A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) By Matthew Costello
Ich brauche das Buch jetzt!!! AAAHHHHHHHH. A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) A good premise of a story, but the dates where all over the place. At one point it seems Harry is both in his mid to late thirties or mid twenties. If he was a young boy in 1912 how could he have severed in WW1? There aren’t many such instances like that which really pulled me out of the story trying to figure out the chronology. A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) I do love this series, along with Cherringham and Bunbury, because quick easy palate cleaners are actually hard to find and truly enjoyable ones even mores0. A Distant Voice delivers on everything it is supposed to. It is not my favorite of the series but it is fun and I had a great time with it. A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) Wieder eine kurzweilige Geschichte mit den bekannten Charakteren. Easy and fun read! A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) Too predictable- but I still like this series. A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9)
It's Midsummer in Mydworth - and celebrated medium Bellamy Smythe is in town with his lucrative supernatural show, claiming he can contact the departed. Still deep in mourning from the loss of her father in the Great War, spinster Alice Wetherby is desperate to make contact with 'The Other Side' and Smythe is happy to oblige - even though Alice is quite broke. Suspecting that Alice isbeing played, Harry and Kat investigate. As the Midsummer festivities intensify, they find themselves in a game of high stakes deception and clever tricks, where nothing is what it seems, and everyone is a suspect... A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9)
Good fun! A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) This ninth entry in the delightful Mydworth Mystery series might well be my favorite. Sir Harry Mortimer and his American wife Kat Reilly investigate a renowned medium who is showing an interest in a poor spinster. Neither of them believe that Bellamy Smythe’s interest in the impoverished Alice Wetherby comes from altruism, so why is he spending an inordinate time on this gullible woman? Lots of twists and turns in a wonderful frolic. Highly recommended. A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) Barbara’s Rating: 5 of 5 Stars
Series: Mydworth Mysteries #9
Publication Date: 7/30/21
Period: Intra-war – Mydworth - ~ 1917-1919
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a well-written, fast-paced, well-done mystery, and the characters are well-developed and likable. You’ll know who the charlatan is right from the start, but you won’t know the why or the how until the end. When you add in the wonderful descriptions of the small village of Mydworth and its citizens, you’ll feel as if you are right there with Kat and Sir Harry every step of the way.
Alice Wetherby seems to be someone who was just waiting to be exploited in some way. She is easily led and fairly easily deceived. So, when Bellamy Smythe facilitated her ‘speaking’ to her deceased father, she was a bit skeptical, but soon believed it – hook, line, and sinker. She is poor as a church mouse, so Bellamy wouldn’t have any reason to ‘con’ her or deceive her. Would he? Surely not. No, her home, the Grange, is rotting down around her – if she had money, she’d at least rid the house of the cobwebs, spiders, and mice.
Kat Reilly, Lady Mortimer, and Sir Harry Mortimer are former ‘operatives’ for their respective governments -- Kat for the United States, and Sir Harry for Great Britain. Since their marriage and ‘retirement’ from the government, they have been living in Sir Harry’s home village of Mydworth. New Yorker Kat wasn’t sure how she’d adjust to small-town life, but she’s loving it so far, and now they’ve been asked by a friend to assure that Bellamy Smythe isn’t out to defraud Alice.
Kat and Harry begin to investigate and quickly learn Bellamy has pulled some shenanigans, but knowing it and proving it are two different things. They don’t just want Bellamy, they want to discover how he is getting his information about his marks. There must be more than just Bellamy involved, but they’ll have a devil of a time discovering who is discovering and passing on such personal information.
Once the mystery is solved – and the culprits identified – will Kat and Harry be able to save Alice? Will they even be able to save themselves? You’ll just have to read this entertaining book to find the answers.
A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) The mystery in this episode centers around unmasking a charlatan. An acclaimed medium has been invited to Mydworth by a woman living in genteel poverty who desperately wants to communicate with her dead father (or even her brothers who died in The Great War). A friend asks the pair to debunk this crook and the sleuthing begins.
Whether you've kept up with this series, haven't read one in over a year, or never read one at all, I guarantee that you'll be as caught up in this as I was. And they make a great background while doing mindless tasks or sitting and waiting!
Nathaniel Parker brings the characters alive and adds to the suspense! A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9) I’ve listened to all of the Mydworth mysteries and thoroughly enjoyed A Distant Voice. It is well-written and fast-paced. I like Kat and Harry. They make a good pair and are both more than competent.
We know Bellamy Smythe is a fraud. Alice Wetherby is his target, but the question is why. She clearly has no money. Kat and Harry have been asked by a friend to make sure Smythe isn’t out to defraud Alice. Of course, he is but proving it is another matter. They don’t just want Bellamy, either, they want to know how he is getting his information about the townspeople. How, why, and who all need answers.
It’s an entertaining book. It takes a bit of research, some questioning, and a minor breaking and entering, for Harry and Kat to find the answers. There’s a bit of danger involved, as always, but nothing our couple can’t handle. A Distant Voice (Mydworth Mysteries #9)
