The Murder of Viscount Montcrief

A Cotswolds Country House Murder Mystery (Heathcliff Lennox Investigates)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

Narrated by: Sam Dewhurst-Phillips

The Murder of Viscount Montcrief
Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction.
Heathcliff Lennox investigates.

Viscount Montcrief was a man of wealth, refinement—and secrets. A recluse by nature, he lived in seclusion behind the iron gates of Montcrief House, a palatial estate renowned for its opulence and exquisite painted ceilings. Few were ever admitted, and those who entered were bound to silence.

But in the spring of 1924, the Viscount developed a curious obsession with plays broadcast over the wireless. When he invited a troupe of actors—seven players and their director—to perform a private drama within his grand drawing room, the staff raised their eyebrows. When he was discovered the next morning, brutally murdered, they raised the alarm.

With a house full of servants, a retinue of gardeners, and eight guests with dramatic inclinations, there is no shortage of suspects. But who among them turned a performance into a killing? And what was it the Viscount truly hoped to hear that night?

A mystery of masks and motives, The Murder of Viscount Montcrief is a tale of performance, masquerade and deadly pretence.

Major Heathcliff Lennox - ex WW1 war pilot, 6feet 3inch, tousled dark blond hair, age around 30 – named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother – much to his great annoyance.

©2025 Karen Baugh MENUHIN (P)2026 Karen Baugh MENUHIN

Great plot and wonderful narrator.

As always Sam Dewhurst-Phillips brings all the characters to life. His narration is spot on ! This book had the right amount of humor and intrigue, with plot twists that I didn’t see coming. Well worth reading and listening to.

Oh Heathcliff, sorry, I mean Major Lennox!

Very entertaining as usual! Wonderfully fun narration and story! Excited for the next one!