Murder at Martingale Manor

A Chronicles of St Mary's Short Story

By: Jodi Taylor

Narrated by: Zara Ramm

God rest ye merry gentlefolk, it's time for the traditional St Mary's Christmas jump - this year to Martingale Manor, where a murder mystery is unfolding...

It's nearly Christmas and Leon has had a Brilliant Idea. A holiday - to enable a very reluctant Max to recover from her recently acquired injuries.

Devon, 1924 - Martingale Manor. Lovely surroundings, good food and very pleasant guests. Or, as they soon become known - the usual suspects.

They mysterious older woman.
The absent-minded clergyman.
The doctor.
The military man.
The charming young couple.

Because this is the world of Agatha Christie and before long one of them is dead. And when the police arrive, the only person without a cast-iron alibi is. . . Leon.

It was supposed to be a holiday, for heaven's sake.

Readers love Jodi Taylor:

'The Chronicles of St Mary's is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read'
'Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller'
'I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book'
'I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one'

As always, Max and Zara rock!

Jodi’s plotting and characterizations are consistently wonderful! I love the short Christmas stories, but wait impatiently for the full novels.

Max and Leon together

Loved the storyline but missed the usual characters, especially Markham. Hopefully all will be rejoined in the next book!

Typical Saint Marys Adventure

Another Christmas romp for Max. Of course things go wrong Max is one of those characters that be dropped on the stereotypical desert island with a single palm tree. An adventure would still happen maybe a pirate ship would crash into the island

Another great Christmas story!!!

Always love a Jodi Taylor story at Christmas and this doesn’t disappoint. Glad to be back with Max and Leon!!

Another Christmas Hit!

This read felt like coming home to St. Mary’s, and the cozy aspect of being set in Agatha Christie’s era added to the fun.