A Fatal Illusion

Cherringham - A Cosy Crime Series, Episode 48

By: Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

Narrated by: Neil Dudgeon

When an elderly, world-famous magician is found dead in his Cherringham mansion, there is nothing suspicious about the passing. According to the doctor, it was a heart attack - plain and simple. But the performer's long-time assistant suspects something sinister and she asks Jack and Sarah to investigate. And like the great magician's amazing tricks, it soon becomes clear that his death is anything but simple: in the world of magic, nothing is ever what it seems, and sometimes even illusions can turn deadly...

Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby.

Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid-90s, creating innovative content and working on major projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and the best-selling mystery series Cherringham. Their latest series project is called Mydworth Mysteries.

The narrator of the audiobook, Neil Dudgeon, has been in many British television programmes including the roles of 'DCI John Barnaby' in 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Jim Riley' in 'The Life of Riley'. He is also known for his film roles in 'The Nativity', 'Sorted' and 'Son of Rambow'. In 2012 Dudgeon starred as 'Norman Birkett' on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series written by Caroline and David Stafford.

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Loved this series

The reader, AMAZING. Love his voice, and how he seamlessly changes his voice for the characters... chef's kiss. And the stories are all cozy. The characters lives are all cozy as well. ❤️
I really loved this series. I wished the stories were longer, was my only complaint. I hope there are many more stories to come!

Didn’t see that ending coming!

I really enjoy these short mysteries. Jack and Sarah make a great team. The narrator was a little off this time on some of the female voices. Overall, it was a good little book. I’ll keep listening as long as Matthew keeps writing them.

The clever ending.

I love all the Cherringham stories. This one was delightful. I hope they take that advice about romance!

I’ll never tired of listening to these books

Every time a new Cherringham book comes out I can’t wait to listen to it. And then while I’m listening to it, I know it’s going to end soon. I have to wait so long to listen to another. But these books are so entertaining and they never get old. They are always fresh and delightful. Beautifully red as well.

Great characters throughout the story!

This is a wonderful series of (relatively) short stories. Plots are fun, main characters likable, audio book narrator, one of the best.