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The Killings at Badger's Drift

The Killings at Badger's Drift

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  • Author：Caroline Graham
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Summary

The Killings at Badger's Drift is the first spectacular instalment in the Midsomer Murders series and the story that inspired the ITV hit drama， now featuring an exclusive foreword by John Nettles， who played best-loved TV detective and star of Midsomer Murders， DCI Tom Barnaby。

The village of Badger's Drift is the essence of tranquillity。 But when resident and well-loved spinster Miss Simpson takes a stroll in the nearby woods， she stumbles across something she was never meant to see， and there's only one way to keep her quiet。

Miss Simpson's death is not suspicious， say the villagers。 But Miss Lucy Bellringer refuses to rest: her friend has been murdered。 She is sure of it。

She calls on Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby to investigate， and it isn't long until the previously unseen seamy side of Badger's Drift is brought to light。 But as old rivalries， past loves and new scandals surface， the next murder is not far away。

'Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie。'
The Sunday Times

'One to savour'
Val McDermid， bestselling author of the Lindsay Gordon series

'Everyone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery。'
Sunday Telegraph

'Tension builds， bitchery flares， resentment seethes 。。。 lots of atmosphere， colourful characters and fair clues。'
Mail on Sunday

'A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud 。。。 A beautifully written crime novel。'
The Times

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Reviews

Marilyn ，

Supposedly this book was the inspiration for the Midsummer Murder Series。

Meghan ，

I’ll definitely be reading the rest of this series—very well written。

Larissa Matharu ，

An absolutely riveting read。 Top-notch and terrific novel。

Linda ，

Looking forward to continuing the series and how Barnaby gets acclimated to the area。

Ron Kerrigan ，

A pleasant introduction to the place that the UK mystery series Midsomer Murders is set， this first book is undemanding， with an unusual motive for the first death。

Deirdre ，

DNF but that is all my fault and not the book's fault。 I'm too invested in the TV adaptation of the characters to do the read justice。 #firstworldproblems DNF but that is all my fault and not the book's fault。 I'm too invested in the TV adaptation of the characters to do the read justice。 #firstworldproblems 。。。more

Phoebes ，

Un romanzo giallo veramente ben scritto， che coinvolge con i suoi approfondimenti psicologici， conquista con la sua ambientazione così pittoresca， affascina con il suo protagonista pacato e perspicace。 Mi spiace solo di essere completamente spoilerata dalla serie TV， ma penso che nonostante questo continuerò a leggere i volumi successivi perché pur sapendo tutto anche l’indagine e il mistero mi sono piaciuti molto。 Una bellissima lettura！http://www。naufragio。it/iltempodilegg。。。A truly well-writt Un romanzo giallo veramente ben scritto， che coinvolge con i suoi approfondimenti psicologici， conquista con la sua ambientazione così pittoresca， affascina con il suo protagonista pacato e perspicace。 Mi spiace solo di essere completamente spoilerata dalla serie TV， ma penso che nonostante questo continuerò a leggere i volumi successivi perché pur sapendo tutto anche l’indagine e il mistero mi sono piaciuti molto。 Una bellissima lettura！http://www。naufragio。it/iltempodilegg。。。A truly well-written detective novel， which involved me with its psychological insights， conquered me with its picturesque setting， fascinated me with its calm and insightful protagonist。 The only thing I'm sorry about this novel is that I was completely spoilered by the TV series， but I think that despite this I'll continue to read the next books because even if I knew everything， I liked very much the investigation and the mystery too。 A very beautiful reading！ 。。。more

Nicole ，

Although the plot is about the same as the tv adaptation， overall I think the story translates better on screen than in book format。 In the book， it's harder to keep the characters straight。 Although the plot is about the same as the tv adaptation， overall I think the story translates better on screen than in book format。 In the book， it's harder to keep the characters straight。 。。。more

Brenda Wilson ，

If you love reading mysteries， hopefully you have come across Caroline Graham。 This is her first mystery featuring Inspector Barnaby and his sergeant Troy。 Bradger's Drift is a small village teeming with quite a few juicy secrets。 The plot is so twisty you might feel a little whiplash， but settle in and enjoy。 Oh， and her writing is a joy！ If you love reading mysteries， hopefully you have come across Caroline Graham。 This is her first mystery featuring Inspector Barnaby and his sergeant Troy。 Bradger's Drift is a small village teeming with quite a few juicy secrets。 The plot is so twisty you might feel a little whiplash， but settle in and enjoy。 Oh， and her writing is a joy！ 。。。more

Eugene ，

Well， that was interesting。 The cover of my （variant） edition calls this “an English village whodunnit，” and one could believe that it’s the standard village mystery - anything but！ This small English village contains more jealousy， hatred， bitterness， and nefarious doings than the average large city。 And that forms a large part of the charm here， the author’s excellent limning of those very people and their shady goings-on are quite delicious， and it must be said the plot is very well done， wit Well， that was interesting。 The cover of my （variant） edition calls this “an English village whodunnit，” and one could believe that it’s the standard village mystery - anything but！ This small English village contains more jealousy， hatred， bitterness， and nefarious doings than the average large city。 And that forms a large part of the charm here， the author’s excellent limning of those very people and their shady goings-on are quite delicious， and it must be said the plot is very well done， with lots of twists and turns that keep the “pot boiling。” Several times I thought I’d sussed it out， then later realized I’d swallowed a red herring and thought again， in the end I was totally surprised， what fun！ I can recommend this wholeheartedly。 This is the first of the （sadly， only seven） books that form the basis for the BBC series， Midsomer Murders。A real used bookstore find， I’ll be on the hunt for the others！ 。。。more

