The Murders at Fleat House
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Summary
The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen's - a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk - is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident。
But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine 'Jazz' Hunter to the force。 Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London， but reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss。
Reunited with her loyal Sergeant， Alastair Miles， she enters the closed world of the school， and as Jazz begins to probe the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish's tragic death， events are soon to take another troubling turn。
Charlie is exposed as an arrogant bully and those around him had both motive and opportunity to switch the drugs he took daily to control his epilepsy。
As staff at the school close ranks， the disappearance of young pupil Rory Millar and the death of an elderly Classics Master provide Jazz with important leads， but are destined to complicate the investigation further。 As snow covers the landscape and another suspect goes missing， Jazz must also confront her own personal demons 。 。 。
Then a particularly grim discovery at the school makes this the most challenging murder investigation of her career。 Because Fleat House hides secrets darker than even Jazz could ever have imagined 。 。 。
But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine 'Jazz' Hunter to the force。 Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London， but reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss。
Reunited with her loyal Sergeant， Alastair Miles， she enters the closed world of the school， and as Jazz begins to probe the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish's tragic death， events are soon to take another troubling turn。
Charlie is exposed as an arrogant bully and those around him had both motive and opportunity to switch the drugs he took daily to control his epilepsy。
As staff at the school close ranks， the disappearance of young pupil Rory Millar and the death of an elderly Classics Master provide Jazz with important leads， but are destined to complicate the investigation further。 As snow covers the landscape and another suspect goes missing， Jazz must also confront her own personal demons 。 。 。
Then a particularly grim discovery at the school makes this the most challenging murder investigation of her career。 Because Fleat House hides secrets darker than even Jazz could ever have imagined 。 。 。
Reviews
Eva Müller
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Im Vorwort man gleich， dass Die Toten von Fleat House ein frühes Werk von Lucinda Riley ist und sie es vor der Veröffentlichung noch einmal überarbeiten wollte。 Leider ist sie gestorben， bevor das passieren konnte und die Familie hat dann beschlossen es ohne größere Veränderungen zu veröffentlichen。 Verständlich aber es liest sich stellenweise schon deutlich wie ein Frühwerk: Hier ist ein neuer Charakter。 Hier sind zwei Seiten Backstory über ihn。 Zurück zum Text。Und die Dialoge。。。naja:"Jedenfall Im Vorwort man gleich， dass Die Toten von Fleat House ein frühes Werk von Lucinda Riley ist und sie es vor der Veröffentlichung noch einmal überarbeiten wollte。 Leider ist sie gestorben， bevor das passieren konnte und die Familie hat dann beschlossen es ohne größere Veränderungen zu veröffentlichen。 Verständlich aber es liest sich stellenweise schon deutlich wie ein Frühwerk: Hier ist ein neuer Charakter。 Hier sind zwei Seiten Backstory über ihn。 Zurück zum Text。Und die Dialoge。。。naja:"Jedenfalls will er in der Sache die besten Leute; sie müssen herausfinden， was mit Charly passiert ist。 Solange die Rechtsmedizin zu keinem Urteil gelangt， sind uns die Hände gebunden。 Wie soll ich mich auf die Zukunft konzentrieren， wenn mein Sohn in der Leichenhalle liegt？" Ja。。。genau so klingt eine Mutter die gerade ihr Kind verloren hat。。。Ansonsten wird auch gerne in die Seifenopertrickkiste gegriffen und es gibt sehr viele Szenen in denen mit sehr vielen Worten sehr wenig gesagt wird。 （Jemand sieht eine Person und ist schockiert。 1 1/2 Seiten lang。 Zwei alte Freundinnen führen eine Unterhaltung über etwas。 Was？ Es ist jedenfalls was Großes）。 So kriegt man auch 500 Seiten voll。。。vor allem wenn man die Ermittlerin dann auch noch in persönlichen Problemen ertrinken lässt， die vielleicht mehr Eindruck gemacht hätten wenn es ein späterer Band in einer Reihe gewesen und ich schon eine Verbindung zu den Figuren aufgebaut gehabt hätte。 Aber so war meine Reaktion zu allem Privatkram: Mir egal wie das ausgeht， geh bitte weiter ermitteln。 Denn ja， der Fall war wirklich packend und der Grund warum ich die 500 Seiten an einem Tag ausgelesen habe。 Aber am Ende hat das Buch einfach keinen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen （anders als zum Beispiel Auf Ehre und Gewissen， dass mit Fleat House mehr als nur das Setting gemein hat）。 Dazu waren die Dialoge einfach ein bisschen zu gestelzt und das Drama （nicht nur im Privatleben der Ermittlerin sondern auch in dem ihrer Kollegen und aller sonstigen Beteiligten） ein bisschen too much。 。。。more
