Death from High Places, Benedict Brown
Death from High Places, Benedict Brown
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Death from High Places
A 1920s Mystery Novella

Author: Benedict Brown

Narrator: George Blagden

Unabridged: 2 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2023

Synopsis

Perfect blue skies, a soft summer breeze and a view to die for! Lord Edgington of Cranley Hall has some living to do. The next item to cross off on his list of grand ambitions is a serene balloon flight above his palatial estate. But, after a man falls to his death, the pleasant pursuit is interrupted, and the esteemed detective suspects foul play. With the help of his hapless grandson, their loyal golden retriever and a couple of parachutes, Lord Edgington must solve the murder before the meddlesome police arrive to take control of the case. But, when all of the suspects seem like such nice chaps, it's awfully difficult to spot a killer. An Agatha-Christie-style novella with a dash of Downton Abbey thrown in, Death from High Places is a spoiler-free 1920s whodunit which immediately follows Murder at the Spring Ball, the first novel in the bestselling Lord Edgington Investigates... series of mysteries. Narrated by the actor George Blagden, from the TV shows Vikings and Versailles, and the Oscar-winning film Les Miserables. Please note that this is a two-and-a-half-hour novella, not a full-length audiobook.

About Benedict Brown

I’m a Welsh-Irish-Englishman originally from South London but now living in Burgos, a beautiful city in the north of Spain, with my French-Spanish wife and our young daughter. Writing has always been my passion. It was my favourite half-an-hour a week at primary school, and I started on my first, truly abysmal book as a teenager. So it wasn’t a difficult decision to study literature at university which led to an MA in Creative Writing. I grew up in a crime-fiction-mad family and had made a few clumsy attempts at writing one over the years before coming up with the idea for my contemporary whodunits "The Izzy Palmer Mysteries". My second series, the 1920s-set "Lord Edgington Investigates...", has been a great success, with each of the books becoming a bestseller. If you'd like to tell me what you think about my detectives, my writing or the world at large, I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to get in touch at www.benedictbrown.net where you can also download my free mystery novellas and join my readers' club.

About George Blagden

George Blagden is a British actor best known for his lead roles in the TV shows Versailles and Vikings and his part in the Oscar-winning musical Les Misérables.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dianne on April 11, 2024

These books are all similar. Very entertaining in the way of Miss Marple or Mrs. Jeffries. I read or listen to them on the way to sleep.......more

Goodreads review by Christy on May 23, 2023

Death from High Places is so entertaining! I love historical cozy mystery books, and after reading this, I'll be adding the Lord Edgington Investigates books to my TBR. This is a quick read since it's a novella, but you still get a well-plotted mystery to solve. I'm looking forward to getting to kno......more

Goodreads review by Amanda Davis on February 15, 2025

I read this novella a little out of order - I completed books 1-10 before swinging back to read it. I knew Christopher had grown up and learned a lot over the series, but coming back to read this book 1.5 where he had only investigated one case with his grandfather was a huge difference! Fantastic s......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 05, 2021

I adore this pair! A retired Scotland Yard inspector, who lived his last ten year like an hermit after the death of his beloved wife and who was awakened to life by his teenage nephew Christopher. Quite an unlikely pair. Enthusiastic and full of life the grandfather, tame and cautious the newphew –......more

Goodreads review by Meg on August 14, 2023

I got this book in a free giveaway from the author and while it was fine, I think that it would have been better had I read the first book in the series and known more about the character's backgrounds. Chrissy is a young teen back from boarding school at his grandfather, Lord Edgington's, manor. Ap......more

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