Teresa K ，

I really liked it， I must admit though I was not first aware that this was the series that the TV series Midsomer Murders was based on。 But once realizing this I of course imagined Chief Inspector Barnaby and his family， as well as Troy in my minds eye to appear like the actors playing the characters in the Tv series。 I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series。 There were lots of well developed interesting characters living in Badgers Drift。

Karine ，

Enfin， j'ose lire du Barnaby en anglais， après avoir reculé je ne sais combien de fois。 Et c'est génial。 J'ai beaucoup ri， j'aime ce côté très anglais， très "restons civilisé mais。。。"， le côté pince sans rire。。。 Enfin， j'ose lire du Barnaby en anglais， après avoir reculé je ne sais combien de fois。 Et c'est génial。 J'ai beaucoup ri， j'aime ce côté très anglais， très "restons civilisé mais。。。"， le côté pince sans rire。。。 。。。more

Bron ，

I've seen plenty of the tv episodes but this is my first Midsomer Murders book。 It was a kindle deal， and when John Nettles， Tom Barnaby himself， says the books are better than the tv series， what is there to lose？I certainly wasn't disappointed。 It's hard to review detective stories without giving something away to spoil it for the next reader， but I found this absorbing from beginning to end。 Fortunately， it's a long time since I saw the tv adaptation， so I couldn't remember how it ended！ In t I've seen plenty of the tv episodes but this is my first Midsomer Murders book。 It was a kindle deal， and when John Nettles， Tom Barnaby himself， says the books are better than the tv series， what is there to lose？I certainly wasn't disappointed。 It's hard to review detective stories without giving something away to spoil it for the next reader， but I found this absorbing from beginning to end。 Fortunately， it's a long time since I saw the tv adaptation， so I couldn't remember how it ended！ In the book， you certainly get a better feel for the inner life of the various characters than you do on screen。 Everyone in the tiny village has guilty secrets， but whose secret was so awful it required three people to die in order to keep it under wraps？ You'll have to read it to find ouf。 。。。more

Sarah Kerslake ，

Really couldn't follow this one。 I never not finish a book。 Yet this one I really couldn't， I was so very bored of it。 Really couldn't follow this one。 I never not finish a book。 Yet this one I really couldn't， I was so very bored of it。 。。。more

Kate ，

This is good！ A cosy mystery that is actually really clever and goes to darker places than most similar novels。 Pretty easy listening but I did lose track of it at times （my bad， was doing other chores。） It felt like an escape into the fancy side of the English Midlands。I will say there’s some outdated ideas and stereotypes in here for sure， those could use an edit。 But yeah， solid， would recommend！

Kathy Anderson ，

Great readAs a lover of the British tv series I finally decided to read the book that started it all。 Enjoyable

The Final Chapter ，

SJC Review: 81 out of 100

Rachel ，

Excellent Book I have watched all 22 seasons of Midsummer Murders， and just loved the show， so I was stunned that it took me this long to find the books it was based off of。 Clever， dark， witty， sarcastic， and catchy…this book was amazing。 I can’t wait to read more of them。 5/5 stars

Boyet1 ，

Love Inspector Barnaby！I watch all of his BBC shows and decided to read the books。 I wish Amazon would put more on their site and make them part of the free reading！Anyway， this one doesn’t disappoint and if you are interested you can easily learn new words that are disappearing from our language。

Ellie。Bookverse ，

4，5*/5*

Renae Clark ，

This took me multiple tries to sit down and read。 I didn't get hooked until mid way。 It's a good mystery for the genre， but for me it wasn't a hit。 This took me multiple tries to sit down and read。 I didn't get hooked until mid way。 It's a good mystery for the genre， but for me it wasn't a hit。 。。。more

Kimberly Souza ，

I love the show， and the book didn't disappoint。 A very good mystery， with just the right amount of darkness。 I love the show， and the book didn't disappoint。 A very good mystery， with just the right amount of darkness。 。。。more

Wendy Ledger ，

They didn't have a listing for the audiobook that I listened to。 It's recently released and can be found on Audible with a foreword by John Nettles and excellent narration by John Hopkins （who played Scott on Midsomer）。 My husband and I are huge Midsomer fans， and this book was a treat， more complex than the episode， with excellent writing。 I would highly recommend this audiobook。 Apparently， Caroline Graham wrote seven Inspector Barnaby books， and it looks like this audio production team is goi They didn't have a listing for the audiobook that I listened to。 It's recently released and can be found on Audible with a foreword by John Nettles and excellent narration by John Hopkins （who played Scott on Midsomer）。 My husband and I are huge Midsomer fans， and this book was a treat， more complex than the episode， with excellent writing。 I would highly recommend this audiobook。 Apparently， Caroline Graham wrote seven Inspector Barnaby books， and it looks like this audio production team is going to release all seven books。 Book 2 comes out June 1st。 We can't wait！ 。。。more