Carla Márquez
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Me encanto！ Te mantiene a la expectativa creando teorías， los personajes son justos sin detalles innecesarios con una narrativa ligera y sencilla 4。5 Estrellas
Isabel Ujueta
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Lucinda， que gran pérdida para el mundo de las letras。 Esta novela policíaca， llenó completamente mis expectativas， buena trama， sorpresas durante toda la lectura， muy buenos personajes y una historia que te envuelve desde el comienzo。
Encarni Prados
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Paradójicamente， aunque es una novela póstuma y estaba escrita hace años， es lo primero que leo de ella。 La serie de las hermanas no me atrae mucho， al menos por ahora， nunca digas de este agua no beberé， así que no lo voy a decir， nunca se sabe。 En esta novela se unen el pasado， el acoso y las vivencias en un colegio internos， un cóctel muy bien mezclado que nos dan esta novela que， para ser la primera que escribió de este género， no está nada mal。La historia atrapa desde el principio， el desar Paradójicamente， aunque es una novela póstuma y estaba escrita hace años， es lo primero que leo de ella。 La serie de las hermanas no me atrae mucho， al menos por ahora， nunca digas de este agua no beberé， así que no lo voy a decir， nunca se sabe。 En esta novela se unen el pasado， el acoso y las vivencias en un colegio internos， un cóctel muy bien mezclado que nos dan esta novela que， para ser la primera que escribió de este género， no está nada mal。La historia atrapa desde el principio， el desarrollo va a buen ritmo y tiene un buen final， bastante decente， la verdad。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Murders at Fleat House is a well written British crime procedural by the late author Lucinda Riley。 Released 26th May 2022， it's 344 pages （print） and is available in hardcover， paperback， and ebook formats。 This is a well constructed British murder police procedural featuring an intelligent and strong female lead。 The characterisations are nuanced and believable， the plotting is especially twisty and engaging with several disparate subplots i Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Murders at Fleat House is a well written British crime procedural by the late author Lucinda Riley。 Released 26th May 2022， it's 344 pages （print） and is available in hardcover， paperback， and ebook formats。 This is a well constructed British murder police procedural featuring an intelligent and strong female lead。 The characterisations are nuanced and believable， the plotting is especially twisty and engaging with several disparate subplots in flashback which are not explained in context but intertwine throughout the book to a very well done climax， denouement， and one of the best （and most satisfying） resolutions I've read in a while。 This would have been a very promising start to a new series， but was unfortunately released by her family posthumously。 Four stars。 This would be a good choice for public library acquisition， as well as for fans of modern British procedurals。 Spelling and vernacular are British English， but won't pose problems for readers who are outside the UK。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Anne
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Fleat House is part of a small， private boarding school in the heart of Norfolk。 The school has hundreds of years of history and tradition， with former pupils often returning to teach there。Shockwaves run through the school， and the surrounding area when pupil Charlie Cavendish is found dead in his study。 At first， this looks like an accident， but it soon becomes clear that it is a case of murder。 Detective Jazz Hunter is asked to take on the case。 She’s moved from London after a long sabbatical Fleat House is part of a small， private boarding school in the heart of Norfolk。 The school has hundreds of years of history and tradition， with former pupils often returning to teach there。Shockwaves run through the school， and the surrounding area when pupil Charlie Cavendish is found dead in his study。 At first， this looks like an accident， but it soon becomes clear that it is a case of murder。 Detective Jazz Hunter is asked to take on the case。 She’s moved from London after a long sabbatical and at first， is not keen to get involved。 However， she and her team are soon caught up in the midst of what turns out to be not one death， but three。 This a sweeping tale of secrets long covered， and whilst at first， the three deaths seem unrelated， Jazz and Sergeant Miles begin to uncover startling details that cast suspicions upon many of the lead characters。With issues around school bullying， long-held prejudices and Jazz’s own personal dilemmas， there’s a lot packed into this novel。 However these themes tie well together， adding some depth to what could have been a regular police procedural story。 Lucinda Riley was well known for her historical fiction and this crime novel will delight her fans。 With characters who are likeable and realistic and a complex and fast paced plot， it’s a mystery to savour。 The fabulous depiction of the wintry Norfolk landscape coupled with the historic school buildings and a cleverly woven story make this a winner。 。。。more
