A Deadly Discovery, Ciar Byrne
A Deadly Discovery, Ciar Byrne
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A Deadly Discovery
Curl up with this cosy autumnal Golden Age murder mystery!

Author: Ciar Byrne

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2024


Synopsis

'Agatha Christie vibes with archaeology in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!'
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'A brilliant cosy crime novel'
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'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'
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Book 1 in a gripping new bookish cosy crime series - perfect for fans of The Three Dahlias, The Mitford Murders and Golden Age crime.

'Utterly charming and expertly plotted with twists I genuinely never saw coming!' Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates

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✨ One priceless artefact.
Two unlikely sleuths.
A murder stranger than fiction.

In the shadow of Lewes castle lies buried an ancient tablet. Hours after discovering it, dashing local archaeologist Gideon Rivers is dead.

Writer Virginia Woolf and her artist sister, Vanessa, both know firsthand that it doesn't take much to cause a stir in town. And when Gideon returned home from a dig in Syria with a glamourous Parisian heiress on his arm, all eyes were on him.

But who would have conspired to murder such a charming young man? There are more suspects in his circle than it first seems: an ambitious fiancée, a jealous best friend, and a string of scorned former lovers.

With the police chasing false leads and the murderer hunting down a second victim - one far closer to home - Ginny and Nessa are forced to take investigations into their own hands.

Solving this mystery calls for a little creativity . . .

READERS LOVE WOOLF & BELL:

'Looking forward to reading more Woolf & Bell Mysteries'
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'I cannot wait to read the rest of the series'
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'A strong start to the Woolf & Bell Mysteries series, it had everything I was looking for'
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'Enjoyable and entertaining'
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'A delightful start to a new series'
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About Ciar Byrne

Ciar Byrne is a freelance gardening writer for the Daily Mail and The Lady magazine, and has previously worked on staff for The Independent, The Guardian and Private Eye. She lives in Lewes, East Sussex, where The Woolf & Bell Mysteries are set, with her husband and three children, and volunteered in the garden at Charleston Farmhouse, where Vanessa Bell lived.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alison on September 27, 2024

Three and a half stars. Virginia (Ginny) Woolf and her husband Leonard, together with her sister Vanessa (Nessa) Bell and her (former) lover Duncan live in Rodwell, close to Lewes, West Sussex (in separate houses, in case that wasn't clear). As some of the advanced wave of Londoners moving to West Su......more

Goodreads review by Paradise on October 30, 2024

Although cosy crime isn’t usually a genre I rush to pick up, historical fiction is. Add in the fact that the amateur sleuths are Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell then how could I resist? This novel is excellent. It’s slow, cosy and gripping, with excellent characterisation, brilliant visualisation and......more

Goodreads review by Susan on January 24, 2025

October 1928. When the body of archaeologist Gideon Rivers is discovered at the Brack Mound dig, sisters Virginia Wooolf and Vanessa Bell decide to investigate. Because one, they believe the wrong person had been arrested and two to protect another suspect. An entertaining and well-written historical......more

Goodreads review by Eleanor on April 05, 2024

when an archaeological find and a familiar face comes home, with a new fiancée on his arm, it really causes a ruckus in sussex. the quirkiness of the characters really shows through in the three perspectives shown throughout the book. the fast pace, makes you want to carry on reading, whilst making......more