The Beast of Littleton Woods

A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 12

De: T E Kinsey

Narrado por: Elizabeth Knowelden

They’re used to solving murders. But until now the killer has always been human…

October 1912. The inhabitants of Littleton Cotterell emerge from their homes after a week of torrential storms to the gruesome news that one of Sid Hyde’s prized sheep has been mauled to death. As rumours abound of a vicious beast stalking the Gloucestershire countryside in search of prey, Lady Hardcastle and her fearless lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, set out to find what is surely a rational explanation.

Then Hyde himself is brutally killed in a similar attack, and the villagers go from curious to terrified. Littleton Cotterell isn’t exactly unaccustomed to murderers—but a ferocious animal capable of tearing a man to shreds? That’s entirely different.

When another man dies and a third is injured, it’s clear that whatever is behind the attacks needs to be caught, and fast. But are the villagers really seeing what they think they are? Is there actually a beast on the loose? Or is what’s out there something more sinister—and much more human?

©2025 by T E Kinsey. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Love these characters

The 12th book in the series and so much fun. I love these characters and the way they interact with each other and the village life.

great!

I love these characters and this series! Hardcastle and Flo do it again. unpredictable and compelling.

Mensgerie Murders

Another entertaining, intelligent , and fun story of Lady Hardcastle & her lady’s maid. I highly recommend this. Hope they’ll be more.

So much fun!

Oh my gosh, every new book in this series, I say the same thing: this is the best one yet! But this one really was delightfully fun! The initial deaths were a little more gruesome than usual, but they weren’t related in too much gory detail. But the characters were all in fine form, and I probably laughed out loud more often at various lines of dialogue than with any of the other books. So funny! I did pretty much solve the mystery fairly early, but really, the mystery is only a secondary feature of these books. It’s the characters that are the focal point.

Absolutely a delightful listen!!

Love this series

I enjoy the story. I like listening to the books. Not Shakespeare but enjoyable to listen to as I go about daily tasks.