Dead on Dartmoor, Stephanie Austin
Dead on Dartmoor, Stephanie Austin
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Dead on Dartmoor

Author: Stephanie Austin

Narrator: Mary Woodvine

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2019


Synopsis

On the day Juno Brownes van goes up in flames and nearly cooks a dog, Juno meets James Westershall, owner of Moorworthy Chase, a large family estate. She is invited, along with her friends from Old Nicks, to bring along their goods for sale to an upcoming garden fete. Included in the invitation is the newest and most irritating member of the Old Nicks team, Gavin. During the fete, Gavin wanders off and is later discovered dead in nearby woods, apparently the victim of a bizarre accident. A police investigation ensues, but results are inconclusive, and Juno has a theory of her own. As she begins to investigate, she discovers that Gavins is not the only strange death to have occurred at Moorworthy Chasean expert researching colonies of rare bats in caves on the Moorworthy Estate has died as well. It soon becomes clear to Juno that there is something very wrong at Moorworthy and that the caves contain a dark and dangerous secret.

About Stephanie Austin

Stephanie Austin is an accomplished author who has enjoyed a varied career. She has worked as an artist and an antiques trader, as well as for a school library. When not writing, she enjoys gardening, cooking, and being actively involved in amateur theater. She currently resides in Devon.


Reviews

At the traditional autumn fate, old books’ salesman Gavin Hall is found dead on the Westershall estate woodlands pierced with his newly purchased sword. Antique shop owner Juno Browne finds the body and soon uncovers the victim’s secret and gets too close to some very dangerous people and activity. D......more

Band 2 der Krimireihe um Juno Browne in Dartmoor war in meinen Augen etwas schwächer als der erste Band. Trotzdem gefallen mir der Humor und die Charaktere sehr gut. Und in diesem Band kommen weitere tolle Personen dazu. Die Handlung war mir manchmal etwas zu langsam und ich hätte mir etwas mehr Spa......more

Goodreads review by Alayne

A brilliant second book in this series. The same characters are in this one as in the first one and a few new ones added. I loved reading this mystery book, set in Devon. The characters are funny and eccentric which adds to its charm.......more

Goodreads review by Norma

Very enjoyable and I thoroughly immersed myself in these. I like the character development and the plot was interesting. Again, Dartmoor plays an important part in the plot.......more