• Murder and the Mermaid

  • The Posie Parker Mystery Series, Book 13
  • By: L.B. Hathaway
  • Narrated by: Clare Wille
  • Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (116 ratings)

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Murder and the Mermaid

By: L.B. Hathaway
Narrated by: Clare Wille
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Publisher's summary

Sometimes the truth is as slippery as a mermaid....

December, 1925

A dark, smog-filled London doesn’t seem very Christmassy or exciting, but then Posie Parker, London’s premier female private detective, receives an urgent call from one of her oldest friends: Rufus, Earl of Cardigeon.

Summoned to The Mermaid, an ancient hotel in Rye on the Sussex Coast, in the heart of smuggling country, Posie, together with her husband, Richard, finds her friend in a real state.

Rufus has been promised answers about his missing wife, Dolly, but instead there’s simply a bizarre string of events: a priceless car mysteriously driven off a cliff, a missing Frenchman, and telegrams from men who simply don’t exist. While Richard Lovelace, chief commissioner of New Scotland Yard, tries to work out if Rufus himself is the target of a complicated plot, Posie has her own investigations to make.

The local tragedy of a missing dancer has been dealt with by county police as an open-and-shut case. But Posie soon discovers it is anything but. And she suspects foul play.

And as the snow falls and Christmas lights go up, secrets are revealed, and Posie becomes involved in perhaps her most personal case so far. She becomes aware that danger lurks at The Mermaid, and not just for Rufus.

A murderer is on the loose.

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Again Another Great Posey

Please keep them coming!! Love the story, the narrator and the characters!!Can’t wait for the next one!!

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Short but good

A mystery and answers to some questions for Posie. Great story and narration! Love this series

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Soo ready for the next

I really enjoyed this one . I am soo ready for the next one. I love Richards never wavering belief in Posie

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Not my favorite but still delightful

This is a short Posey story and a bit boring in comparison to some of her others. But I feel like it was background the author felt we needed moving forward. So not my favorites but still a delight because well, who doesn’t love Posey!

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BRAVO, more please

I love the storyline and narration because they are both believable while entertaining. Very well done!

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