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  • The Charity Shop Detective Agency

  • The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries, Book 1
  • By: Peter Boland
  • Narrated by: Zara Ramm
  • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (272 ratings)

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The Charity Shop Detective Agency

By: Peter Boland
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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Publisher's summary

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.

©2022 Peter Boland (P)2023 Podium Audio

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

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  • 12-20-23

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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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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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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Loved it - great characters!

Really great characters, cozy mystery for sure but entertaining and fun. Will definitely want to hear the sequel!

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Great Characters + Zara Ramm = Winner

I fell immediately in love with Fiona (hidden depths), Partial Sue (greatest nickname ever), Daisy (surprising skillz) and Simon LeBon with his "furry little body". The Cozy sub-genera is stuffed to the gills these days, and no wonder because we could all use some comfort, but sadly a lot of it is a bit slap-dash and the characters are often under(or over)developed. Not so with the crew who work at Dogs Need Nice Homes. Peter Boland has done a fabulous job in presenting us with characters so fully fleshed out that they will stay with you long after you've finished the book. There are lots of laugh out loud moments but it's all sprinkled with a bit of pathos that is really necessary for any good tale. Great story lines and the brilliant Zara Ramm as narrator make these books an absolute delight. I can't wait for more adventures.

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Very easy listen

This was an adorable book! It was an easy listen and definitely lived up to its cozy nature. However, just like some of the other reviews say it may have been a little too cozy at some points and a little slow in others. All in all though I thought it was delightful and worth a read!

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Charming characters

This is the epitome of the cozy mystery. Quirky characters, lively and funny dialogue, relatable setting. I look forward to the next installment in the series

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Very fun listen

This kept my attention throughout. LOVED the all-female bond. The humor was great! Zara was a great narrator. I will follow this author & series. Highly recommended!

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