but this story seemed a little slow to me. Good not great…

Figured it out but

This story was involved and well worth reading in full. I figured out the villain but the story was so much more. I love the continuing character development and the maturing with
experience detectives. I look forward to more from this author.

Fun Fun

I love this series. A mystery and laughs along the way. I can never guess the culprit. That makes it a wonderful mystery.

Love the new Series

Skins, Bart, and Ellie find themselves in the middle of a locked door murder mystery after an engagement at a Midsummer Gala. Then one day the guests is poisoned and tensions are escalating. A wonderful follow on series to the Lady Hardcastle and Flo series.

The second book is better than the first.

I suspect that we did not have to spend time getting to know the characters. This book was a good mystery. Clean family book.