Caroline Fry
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Absolutely brilliantI love to read and if I am ever asked to recommend an author， my answer is always， anything by Lucinda Riley。 All of her books are fantastic， totally engrossing and unputdownable。 This book is no exception。 Housework was abandoned as read this。 Can't wait for the Pa Salt book。 Absolutely brilliantI love to read and if I am ever asked to recommend an author， my answer is always， anything by Lucinda Riley。 All of her books are fantastic， totally engrossing and unputdownable。 This book is no exception。 Housework was abandoned as read this。 Can't wait for the Pa Salt book。 。。。more
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*
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EXCERPT: Outside Study Number Seven， the figure paused for a moment， listening。 Being a Friday， the eight boys on this floor would have signed out and walked to the pub in the nearby market town of Fotlesham， but it was as well to be sure。 Hearing nothing， the figure turned the handle and went in。 Closing the door quietly and switching on the light， the figure was aware almost immediately of the ingrained， musty smell of unwashed socks， sweat and raging hormones which had， over the years， permea EXCERPT: Outside Study Number Seven， the figure paused for a moment， listening。 Being a Friday， the eight boys on this floor would have signed out and walked to the pub in the nearby market town of Fotlesham， but it was as well to be sure。 Hearing nothing， the figure turned the handle and went in。 Closing the door quietly and switching on the light， the figure was aware almost immediately of the ingrained， musty smell of unwashed socks， sweat and raging hormones which had， over the years， permeated every nook and cranny of Fleat House。 Shuddering， the smell triggering painful memories， the figure nearly stumbled on a pile of underwear thrown carelessly onto the floor。 Then， reaching carefully for the two white tablets placed on the boy's locker every night and replacing them with identical ones， the figure turned， switched off the light and left the room。 ABOUT 'THE MURDERS AT FLEAT HOUSE': The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s - a small English private boarding school in deepest Norfolk - is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident。But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force。 Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London but reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss。Reunited with her loyal Sergeant， Alastair Miles， she enters the closed world of the school， and as Jazz begins to probe the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish’s tragic death， events are soon to take another troubling turn。Charlie is exposed as an arrogant bully and those around him had both motive and opportunity to switch the drugs he took daily to control his epilepsy。As staff at the school close ranks， the disappearance of young pupil Rory Millar and the death of an elderly Classics Master provide Jazz with important leads but are destined to complicate the investigation further。 As snow covers the landscape and another suspect goes missing， Jazz must also confront her own personal demons…Then a particularly grim discovery at the school makes this the most challenging murder investigation of her career。 Because Fleat House hides secrets darker than even Jazz could ever have imagined… MY THOUGHTS: Although this isn't Lucinda Riley's normal genre， I rather enjoyed what was obviously meant to be the first book in a series featuring DI Jazz Hunter。 Jazz is a person who notices the human detail， tending to follow her instincts and take her time， learning the stories of those involved and exhausting every avenue of inquiry before arriving at a conclusion。 These skills certainly serve her well in The Murders at Fleat House and make for an interesting story。 The start is slow， but the story picks up pace slightly as it moves along。 The plot is twisty and at one point I would have loved for there to have been a family tree or list of characters， but on reflection after finishing the book， this may have been difficult to do without giving away too many connections and spoiling the mystery。 I didn't get the sense of place that I usually get with this author's novels， and there is an awful lot of dialogue， hence the four stars rather than five。 