Murder in a Chelsea Garden

The Posie Parker Mystery Series, Book 12

De: L.B. Hathaway

Narrado por: Clare Wille

A glamorous perfume launch with death as the top note… a captivating case for Posie Parker!

Summer, 1925.

Posie Parker, Private Detective, has been summoned to Chelsea, to the House of Sinne, the London perfume house. Anouk Sinne, the most brilliant perfumier of her age, and famous for her spoiled bald cat, has been receiving blackmail demands, and she asks Posie to investigate. But is blackmail just the tip of the iceberg?

A ‘reveal’ party for the Anouk’s highly-anticipated new fragrance is just about to take place, and Posie, together with her best friend Dolly, Countess Cardigeon, finds herself rubbing shoulders with some very famous people in the legendarily-secret flower garden, including Gordy Lorkinsson, the celebrity Icelandic gardener, and the French Duchesse, Maria de Poilac, together with her gorgeous son, Anatole.

But after the ‘reveal’ of the strangest perfume Posie has ever experienced, hosted by a mysterious Indian Princess, Priyanka of Gwilim, things take a chilling turn for the worse… Arguments break out between Hubert Pring, Anouk’s long-time sponsor, and Archie Van Dusen, the American billionaire shop-owner, regarding who the new perfume really belongs to. But where is Anouk to settle the point?

When Anouk Sinne is found murdered, and the new perfume suddenly disappears, Posie must investigate, and quickly. And what she uncovers are secrets everywhere, and motives galore. Who was Anouk Sinne really? And when the killer ingeniously kills for a second time, Posie realises that nothing at the House of Sinne is quite what is seems. With the help of her husband Richard, can Posie stop the killer before they strike again?

©2021 L.B. Hathaway (P)2021 L.B. Hathaway

Excellent

Well written, lots of twists and turns - the ending (as always) was a great surprise. Pay attention to the details.

A good mystery

This was a good not to scary mystery. A nice listen too for the new year.

Complicated

Another great mystery that got complicated and a lot of red herrings. Of course Posie it up to her usual smart self

Excellent storytelling!!!!

What a story line! Any chance this series could be made into a miniseries? LB Hathaway ranks up there with Agatha Christy!

Fabulous

Love these light murder mysteries. Well written and the narration is excellent. I recommend them.

Cleverly written

This was a cleverly written story. The auther took great care to make the reader part of the environment, to be able to "see" the environment and the people therein through words. The only qritique I can give is the use of OMG from time to time. I'm sure alternative words could have been used that would have not taken away anything from the story.

Love Posie Parker!!!

Great story as are all the Posie Parker series. Have enjoyed all the books in the series. Can’t wait for more!!!!

Another outstanding adventure

I get very excited about the next book as they all have been wonderfully entertaining and imaginative. The narrator brings life to each character superbly allowing you to visualize and be enveloped in the adventure. Looking forward to Murder and the Mermaid and hoping for more to come.

A favorite in the series!

I have always liked the Posie Parker series, despite 2 or 3 of the darker books with ABD, especially the one in which he dies. However, I have really enjoyed each of the stories since then with PP and Lovelace. And I especially liked the plot of this 12th book with its promising cliff hanger ending. Can't wait for book 13!
One of the chapters is out of sequence, but I found it did not detract from the plot or my enjoyment of the story.

Captivating series

I’ve listened to the whole series and I’ve rarely seen anything with more intriguing plot twists. There’s also humor, adventure and travel. I’m awaiting the next Posie and Richard adventure in Paris, I assume.