A Matter of Loyalty

A Very English Mystery, Book 3

By: Anselm Audley, Elizabeth Edmondson

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

January 1954. Mists cover the hills around Selchester. Someone at the research facility known as the Atomic is leaking secrets to Soviet Russia, and when nuclear scientist Bruno Rothesay goes missing, the British Intelligence Services are convinced he's the mole. Hugo Hawksworth isn't so sure. Then a body turns up, and Hugo's instincts are proven correct. But if Rothesay wasn't selling secrets to the Soviets, who is?

As Hugo digs deeper into buried connections and unlikely coincidences, he knows there's more to this case than his London superiors believe. But following his instincts will pit him against the Establishment - and tangle him once again in the poisonous legacy of the late Lord Selchester.

As he closes in on the truth, Hugo finds himself confronted by an adversary who will stop at nothing, in a case that will prove the most personal of his career.

With a touch of Downton Abbey, a whisper of Agatha Christie and a nod to John Le Carré, A Matter Of Loyalty is the third and final book in this delightfully classic and witty murder-mystery series.

©2017 Anselm Audley & Elizabeth Edmondson (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Relaxing and Intriguing

The Author wrote a wonderful novel and the Narrator brought it to life. Well Done

really enjoyed the story and the characters

Sorry this will be the last book in the series. I have thoroughly enjoyed the stories and the characters. Thank you to the authors for an enjoyable mystery.

Sad its the last book

Anselm did a wonderful job in picking up where her mother left off. She kept the same writing voice as her mother and it definitely was still another nail biter! I have really enjoyed reading this series and would highly recommend Elizabeth's voice will be missed in the littary world, but im so glad her daughter was able to give her a proper send off.

A very satisfying trilogy

I did enjoy this set of three novels very much. If you like dense, well populated mysteries, with a fresh run of red herrings, well developed characters, realistic plotting, people you can admire, and a well designed plot that runs along of its own momentum, these three books will give you satisfaction and pleasure.

good twist

truely enjoyed listening to this mystery, the characters living in the castle is easy to like. the speaker brought the characters to life.

Great series

Love this series. So sad that the author passed away and there will be no more books. I will definitely relisten to this series.

Wish there was more

Sorry to read that this series will not continue

Loved the characters and story line

With appreciation and regret

This is a personal note to Mr. Audley.
I want to thank you for bringing “A Matter of Loyalty” to life.
I respect your decision to leave your mother’s books as she wrote them, and I appreciate your informing devotees of these lovely stories that we can expect no more, and my wish that the saga might go on is not to be granted.
Thank you for giving us one more novel to enjoy.

Poignant end to series

I've enjoyed this series enough to keep going, but this one was the most powerful, just because of the circumstances. That being said, it was a bit confusing and dragged at times, yet other parts were first rate. As I remember it, I think this one had more humour, which I enjoyed. In the afterward, the author, the son, said he had added one new character to his mother's story and I find myself speculating who that might be. I loved the Hungarian defector and his penchant for 'telling it like it is', plus the horrible inspector up from London as the character you love to hate. I wonder if either of those were the 'add-on'. This book at times began to feel like the mood of the Hamish MacBeth series by M.C.Beaton, one I greatly enjoyed. The author, the son, has said he won't be continuing with the series because they were his mother's stories. That's sad, but they gently wound up the loose ends we cared the most about at the close of the book.

I have to add that the narrator was amazing. At times the narration overshadowed the story, as I found myself thinking "Hmm, he's made that person Welsh". or "How does he do that with his voice?". He was startlingly good. I may be checking out what else he's narrated.

Nicely done and well worth the read

What happens when you combine a headstrong English school girl, a dead body, Russian spies and a missing black book? Drama, intrigue and the ever-present reporters looking for a story! Add to this is a mean-spirited law enforcement man, the wicked socialite girlfriend from London and an Hungarian refugee who is given temporary shelter within the castle. Combine all these items together with a great plot line and you have a wonderful reading/listening experience. I highly recommend this series.

It was a bittersweet moment to start reading this book when I already knew there would be no more in the series. I feared this book wouldn’t be up to the standards of the first books in the series due to the authors’ death. However, I would not have known she didn’t live to complete this book if I hadn’t already learned of Ms. Edmondson’s passing. Please be assured, that even though this story is somewhat shorter than the first two books in the series, it is a complete, satisfying and quite well written. Thanks to all who brought this series to us. I will definitely read again and again.