BUT， the mystery itself is wonderful。 Riley， as always， had me fully engaged trying to work out who had killed Charlie， for the suspects were numerous。 He was not a nice young man！Then there's a missing man or two， a missing child， another death， and a historical death。 Jazz's gut tells her that all these incidents are connected but putting it all together is like doing a jigsaw puzzle with no picture and no edge pieces。Although this is a 400+ page book， I read it overnight， totally engaged in the mystery and invested in the characters。 Lucinda Riley wrote this in 2006， and it was published， largely as is， posthumously。 I'm sad that we're never going to be able to read more of Jazz Hunter and her solid， capable， dependable and always cheerful sidekick DS Alistair Miles。 It just goes to show， that even all those years ago， Lucinda Riley was an established storyteller。 She will be greatly missed。 Thank you to her family for sharing this previously unpublished work with us。⭐⭐⭐⭐。1#TheMurdersatFleatHouse #NetGalley I: @lucindarileybooks #authorbuzz T: @lucindariley @AuthorBuzzUK #contemporaryfiction #crime #detectivefiction #murdermystery #mystery THE AUTHOR: Lucinda Riley is an Irish author of popular historical fiction and a former actress。 She spent the first few years of her life in the village of Drumbeg near Belfast before moving to England。 At age 14 she moved to London to a specialist drama and ballet school。 She wrote her first book aged twenty four。 Lucinda died in June 2021。DISCLOSURE: Thank you to AuthorBuzz via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads。com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday。wordpress。com This review is also published on Twitter， Amazon，Instagram and my webpage 。。。more
Elaine Tomasso
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I would like to thank Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for a review copy of The Murders at Fleat House， a stand-alone crime thriller set in a private boarding school in Norfolk。DI Jazmine Hunter resigned from the Met and fled to Italy for personal reasons。 Now， she has settled in Norfolk and is intent on a career change， but her old boss never accepted her resignation and is asking her to take on one last case in the area。 With the help of DS Alistair Miles she starts to investigate the death of scho I would like to thank Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for a review copy of The Murders at Fleat House， a stand-alone crime thriller set in a private boarding school in Norfolk。DI Jazmine Hunter resigned from the Met and fled to Italy for personal reasons。 Now， she has settled in Norfolk and is intent on a career change， but her old boss never accepted her resignation and is asking her to take on one last case in the area。 With the help of DS Alistair Miles she starts to investigate the death of school bully Charlie Cavendish， who died of anaphylactic shock。 Is it murder or an unfortunate accident？ Jazz leans towards premeditated murder， but who and why？ I enjoyed The Murders at Fleat House， which is a well constructed novel - I hesitate to say police procedural because it’s not interested in standard procedure if it gets in the way of the plot - with a few surprises up its sleeve。I have not read this author before， probably because I only read crime fiction， so I didn’t know what to expect。 I like the writing style which is warm， inviting and clear。 It draws the reader in and encourages them to keep turning the pages。 The author is particularly strong on characterisation， concentrating on Jazz as she likes to be known and her troubled past and uncertain present。 Such is this concentration that I wondered if there was a preceding novel that would fill in more details， but I don’t think so。 It’s a case of glean what you can。 Having said that the author is great at drawing quick vignettes of her other characters， allowing the reader to quickly grasp what they are like and draw their own conclusions。The plot is acceptable。 It has a well hidden perpetrator and motive with some lurid side stories thrown in to muddy the waters。 I didn’t find myself taking it too seriously because it’s a bit over the top， although， on the other hand， it’s imaginative and entertaining。The Murders at Fleat House is a good read that I can recommend。 。。。more
Elsie Eade
