A Spoonful of Murder

By: J.M. Hall

Narrated by: Julie Hesmondhalgh

Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet…

Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café.

But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy.

By the next Thursday, Topsy’s dead.

The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become involved in a murder.

But they know there’s more to Topsy’s death than meets the eye – and it’s down to them to prove it…

Sit down with a cup of tea and this perfectly witty, cosy crime novel. Fans of Agatha Christie, Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders will be hooked from the very first page.

‘Warm characters and wonderful writing… It’s steeped in Yorkshire like a mug of hot, strong tea… I loved it’ SJ Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot

©2022 J.M. Hall (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

‘An absorbing read about everyday life falling foul of murder’ Faith Martin, author of A Fatal End

Excellent

Lovely. Enjoyed this book sooooo much. Thank you so much to J M Hall for making it possible for me to listen to this great story!

Not My Cup of Tea

I don’t want to deter others from reading or listening to this series. It has all the ingredients for a good,rainy day read. I may try it again- we’ll see. Like I said- it is a listen for a day when you have time to just sip your tea in peace and become one with your reading chair.

Too sad for me

I'm sure this is a well written cozy mystery but the story matter is too sad for me. I couldn't finish it.

Loved this! So well written,

Loved this! The language was beautiful. And very relatable and real throughout. Great storytelling and looking forward to reading the next one.

Narration not great

Story was ok, but the narration made it confusing as to who was who. I think at one point she called a character the wrong name.

My absolute favorite new author!

This is hands-down one of the best amateur sleuth mysteries I’ve ever read. I adore the characters and the plot lines are phenomenal. Just finished this one and rushing right to the second book!

This book is just ok

My biggest problem with this book is that I couldn't relax listening to it. I found the narrator's accent and speed a bit problematic such that I had to really concentrate to make out parts of it and there were some parts I never could make out. Nor could I tell the difference between the voices of the all of the major players, they all sounded the same to me. The story was just ok. It dealt with fraud which is very relevant, so I'll give it that, but I ended up solving who done it early on without even meaning to. Like I said, I listen to audiobooks to relax so I don't worry about figuring out who did it, but when I get to the end, if the book is good, I like to listen to it all over again picking up the hints and foreshadowing that led to figuring out the culprit. Not so with this book. The story just didn't hold my interest that much. Not a bad book and my hearing is probably unique to me, but this series is not for me. You will probably enjoy it more.