The Malvern Murders

Inspector Ravenscroft Detective Mysteries, Book 1

De: Kerry Tombs

Narrado por: Andrew Cullum

A captivating historical murder mystery set in Victorian England. The Malvern Murders is packed with delicious dialogue, sly humour and Victorian atmosphere. Perfect for fans of M.R.C. Kasasian, E.S. Thomson, Oscar De Muriel and Karen Charlton.

Before Jack the Ripper terrorised London, Police Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft patrolled the streets of Whitechapel. Clever and hard-working, Ravenscroft nonetheless has the worst record in the force. He lets a murderer escape during a chase and is banished to the spa town of Malvern for a water treatment to cure his asthma. Ravenscroft accepts a dinner invitation from a new acquaintance, Jabez Pitzer. Before dinner, the maid finds Pitzer slumped over his desk - dead. Ravenscroft immediately recognises the signs - Pitzer has been poisoned. But the local authorities are reluctant to believe there is a murderer in Malvern. Hungry to prove himself, Ravenscroft is determined to solve the case. But the bodies mount up. Someone is killing local luminaries.

©2019 Kerry Tombs (P)2021 W F Howes

Smart Police, YAY!

I've been trying to find an historical mystery where the police aren't stupid. I found this! It's a good mystery with plenty of clues and lots of interesting characters. And since the police are the main characters, they're smart and capable. It was a good story and I'm excited to read the next book in the series!

Kept me guessing till the end.

I enjoyed the suspense and intrigue. The characters were easy to like. I look forward to the next episode.

It's pretty good to

it's not bad at all it is a worthy listen. the narration is excellent. the writing is a bit pedestrian and the story is as well. it seems that the storyline and narrative came out of the manual of how to write a Victorian novel. your mileage may vary🙄

thoroughly enjoyable, well written

I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. Historical mysteries are not on the top of my list. I was not able to find anything that appealed to me, this was a suggestion, so I took a chance. I now look forward to reading the remainder of the series. I liked the atmosphere, the characters, and the narrator. While I figured out the murderer, it was late in the book which is good as I do like to guess but not have it so easy to solve.

New Series

I have not gotten into this one yet. I think after another one I will. Interesting plot and characters

Plot was OK, but the writing was not.

Bad grammar distracts me and makes it harder for me to follow a story, This book contains repeated misuses of reflextive pronouns, like "myself "and "himself." Incorrect use of pronouns after a preposition, like "between him and I". The text version of the book contains homphone errors, like "I'll bare it in mind..."

The Malvern Murders

Pleasant narrator voice and the story kept my attention during my five mile walks. The end was a surprise.

Looking forward to listening to next books in this enjoyable series

A detective I feel respect for in a well told mystery tale that held my interest.

Surprised

I was not expecting to enjoy this because I have been disappointed by several books lately. I was wrong. This was good!!! I enjoyed the story and the reader. I feel I have now found a new series that interest me again.

Fun mystery

It was a fun story but Ravenscroft was a bit hard to connect with. Not a bad character, just lacked a bit of depth