The Murders at Clarion Castle

The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 5

De: Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

Narrado por: Iona Campbell

A missing heroine. A moribund butler. And a millionaire's castle chock-full of secrets...

July, 1941. When Evie Harris vanishes after visiting her late fiancé's parents, the Homefront Sleuths of Crofter's Green vow to find her. But their investigation takes a bizarre turn when Nigel's police superiors send him to nearby Clarion Castle.

There, the first under-butler has just taken his final bow in the castle's wine cellar.

Could there be a connection with Evie's disappearance? Or with a hush-hush VIP visit to the castle?

The Sleuths must navigate a maze of deception, and nothing is easy. Harry finds the murdered butler's journal, but it's in a code, Blake knows codes, but he and Katherine are busy unlocking secrets in the castle library, hampered by her still-fragmented memory, Alice dons pilgrim garb to infiltrate suspicious travelers (her herb basket now doubling as spy gear), and Dorothy must size up mysterious tea shop visitors and give her friends at the castle a warning.

Not to mention Evie, who must discover where she is and then find a way to escape.

With time ticking louder than Harry's pocket watch, Evie and the Sleuths must reunite to unmask a master spy before a the course of the war is changed forever.

A delightful blend of historical mystery, wartime espionage, and village intrigue—perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen, Susan Elia MacNeal, and Agatha Christie. Scroll up and One-click now!

©2025 Anna Elliott and Charles Veley (P)2025 Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

Amazing twist at the beginning of the book!

This might be the best adventure yet. Really loving this series. So sad the next book is the last (at the time of this writing.) 😭 Highly recommended!

The historical details

I got a bit lost at first in identifying the main characters. Sometimes it seemed everyone was running in different directions and the story was not moving forward. However, it was a good listen.

Bonzo is back!

Expertly woven story with current characters, characters from the past, and new characters interacting in a fast-paced can't stop listening book! Well written and just a lot of fun. I hope this series never ends. As with former listens I increased the speed to 1.20 and it sounds much better, not so slow motion and draggy. That is not to imply that the narrator does a poor job because she does a very good job. I've listened to everything that Elliot and Veley have written and never been disappointed.

Diverse interesting plots

I have listened to each book in this series. I enjoyed the character development, the quality of writing, and the storyline; this book a bit more than the others. While I wouldn’t normally listen to this many books consecutively, this series held my interest.

Wonderful series

I listened to all the books in this series. Great story lines, engaging characters and excellent narrator. I thoroughly enjoyed each book!