Murder on Oxford Lane

De: Tony Bassett

Narrado por: Colin Mace

The peace of a Midlands village is upset when local businessman Harry Bowers doesn’t return from choir practice.

More concerned than the man’s own wife, it would seem, investigating officer Detective Sergeant Sunita Roy becomes convinced he has been done away with.

But there is no trace of the man, just a litany of evidence of an ailing marriage and a nose-diving business venture.

In charge of her first serious case, DS Roy will struggle to win the respect of her colleagues—in particular her Brummie boss, DCI Gavin Roscoe. All that whilst fighting off the intentions of an increasingly desperate suitor.

Who had it in for the budding chorister? And is Roy tough enough to break down the defences and prejudices of Middle England?

©2022 Tony Bassett (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd

Engrossing story

The team solving the murder is one I look forward to getting to know better, and the narrator made them come alive. Starting the second book now.

Murder on Oxford Lane

I honestly enjoyed this book. The Characters were clearly developed and had such realistic attributes therefore easy to believe
Highly recommend this listen/read.

Pleasant narrator but mediocre story

Murderer just revealed at the very end - no way for readers to determine who it was by following clues throughout-?- as there were no clues !! Will not listen to other books by this author!

Very enjoyable!

An easy detective, crime fiction listen/read.
The pace was good not to slow and giving enough information.
The plot and the characters were great, and I didn't know who done it till the end.
Good narration.

Good intro to this mystery writer

First listen to this author’s work. Interesting plot, and included characters about whom I want to learn more. Thus I look forward to more in the series. Good narration, with the exception that he would occasionally speed up suddenly. This happened several times during the book, causing me to have to back up and re-listen. But very pleasant voice. Characters did not get mixed up with one another. Recommend, and will look for more by this author.

Great character development

I didn’t figure this one out. Not even close lol. On to the next one

Very impressive characters

So glad I found this book! Really enjoyed the plot and all of the various characters and their development. The narration was perfect.!

Good storyline

This was free… and worth the time. Good storyline and reading. I’m downloading the next one.

A Model of Superb Writing Skill applied to a popular genre

Immersed in rich Welsh culture. A real discovery of a fresh new author in the genre populated by authors who write a new novel about detective teams solving crimes in remote geographical areas of the British isles, like the Fens. This work by Rhys Dylan is psychologically sharper, written with narrative details that enrich the drama rather than distract from the complexity of plot. Already purchased a 2nd novel by the author!

A charming first novel (?)

Good beginning and will listen to the next one, as I am needing a break from a gripping / epic book before moving onto the next Ken Follett. This is cute and light - not overly suspenseful, and with some major oversights (why did the cops not pick up on the fact that the victim told his mom his wife was having an affair? Why did they never interview the people the reverend mentioned were there when the next victim mentioned she’d seen something? Etc). The police procedural was slow and clunky but maybe because it’s village cops, and not, say the Dublin squad or the Yard? The worst part was that they considered themselves so smart! Still, this has potential to get better, and the village life is very nicely described. Promising!