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The Murders at Fleat House: A compelling mystery from the author of the million-copy bestselling The Seven Sisters series

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DI Jazz Hunter has quit the Metropolitan Police after the break-up of her marriage to a fellow detective, and moved to the Norfolk countryside to renovate an old cottage and contemplate her future. When her former boss requests that she investigate the sudden death of a pupil at a posh local boarding school, she relishes the opportunity to take the lead without her annoying ex undermining her. Charlie Cavendish, a notorious bully, appears to be the victim of a tablet substitution, but was it accidental or intentional? Then a member of staff is found dead, and one of Charlie’s victims disappears. The more Jazz learns, the more complicated the case becomes, when everyone she interviews has a secret - and one of them is a killer…

The Murders at Fleat House By Lucinda Riley |The Works

A very good mystery! The author entwined excellently the suspects and their connections with the past and what motive each could have with the murders! Lucinda Riley, who unfortunately died recently, has written some very popular historical fiction. This book, her only foray into crime mystery, was posthumously published by her son. Tenemos un escenario principal que es el internado inglés St.Stephen, enmarcado en una zona rural de Inglaterra. Una muerte que investigar y una serie de personajes que iremos conociendo a lo largo de los capítulos. Even though at first I wasn't impressed at some point, the story gripped me, and I couldn't put it down!Charlie is exposed as an arrogant bully, and those around him had both motive and opportunity to switch the drugs he took daily to control his epilepsy. I absolutely love Lucinda Riley’s work but I’m not entirely convinced that I enjoyed The Murders at Fleat House as much as I’d hoped. However, it is a great gift to Lucinda Riley fans in the wake of her sad passing. As I anticipated I absolutely adored reading this book and was really sad when I finished it. With The Murders at Fleat House, Lucinda Riley showed her skills as a masterful storyteller, able to to move between genres with such style and ease. I found myself wondering that if Lucinda was still here if this would have been the first in a new series featuring DI Jazz Hunter, that I’m sure would have been as popular as her Seven Sisters series. When Charlie, the boy who died suddenly, is exposed as having been an arrogant bully, it’s clear that more than one person may have had the motive to harm him.

THE MURDERS AT FLEAT HOUSE | Lucinda Riley

What I didn’t like is that there is only this ONE book. The main character Inspector Jazz Hunter is a vibrant character that could easily be the star of her own book series if only Lucinda were still alive to write it. Who knows, perhaps that was her plan when she wrote this book. Wouldn’t it be a wonderful tribute to Lucinda if her son, Harry Whittaker, created a whole detective crime series featuring the very character that his mother created so many years ago (hint, hint)! Creo que LR hubiera podido sacar de esta primera entrega una serie dedicada a la detective Jazz Hunter bastante decente. Por momentos me ha recordado a Agatha Christie, y también me ha traído a la memoria a Ann Cleves e incluso a M.W. Craven, aunque estos tienen un nivel de enganche superior. “Asesinato en…” es en ese sentido bastante simplona. Nada que ver con J.D. Barker ni similares. Es una lectura relajada, donde no hay escenas escabrosas ni grandes giros. Para leer con una taza de té (al que le guste) y una mantita. Y si hay una chimenea cercana aun disfrutarás más de lo que aquí se cuenta. Pero no esperéis un policial que no os deje respirar. Aquí no lo hallaréis. I liked David and his bond with his son Rory, and I was sad about how unworthy his ex-wife was, but at least in books, karma makes its appearance and I hope David's future is brighter than the present! Many thanks to Net Galley, AuthorBuzz, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily.The characters are wonderfully flawed, so no-one is completely off the hook as far as suspects are concerned.

The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley | Waterstones

The book world lost a literary star last year when popular fiction author Lucinda Riley sadly passed away. Thanks to her children, Lucinda Riley’s work can continue to be enjoyed thanks to The Murders at Fleat House. This crime mystery release from the global publishing sensation was written by the author in 2006. Now this manuscript has been released the world as The Murders at Fleat House, a twisty police procedural mystery. Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and, after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first book aged twenty-four. Jazz is a great character, and it saddens me to think she may not have more books. I love the multiple shades in her arc. I loved the story. Although I would call it a cosy in that there is no overt violence and it is not dark, it is nevertheless an engaging and complex mystery that challenges the police at every step of the way. It is set in a somewhat prestigious boarding school in Norfolk.

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DISCLOSURE: Thank you to AuthorBuzz via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. Incidentally, if you’re also a fan of The Seven Sisters series, Harry Whittaker is also tasked with the completion of the final book in the series, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt. Apparently, Lucinda left him with all the secrets of the series, which allowed him to finish the book in time for publication in 2023. Delitti a Fleat House è un titolo azzeccato perché la storia ruota tutta intorno alla costruzione adibita a dormitorio di questa scuola esclusiva nella periferia inglese. Un ragazzino viene trovato morto per aver ingerito delle aspirine a cui era allergico, sembra un atto voluto ma qualcosa stona... But the local police cannot rule out foul play, and the case prompts the reluctant return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force. Reunited with her loyal sergeant, she enters the closed world of the school and begins to probe the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish’s tragic death. As staff at the school close ranks, the disappearance of a young pupil and the death of an elderly classics master provide Jazz with important leads, but are destined to complicate the investigation further. As snow covers the landscape and another suspect goes missing, Jazz must also confront her personal demons . . .

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