The Malvern Mystery

Celtic Druidism and Murder in 19th Century England

By: Helen Susan Swift

Narrated by: Melanie Crawley

Shrouded in secrecy, murder befalls the cozy town of Malvern - but are supernatural forces to blame, or someone with motives more sinister?

When schoolteacher Lorna Buchanan witnesses a strange ceremony on the grounds of St. Anne’s College, she is sacked by the tyrannical headmistress - and becomes entangled in a web of mysticism and murder.

Set in a cozy 19th-century English spa town, The Malvern Mystery follows Lorna as she investigates a deadly crime clouded by deception, greed, and ancient rituals. With class troublemaker Margaret and staunch Police Sergeant Caswell as her allies, cryptic clues, including a mysterious woman in white and a peculiar coin, leave her searching for answers. Will she solve the mystery and find the culprit - before more lives are lost?

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Murder mystery finely voiced

I quite enjoyed Swift's tale of murder in Malvern and the struggle of Lorna Buchanan to discover who done it. Highlights for me included the setting, well created in the narration, gloomy and foreboding, along with the characters, most particularly the budding friendship of Lorna and Margaret, a former student of Lorna's from Lorna's very brief employment at a country school for girls. The efforts of Lorna and Margaret to secure the information they need to solve the mystery as women in 19th century England are cleverly composed, and the regular flashbacks to Lorna's upbringing in India are very nice touches fleshing out Lorna's character development. What I most enjoyed about this tale was the narration itself. Melanie Crawley does a fine job of endowing each figure of the story with their own voice and style, and her narration keeps the tale alive. Well done.

Mystery set in another time

This mystery was set in the olden days with druids, fairies, and witches. Wonderful story that takes you back in time to figure out whodunnit!

The Malvern Mystery

Enjoyed this book, fantastic local knowledge of the area in which it is set.
Narration too slow for me so I increased the speed to 1.5 and that kept the story moving along nicely.
Loved the main characters and the relationship between them.
Would recommend 👌 📚