Murder at the Brightwell

By: Ashley Weaver

Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown

Amory Ames is a wealthy young woman who questions her marriage to her notoriously charming playboy husband Milo. Looking for a change, she accepts a request for help from her former fiance, Gil Trent. Amory accompanies Gil to the luxurious Brightwell Hotel in an attempt to circumvent the marriage of his sister Emmeline to Rupert Howe, a disreputable ladies' man. Amory sees in the situation a grim reflection of her own floundering marriage. There is more than her happiness at stake, however, when Rupert is murdered and Gil is arrested for the crime. Amory is determined to prove his innocence and find the real killer. As the stakes grow higher and the line between friend and foe becomes less clear, Amory must decide where her heart lies and catch the killer before she, too, becomes a victim.

©2014 Ashley Weaver (P)2014 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Critic reviews

"This debut novel by a librarian lays the foundation for a stylish series with Milo and Amory channeling Nick and Nora Charles." (Booklist)

"Fans of plucky female amateur sleuths will welcome Amory Ames, the heroine of Weaver's pleasing debut set in 1932 England... the affable Amory could carry a series." ( Publishers Weekly)

"A witty and charming debut mystery with a believably spunky sleuth and a compelling story of love that never runs smoothly." (G.M. Malliet, Agatha Award-winning author of the St. Just, and Max Tudor mysteries)

The narrator ruined this book for me.

What did you love best about Murder at the Brightwell?

The story was cute and kept moving. It is a lighthearted mystery/romance story.

Would you recommend Murder at the Brightwell to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes I would. Easy story to drive to. It doesn't take a lot of concentration. But the book was fun.

How could the performance have been better?

To be honest the narrator ruined the book for me. I almost stopped listening several times.The cadence of her speech was way off. It was painful to listen to, my mind would reconstruct each sentence after she spoke. Too hard to explain here but the good news is that the next book that follows has a different narrator. I will never buy another book read by her. Too bad really.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, not that gripping. Just. Lighthearted story. Just what I need sometimes when I am multitasking.

Any additional comments?

So glad to see a new narrator was hired for the next book, this one does not do the story justice.

Diverting but forgettable

This is a diverting enough mystery/romance but moves a little slowly and doesn't develop the characters very deeply. And I didn't care for the burden being placed mostly on the female lead character to carry her marriage despite her husband's provocations.

The narrator's acting, voices, and accents are competent, but she has an oddly halting delivery that drags out or over-stresses some words, particularly the first two in the sentence. It didn't destroy the reading for me, but I did find it distracting.

I would recommend it as a daily deal but not at full price or use of a credit.

needs a different narrator

The narrator of the Electra McDonnell series by the same author should have been used to narrate this series too. She's much better than the narrator used for these books.. The narrator that was used for this series tried way too hard to give everyone a posh accent and it came out sounding like the text auto voiceover on a Kindle. The story is full of mystery though, if you're looking for a decent mystery read

Superb who done. it

The author has woven a spectacular tale. The narrator makes the story come alive. Together they are an unbeatable team. I highly recommend this book.

neat enjoyed I did enjoy it and I'm done now

Jesus I can't believe I have to have 15 words to submit a review and I still have to continue until now