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  • The Mitford Affair

  • Pamela Mitford and the treasure hunt murder
  • By: Jessica Fellowes
  • Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
  • Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (179 ratings)

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The Mitford Affair

By: Jessica Fellowes
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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Summary

***PLEASE NOTE: The Mitford Affair was previously published as Bright Young Dead***

'Absolute blissikins. Set in 1925, The Mitford Affair is a delightful mashup of real and fictional characters'
GUARDIAN

As the glamour of the Bright Young Things crashes into the world of the Mitford sisters, their maid Louisa Cannon finds herself at the scene of a gripping murder mystery.

Meet the Bright Young Things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. One such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of Pamela Mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic Adrian Curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the Mitford home.

The police quickly identify the killer as a maid, Dulcie. But Louisa Cannon, chaperone to the Mitford girls and a former criminal herself, believes Dulcie to be innocent, and sets out to clear the girl's name . . . all while the real killer may only be steps away.

PRAISE FOR THE MITFORD MURDERS SERIES

'An extraordinary meld of fact and fiction' GRAHAM NORTON

'A lively, entertaining, well-written whodunit' THE TIMES (crime book of the month)

'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery'
DAISY GOODWIN

'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable'
ANTHONY HOROWITZ (crime novels of the year)

©2018 Jessica Fellowes (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK
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Jolly murder

Really enjoyed the 2nd book in the Mitford murders. An easy listen, fun characters and kept me company while I worked.

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A good sequel

Narrator excellent. There was an excessive use of the word insouciant but overall story good

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A great sequel

I definitely would recommend this series of books to anyone. A nice gentle murder mystery with enough twists and turns to keep you from guessing whodunnit.

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Totally lost interest in this

This started off so well, then a few chapters in I felt like I was listening to another book altogether. Totally lost interest and forgot who all the characters were and who had actually died.

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Book 2

This is the second book of the series. It's a great follow up to the first book and a very clever storyline, but I was a bit deflated with the relationship between Louisa and the police man but, I know there is more to come so watch this space... :) my advice is listen to them from book one then you can follow the story and timeline better. Would definitely recommend.

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Enjoyable series

Absolutely thrilled to have a new series to follow. The Mitford sister were so notorious as I was growing up, due to having a scandalous aunt.

The writing of this story and the previous one is excellent, being transported back in time and one imagines being there.

I look forward to hearing the third book

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Clever & Brilliant

Another fantastic story in the series. Looking forward to stories three, four and beyond. Excellent.

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Another great read

I really enjoyed this story Jesica fellows 2nd story about the Mitford family can’t wait for the next one

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Disappointed

Half way and only a tiny bit about finding out who the murderer is 😴

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muddled rubbish

hopping back and forth makes this an awful read. dreadful nonsense.
a waste of money.

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