The Belvedere Murders

Heathcliff Lennox, Book 11

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst-Phillips

Murder, mystery, and a dog, and cat, of distinction.

A dazzling ball in a rooftop ballroom in one of the most prestigious mansions in the country. Dancing, music, champagne, ravishing ball gowns, priceless jewellery...and murder.

Jack Dutton died in the dark. Why? Who hated him enough to kill him? Why had he made a list of gemstones and their prices? What was he guilty of? Dutton had been a handsome war hero, but tragedy surrounded him, and his nature had always been unpredictable. When Lennox and Swift begin peeling away the layers of deceit, they uncover some vile secrets, secrets that have already led to Dutton's murder, and it's not long before there's another.

Belvedere House hosts the highest of high society, and yet even among its glittering halls, evil creeps in to catch the unwary, and the unwitting.

Major Heathcliff Lennox: ex WW1 war pilot, six feet, three inch, tousled dark blond hair, age around 30, named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother–much to his great annoyance.

©2024 Karen Menuhin (P)2025 Karen Menuhin

Lenox does it again!

Great book, great story and great narration as always with this series. By far, one of the best in the cozy mystery category. My only complaint was the quality of the audio. Particularly in the beginning, it seemed as everyone except Lenox was talking in a tunnel. It was a bit echo-y and sounded distant. Also, the voice of Florence was so damn quiet I couldn't make out what she was saying most of the time. In future books, it would be great if there could be less disparity in volume between Lenox and Florence.
I must say too, I enjoyed the earlier books more, prior to the wives coming into the picture, because the play/banter between Lennox and Swift was livelier, funnier, lighter and more disarming which kept your attention as well as moved the story along. These later books, with the wives in the story, find Lenox and Swift far too serious and dark in mood. Hopefully, the writer can keep their communications with each other funnier and lighter.

Brilliant

Excellent characters. Wonderful detail. Narration brilliant.
These books are a pleasure!!!
One of my favorite series!!!

Enjoyable cozy mystery series!

Relaxing cozy mystery series with fun characters including the dog and cat who get to tag along for some of the detective work.

Charm and suspense

This is a solid edition to the Lennox series. There weren’t any earthshaking surprises, but there is a nice tease for the next book. Great narration as always with Sam.

Tongue and cheek English mystery

I have read all the Heathcliff Lenox mysteries and find them to be great fun and wonderful “who done it” books.

Good, as usual!

I always have enjoyed the narration. However, this time there was one character that was really hard to listen to. Once I realized which character this voice sounded like, I couldn't stop giggling. I won't tell you, so you can figure it out...

Have loved this series until now

This series is so well written, holds you're attention from beginning to end. without the need of cuss words until now. Had it been any other than cussing God I probably wouldn't have minded as much.
One of the female characters' voice was so high pitched it was irritating & unrealistic.
I usually give straight 5 star reviews, but can't on this one.

well rounded narration of a fully engaging storyline!

I truly enjoy the fact that in today's society where nothing seems to be taboo, these stories are true to their timeframe. People are horrified by murder, sex is NOT a table talk subject and it isn't a distraction from the story which doesn't need that kind of element to make the story interesting. Murder is. ever genteel and it is always something that should horrify us. I love the fact that I don't have to skip over sex or treatment of death as blase to search for the real mystery of the story. The mystery is the story. The information given about the characters allows us to come to know them and how they came to the values that shape their ideas and actions. Thank you Karen and Sam for the great story and perfect narration. You really are a great team!

Another winner!

this series continues to be brilliant . the books are not showing any signs of getting stale or repetitive. narration by Sam Dewhurst-Philips is incredible, each character different. Heathcliff and his family, including the inspector and his wife and son continue to grow. here's to more books. keep them coming Karen.

English life.

For those of us who do not live or have any caste systems in our history it is very interesting to read about it. Along with the mystery. I look forward to each book.