Murder on the Brighton Express, C.J. Archer
Murder on the Brighton Express, C.J. Archer
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Murder on the Brighton Express
Cleopatra Fox Mysteries, book 9

Author: C.J. Archer

Narrator: Marian Hussey

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: C.J. Archer

Published: 12/03/2024

Synopsis

Gossip, scandal and murder collide on the express train to London. Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was she pushed?Cleo’s holiday with her family to the seaside resort town of Brighton is everything she hoped it would be…until she receives a blackmail note. The blackmailer demands Cleo help her or a story revealing Cleo’s investigating will appear in the newspaper. With her uncle warning her to keep her detecting activities private, Cleo agrees to meet the blackmailer when they return to London. But when the woman is seen getting on the train but not off, Cleo grows concerned.She enlists the help of the hotel staff to search for the body along the railway line. Finding it confirms her suspicions and leads her to discover that her blackmailer was a gossip columnist. What scandal had the victim uncovered that led to her death? And which fellow passenger had a secret worth killing for? With Harry Armitage’s assistance, Cleo attempts to track down the murderer. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on the hotel staff to host a society wedding that will be featured in the social pages for all the right reasons. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anna 🌻 on December 16, 2024

How are we on book 9 still with 0 progress? 😂......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 20, 2025

I think I’m going to set aside this series. The characters haven’t really advanced and Cleo and Harry are taking too long to develop. I’m starting to get bored. In fact, I think I’ve had my fill of this author for a while. If the Glass and Steele series is ever resurrected, I’ll pick them back up. B......more

Goodreads review by Gabwhy on December 04, 2024

In place of a review for the previous book, I threatened to commit a crime if Cleo and Harry didn’t end up together (or if Cleo didn’t, at the very least, stop lying to herself) in this one. Believe me when I say I am this 🤏🏻 close to following through on that threat.......more

Goodreads review by The Bookish Elf on December 05, 2024

Murder on the Brighton Express is the ninth installment in C.J. Archer's captivating Cleopatra Fox Mystery series, and it continues to deliver the winning combination of historical detail, clever sleuthing, and romantic tension that readers have come to expect. Set in the summer of 1900, this novel......more

Goodreads review by Shelby H on December 06, 2024

I have to say, I was expecting this to be better. A murder on a train felt like it could have been exciting and fresh, but it fell flat. The romance was also a miss for me. It felt like we were building up to something with the last couple of books, just for nothing to happen. My main issues had to d......more

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