A Body at the Séance

London Ladies' Murder Club, Book 2

De: Marty Wingate

Narrado por: Naomi Frederick

When a body turns up at a glamorous séance, Mabel Canning’s sleuthing skills are put to the test. Because it appears the victim died twice…

London, 1921: As a winter wind blows through the streets of London, Mabel Canning is hired by the Useful Women’s Agency to attend a séance at the home of famous medium Madame Pushkana. But when Mabel hears a choking noise and a loud thud, she quickly turns on the lights to find herself at the scene of a murder.

The victim is none other than Stamford Plomley, whose widow arranged the séance after he died in a fire eight months ago. How did he come back from the dead without a scorch mark on him? And could one of their assembled party of gentlewomen have killed him… again?

When Scotland Yard arrive, the police try to stop Mabel from interfering. But having just formed the London Ladies’ Murder Club, Mabel isn’t going anywhere. And with the help of former detective Park Winstone, she begins to piece together what really happened at the ghostly gathering.

But when Mabel receives a threatening letter warning her to stay away from the case, she realizes the murderer may have another victim in mind. With time running out, will she hit a dead end? Or can she keep herself from becoming the next one to be sent to an early grave?

A totally gripping, witty and warm Golden Age cozy murder mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, Verity Bright and T.E. Kinsey.

©2024 Marty Wingate (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

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too drawn out,, found myself skipping ahead as it got boring in places and almost stopped listening

Love this new series!

I'm a fan of the authors Potting Shed Mysteries and this new series is now my favorite! It's set in the 1920's and the main characters are people you'd like to know. Nothing too gory and definitely cozy! Looking forward to the next book!

I am hooked!

Just binged 1-3 of this series. Very likable characters, unique storyline, romantic and sweet, excellent narration, it’s great!

Terrific Book #2

The first book was good but the second book is even better as the supporting characters are fleshed out. Interesting mystery for Mabel and friends to solve.

Love this series

This is the second book of this series I’ve read and it was another great mystery ,I really like the characters and the plot kept me guessing till the end,looking forward to the next book ,hope there will be many more in the near future.

Mystery Maven

Another solid entry. The characters were well developed and the puzzle was a doozy. Now the wait for the next entry.

Interesting period piece with great narration

The narration is fabulous, as are the characters. I love the Useful Women aspect of this series, as well as the strong female characters who are empowered and independent in an era where that was hard to achieve. The mystery had an obvious solution that I can't believe that Mabel overlooked when assessing what evidence she had and had not collected. I think she's smarter than that--and needs less damsel in distress moments--so I hope that shifts a bit in the next installment in the series.