A Man of Some Repute

A Very English Mystery, Book 1

By: Elizabeth Edmondson

Narrated by: Michael Page

Truth is rarely pure and never simple...

Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past.

Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester.

The Castle's faded grandeur hides a web of secrets and scandals - the Earl has been missing for seven years, lost without a trace since the night he left his guests and walked out into a blizzard.

When a skeleton is uncovered beneath the flagstones of the Old Chapel, the police produce a suspect and declare the case closed.

Hugo is not convinced. With the help of the spirited Freya Wryton, the Earl's niece, he is drawn back into active service, and the ancient town of Selchester is dragged into the intrigues and conspiracies of the Cold War era.

With a touch of Downton Abbey, a whisper of Agatha Christie and a nod to Le Carré, A Man of Some Repute is the first book in this delightfully classic and witty murder mystery series.

©2015 Elizabeth Edmondson (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Delightful

Solid mystery that doesn't insult the reader's (listening audience's ) intelligence. I had to get used to the narrator but once I did I liked him!

England 1953

Interesting characters and happy endings
Fun cozy mystery and sad there were only two books so far

Agatha Lives!

A period piece of the first order. For those who love the English style that Agatha perfected, this is a wonderful return. So far there are two books for the continued story. The entire production is grand, but the performance is outstanding.

I am glad this was part of a buy one get one free

The plot was weak and the characters were stereotypes. The performance was also weak, but in fairness, the narrator hadn't much to work with.

An Interesting Beginning

Mystery could have been developed better... Motives were mostly stumbled upon rather than discovered. Still... good characters and superb setting