A Shot in the Dark

Mydworth Mysteries - A Cosy Historical Mystery Series 1

By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker

Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM

Sussex, England, 1929. Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up there, when young and handsome Sir Harry Mortimer returns home from his diplomatic posting in Cairo, with his beautiful and unconventional American wife, Kat.

No sooner have the two arrived, when a jewel robbery occurs at Harry's aunt's home - Mydworth Manor. The police are baffled and overwhelmed with the case. But Harry and Kat have an edge in the hunt for the dangerous culprit: not only do they have certain useful "skills" they've both picked up in service of King, President and Country, they also have access to parts of English society that your average bobby can't reach ...

Nathaniel Parker, born in 1962, graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and went on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. His television career began in 1988 when he played Flying Officer 'Flash' Gordon in the LWT mini-series "Piece of Cake". He is also the lead in the BBC series "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries", based on the novels by Elizabeth George. Nathaniel Parker has an extensive list of audio books to his credit, ranging from the classics of Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy to more modern writings and children's books.

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Delightful cozy

I very much enjoyed this light cozy with very likable characters. I thought that I would because I like the Cherringham series so much. I forward to the next in the series.

Better than expected

Nathaniel Parker is perfect for this lovely couple. Already preordered series two. I will not compare it to Cherringham, a delightful series. This new storyline can stand on its own. The characters are perfect for this timeline, the mystery was nicely plotted, and hopefully will continue for a very long time. This price is right.

More of a Short Story than a Novel

Disappointed - only 2+hours. Very short for an audible book and thus very costly. Feel cheated. Have listened to entire previous series of these authors. Like to follow this series, but only if content of episodes are longer or include multiple short stories are included in the Audible offering.

Pretty Good - Not much of a mystery though

Pretty Good - Not much of a mystery though. Kinda easy to guess whodoneit.

Short Fun Mystery

This was a fun story to listen to. I like the main characters. I wanted the story to go further and look forward to the next book.

Enjoyed

I love this pair of writters! I've listened to all of The Cherringham Mysteries and adored all. These new characters are fun, good story line, but I had a hard time with the narrator.

Entertaining if predictable 1920s upper class mystery

This is better written than a lot of things that are out there these days, the prose is clever and not overly clichéd, and the characters are intriguing and promise to grow. If only the author had done just a bit more research! Early on we learned that the American heroine has spent time in Cairo and is a bit of an adventuress, then later when her British husband questions whether she’s capable of driving on the left hand side of the road, it is never brought up that she would have done so in Cairo which was a British protectorate at that time. Rookie mistake. No excuse. Still, I’ll probably look for the second in the series and hope for better detail work.

Absolutely loved it!

The perfect choice for narrator, a fun, interesting story full of twists and the right balance of humour made this book a hearty 5 stars for me

Totally enjoyable

Characters were smart, and loveable, story was believable, and flowed easily. And the narrator made listening even more enjoyable.
Now I’m looking forward to more of their stories!

A bit Weak

Nowhere near as good as the Cheringham series. Maybe the second book will be better.