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The Charity Shop Detective Agency

The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries, Book 1

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The Charity Shop Detective Agency

By: Peter Boland
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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Put the kettle on and discover an utterly charming new cozy murder mystery set in a sleepy English seaside town.

Fiona, Sue, and Daisy, three retired ladies who volunteer at the local charity shop, Dogs Need Nice Homes, can’t believe their favorite customer is dead.

Eighty-six-year-old Sarah Brown was found murdered in her hallway by her delivery man, a domino clutched in her hand—with a name scratched on it.

When another person is found dead with a domino in their hand, and with the police making no progress, the ladies will need to help unmask a serial killer. At least they have Fiona’s scruffy-haired terrier cross to assist them.

With plenty of tea and cake along the way, and despite squabbles with their rivals, the Cats Alliance across the street, the Charity Shop Detective Agency is born.

Fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore, and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett will adore this exciting new talent in cozy crime.

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‘Witty and knowing.’—Diamond Dagger Award-winner Simon Brett, OBE

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A Fun Trek

This story was fabulous! It had me laughing out loud several times and wishing that I could pop into the charity shop for tea and cake and to meet these wonderful characters. Excellent narration by Zara Ramm! Thank you Peter Boland and please have Audible hire Zara to record the 3rd installment of this lovely series. We’re waiting to hear it!

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lots of funny one liners

I enjoyed combination of ladies personalities & their little dog Simon LeBon. pleased to know there are more books in the series.

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Charming and easy listening

Not quite as well-written as The Thursday Murder Club books, but in that genre. Needed better editing to correct for descriptive phrases that were too elaborate by half. Nothing much to challenge your mind or heart. Sometimes, all you want is a little diversion. This is the book for those times.

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Cozy Mystery with a Dark Side

I love Zara Ramm and I bought this because of that and the genre. The characters were well developed and the story was thoughtfully crafted. It dragged a bit in places. It probably could have been 6-8 chapters shorter. Overall, though, it was a fun listen on my long commute for work and I will buy the next book in the series-so long as Zara Ramm narrates it!

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Emblazoned humor

The book carried you along well. It's the English humor that masking me go look for not books I hope audible has.

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Cute

Just what I needed for a nice summer read/listen. I would 100% recommend for anyone wanting to be entertained but not overwhelmed

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Cute characters in charity shop

Enjoyed the interplay with the 3 main characters and the description of the area. Story was interesting.

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Great story telling

I loved the story and fell in love with the characters.
Great narration as well!
It is similar to the Thursday Murder Club series and just as entertaining.

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Delightful!

Wonderful narration. I fell in love with the characters straight away. Listened while walking and always had to add extra miles because I didn’t want it to end. Satisfying ending. Onward to the next one!

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A fantastic new mystery series

Definitely looking forward to more adventures with “The Charity Shop Detective Agency”. A storyline that moves along, interesting, well-developed characters, quite a decent mystery… Oh, and it’s funny! I laughed out loud several times at a particularly witty turn-of-phrase. Highly recommend.

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