Murder in Adland

Detective Inspector Skelgill Investigates, Book 1

Meet maverick British detective DI Skelgill... "mad, bad and just a little bit cozy."

WHEN A HIGH-FLYING ADMAN is stabbed to death on a company weekend in the English Lake District, local detective Daniel Skelgill finds himself wrenched from his rural Cumbrian comfort zone.

As the investigation unfolds, DI Skelgill is led a merry dance between London and Edinburgh, at every turn confronted by uncooperative suspects—colleagues, wife and lovers of the deceased—each of whom is possessed of motive and opportunity.

Is this a crime of passion, a professional hit, or a cleverly calculated killing borne out of greed and jealousy?

In this traditional-style whodunit, the case can only be solved by carefully piecing together the essential clues—but Skelgill is running out of time. The patience of his superiors wears thin, while the actions of an anonymous agent provocateur serve only to advance the moment when the killer must strike again.

©2012 Bruce Beckham (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd

Loved this book

It was a great story, easy to listen without excessive amounts of people to get to know. It was a book that I didn’t see the answers and twists, I thought I did but I was wrong. I didn’t want to stop listening once I started.
I loved the narrator, I could imagine the characters in my mind through the descriptions but mainly through the narrator.
I was so looking forward to listening to more books but they are Virtual narration which I think is dire. Such a shame.

Great audio book!!

I’m looking forward to the next book!!
This one was a total 5 star!!
The narrator gives a perfect

Love it

I love British humor. This author and narrator are so good, but it takes me a bit to catch the dry humor. Then I enjoy it that much more. Excellent!

Can't wait for the next installment

Great story with the added humor was a bonus and always the narration was outstanding.

Gratified and Delighted Skelgill Fan

As a long-time and devoted fan of Bruce Beckham’s Inspector Daniel Skelgill series, I was intrigued to see the first book in the series available on audible.com. The audiobook is a new experience for me and I was a little wary of how my favorite mystery series would translate into the spoken word. I was very quickly made a convert by Jonathan Keeble’s excellent, expressive narration. Rather than the written text sparking my imagination, Keeble’s voice was the spark and through his varied accents and intonations, my imagination was able to picture each character and scene vividly. Beckham’s always excellent writing, filled with drama, humor, great characters and an appreciation of the beauty of the English Lake District, is as delightful when listened to as it is when read. My great hope now is that this audiobook is followed soon by others in the series. It will be a different and very satisfying way to revisit this appealing series of books.