Robin ，

Excellent writing。 A major cut above for mystery writing。

Carolyn A Barras ，

Proof that books are better than filmI enjoy "Midsomer Murders，" watching the series again and again on Ovation and Britbox， so I decided to read the novels。 It is not that the book is better; it is complete。 This book provides the thoughts that DCI Barnaby conveys through his expressions and his breathing patterns。 I better understood the main victim in the episode because of the narrative。 When I watched "Badger's Drift" before reading the novel， I did not understand the nonverbal cues。 It was Proof that books are better than filmI enjoy "Midsomer Murders，" watching the series again and again on Ovation and Britbox， so I decided to read the novels。 It is not that the book is better; it is complete。 This book provides the thoughts that DCI Barnaby conveys through his expressions and his breathing patterns。 I better understood the main victim in the episode because of the narrative。 When I watched "Badger's Drift" before reading the novel， I did not understand the nonverbal cues。 It was irksome to watch the old lady making facial contortions at the shop's beginning， but now I understand the thoughts behind those faces。I have to get busy reading the rest of Graham's books！ 。。。more

Kristi Bryant ，

I knew the solution to this mystery going in， as I'd watched this episode on the Midsomer Murders， the British drama series based， at least initially， on Caroline Graham's books。 Despite that fact， I enjoyed the book。 The writing is more than solid and the characters well-depicted and interesting。 I knew the solution to this mystery going in， as I'd watched this episode on the Midsomer Murders， the British drama series based， at least initially， on Caroline Graham's books。 Despite that fact， I enjoyed the book。 The writing is more than solid and the characters well-depicted and interesting。 。。。more

Maria Carmo ，

I liked to discover this Author， who I did not know beforehand。 Her style is very fluid and yet subtle， her characters are interesting and there is always a witty humor in the way Barnaby and Sargent are described！ Maria Carmo，Lisbon， 18 April 2022。

Filipa ，

Midsomer Murders！ Adorei！ Muito British。 Com ritmo。

Jen （cosy crime fiction） ，

I LOVE the tv series - it's the main reason I picked up the book！ It didn't disappoint - I enjoyed the book so much more！ Now， on to the next one！ I LOVE the tv series - it's the main reason I picked up the book！ It didn't disappoint - I enjoyed the book so much more！ Now， on to the next one！ 。。。more

Melanie Moreira ，

Cosy mysteries tem sido aquele género literário que tenho gostado cada vez mais。 Nem são aqueles policiais ou thrillers muito pesados， nem aqueles que foram escritos para os mais novos。 Este género literário é sim mais leve， mas que nos leva até ao fim do livro sem conseguirmos identificar o culpado。 Ou pelo menos， na maioria das vezes。Quando vi este livro， achei logo que tinha vibes de Agatha Christie e eu sou muito fã da série Poirot （uma tristeza ainda não ter comprado nenhum livro dela e só Cosy mysteries tem sido aquele género literário que tenho gostado cada vez mais。 Nem são aqueles policiais ou thrillers muito pesados， nem aqueles que foram escritos para os mais novos。 Este género literário é sim mais leve， mas que nos leva até ao fim do livro sem conseguirmos identificar o culpado。 Ou pelo menos， na maioria das vezes。Quando vi este livro， achei logo que tinha vibes de Agatha Christie e eu sou muito fã da série Poirot （uma tristeza ainda não ter comprado nenhum livro dela e só ter visto a série， eu sei） por isso sabia que tinha que o ler。A história começa por nos apresentar o cenário que leva à morte da nossa personagem， mas sem nunca revelar grandes pormenores， o que nos faz logo ficar agarrados ao livro。 E fiquei assim até literalmente às últimas páginas do livro！ Só que o final não foi NADA daquilo que eu esperava e o tema que o envolvia？ Não gostei。 Por isso não ter dado uma avaliação mais elevada ao livro porque， sinceramente ele merecia。 Toda a sua história que nos cativa desde as primeiras páginas， o facto de querermos saber quem é o culpado （ou os culpados）， todo o ambiente da história é magnífico。 Até chegarmos ao final， quando percebemos os motivos que levaram ao culpado matar a pessoa em questão。Posso dizer que rolei os olhos e fiquei tipo "WTF？" e sem saber sequer o que dizer。 Adorei todo este livro， menos esse grande pormenor que， para mim， acabou por retirar louvor ao livro。 Não quero ler sobre esse tema e muito menos ser o que desencadeia matar pessoas。 Mesmo assim， recomendo este livro。 A história é magnífica， mas se puderem， guardem este livro para quando estivermos a entrar na spooky season。 Se gostam de policiais não muito pesados， vai ser o livro ideal para começarem！Review completa em: https://that-g-i-r-l。blogspot。com/202。。。 。。。more

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