The Murders at Clarion Castle

The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 5

A missing heroine. A moribund butler. And a millionaire's castle chock-full of secrets...

July, 1941. When Evie Harris vanishes after visiting her late fiancé's parents, the Homefront Sleuths of Crofter's Green vow to find her. But their investigation takes a bizarre turn when Nigel's police superiors send him to nearby Clarion Castle.

There, the first under-butler has just taken his final bow in the castle's wine cellar.

Could there be a connection with Evie's disappearance? Or with a hush-hush VIP visit to the castle?

The Sleuths must navigate a maze of deception, and nothing is easy. Harry finds the murdered butler's journal, but it's in a code, Blake knows codes, but he and Katherine are busy unlocking secrets in the castle library, hampered by her still-fragmented memory, Alice dons pilgrim garb to infiltrate suspicious travelers (her herb basket now doubling as spy gear), and Dorothy must size up mysterious tea shop visitors and give her friends at the castle a warning.

Not to mention Evie, who must discover where she is and then find a way to escape.

With time ticking louder than Harry's pocket watch, Evie and the Sleuths must reunite to unmask a master spy before a the course of the war is changed forever.

A delightful blend of historical mystery, wartime espionage, and village intrigue—perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen, Susan Elia MacNeal, and Agatha Christie. Scroll up and One-click now!

©2025 Anna Elliott and Charles Veley (P)2025 Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

I always enjoy books set during WWWiI.

Performance makes for good listening. The story is fun if a bit of a historical stretch. No real surprises but bravery if Evie kept me listening. Also good to see all characters active in the story. Bonzo is always good addition.

Great series

Enjoyed this series, the character building and how each book laid a foundation for the next.

Amazing twist at the beginning of the book!

This might be the best adventure yet. Really loving this series. So sad the next book is the last (at the time of this writing.) 😭 Highly recommended!

The historical details

I got a bit lost at first in identifying the main characters. Sometimes it seemed everyone was running in different directions and the story was not moving forward. However, it was a good listen.

The format is a bit different but once into it, I found it a pleasant break.

Narration, plot, historical flavor. Although fiction, it is believable. Characters are interesting for the most part.