The Borrowdale Body

Name: The Borrowdale Body
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Rebecca Tope
ISBN: 9781399168076

Author: Rebecca Tope

Series: Lake District #13

Narrator: Julia Franklin

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 02/22/2024

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Two days before an auction of the contents of High Gates House in Borrowdale, Christopher Henderson bumps into Jennifer Reade, the heir to the entire estate, and the expected recipient of the proceeds of the house clearance sale. She discovers a dead man in the cellar of the house but threatens and cajoles Christopher into remaining silent about it until after the auction to avoid complications and delays. The auction begins but is soon halted by the police with the news that a murder has been committed. Simmy, Christopher's wife and amateur sleuth, applies herself to the mystery of the deaths but not everyone is as they appear and Simmy will have to contend with a ruthless and determined killer in her fight for the truth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jane on March 28, 2024

I love this series. Easy reading and set in an area I know and love. But spare us Christopher Henderson! The drippiest character ever. Sadly he is at the forefront of this story which ruined it for me. The earlier books seemed more densely plotted and the other characters more rounded. The Straws, B......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on February 23, 2024

Rebecca Tope is a prolific writer with three series of mystery novels to her credit. The Borrowdale Body is the thirteenth novel in her Lake District Mysteries. Christopher Henderson, recently married to florist and amateur detective Simmy, is an auctioneer and his business is about to receive a boo......more

Goodreads review by Tripfiction on December 23, 2024

Cozy crime set in BORROWDALE, The Lake District The author is well known for her crime mysteries set not only in the Cotswolds but also in The Lake District. The Borrowdale Body is no. 13 and is firmly set in and around Borrowdale, with plenty of local colour to transport the reader to the area, from......more

Goodreads review by Katarina on January 02, 2025

As the first book from the series I’ve read I’m not sure I’d jump to read any more. I picked it up as someone with a love of the Lake District and I did enjoy the story being set around somewhere I love deeply. Tope truly brought the scenes of Borrowdale to life. However, I didn’t feel I could attac......more

Goodreads review by Helen on October 16, 2024

I have enjoyed this series so was looking forward to this one. I thought the plot was pretty good: though the instigator of one of the crimes was fairly obvious from early on, it wasn't clear how they had done it and with whose help. The reveal of that person felt a bit rushed, as there hadn't been......more