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Deadlier than Fiction
- Bunburry - A Cosy Mystery Series 9
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Series: Bunburry - A Cosy Mystery Series, Book 9
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry.
In Deadlier than Fiction, amateur sleuth Alfie McAlister enjoys his volunteer work in Bunburry's community library, set up in the mansion of the formidable Miss Radford. The library is home from home for eleven-year-old Noah, an Agatha Christie fan who sees murder round every corner. At first Alfie dismisses this as a child’s overactive Imagination - but then he himself is attacked. Could young Noah be right after all?
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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- Jeff Sharp
- 12-23-20
Well done!
So nice to be back among friends. Looking forward to the next installment with interest.
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- Sassy863
- 02-11-21
Need next book read for Audble
Great short story series, love the character development and the mysteries themselves and the narration is great. could be a little more light voiced for the woman, lol.
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- Dawn M. Tubbs
- 02-05-21
great story
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