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It draws you inFantastic read。 From the beginning to the end。 So many twists and turns。 Couldn't out this book down。 Have read it in one day。 No housework done today。 Thank goodness for carry outs。 Marvellous book and we'll written as usual from Lucinda Riley。 It draws you inFantastic read。 From the beginning to the end。 So many twists and turns。 Couldn't out this book down。 Have read it in one day。 No housework done today。 Thank goodness for carry outs。 Marvellous book and we'll written as usual from Lucinda Riley。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Oh my！ This was such a captivating read， I had a job to put it down！ Not only was there the mysteries to solve but the reader also had the problems faced by the various characters。 Jazz， the main character， had returned to the U。K。 after a traumatic event and was coming to terms with a new life when she was asked to investigate the death at a nearby school。 There is also the return of an unwelcome presence in her life。 Jazz was a strong and determined woman and I loved the relationship with her Oh my！ This was such a captivating read， I had a job to put it down！ Not only was there the mysteries to solve but the reader also had the problems faced by the various characters。 Jazz， the main character， had returned to the U。K。 after a traumatic event and was coming to terms with a new life when she was asked to investigate the death at a nearby school。 There is also the return of an unwelcome presence in her life。 Jazz was a strong and determined woman and I loved the relationship with her family。 There are a few other family relationships that aren’t so straightforward but that only added to the enjoyment。 The ending is very satisfying。 I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Nursebookie
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𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑: 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐏𝐔𝐁 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝟎𝟓。𝟐𝟔。𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 I love a good murder mystery， most especially one that is set in Norfolk， and in an English Private boarding school none the less， this made for a fantastic read。 I love DI Jazz Hunter’s character along with his loyal Sergeant Alastair Miles。 There are lots of history there and why Inspector Hunter left the force in London only coming back now as a favor to her old boss。 There are lots of mysteries to 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑: 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐏𝐔𝐁 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝟎𝟓。𝟐𝟔。𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 I love a good murder mystery， most especially one that is set in Norfolk， and in an English Private boarding school none the less， this made for a fantastic read。 I love DI Jazz Hunter’s character along with his loyal Sergeant Alastair Miles。 There are lots of history there and why Inspector Hunter left the force in London only coming back now as a favor to her old boss。 There are lots of mysteries to unearth at the Fleat House， and as dead bodies turn up， the more complex the case gets。 I enjoyed this one a lot and being alongside Hunter and Miles in their search for the culprit。 This was a really fun ode to classic murder mysteries。 I enjoyed it。 。。。more
Ashley
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Lucinda Riley was a favorite author of mine ever since I read her book the The Orchid House， although the Midnight Rose has always been my favorite。 Sadly she passed away last year。 I was thrilled to see a previously unpublished novel of hers， and a mystery at that， a genre she was not known for。The Murders at Fleat House starts with the death of a young man at a boarding school in Norfolk。 Charlie Cavendish was a spoiled bully， but surely no one would deliberately kill him？ Enter DI Jazz Hunter Lucinda Riley was a favorite author of mine ever since I read her book the The Orchid House， although the Midnight Rose has always been my favorite。 Sadly she passed away last year。 I was thrilled to see a previously unpublished novel of hers， and a mystery at that， a genre she was not known for。The Murders at Fleat House starts with the death of a young man at a boarding school in Norfolk。 Charlie Cavendish was a spoiled bully， but surely no one would deliberately kill him？ Enter DI Jazz Hunter， after leaving her job in London due to personal issues， she ends up being Johnny on the spot for the Metro police to investigate， （Charlie’s father is a hot shot barrister with connections）。 Charlie was bullying a young boy Rory who mysteriously disappears and then there is the apparent suicide of a tutor， which throws suspicion on the school and it’s inhabitants。 What is going on at this school？ I really enjoyed Lucinda Riley as a mystery writer， though not her usual genre， the writing was excellent as all her books are， and really kept my interest。 Sadly we have lost a wonderful author， but I am glad to have the chance to revisit her writing。 Thanks to Netgalley， and the publisher for the chance to read and review this book。 。。。more
Colleen Maclennan
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An enjoyable read about a series of murders that occur at a boarding school。 Jazz Hunter the lead detective has relocated to a small town to get her life back in order。 She was seconded to do this case after resignation from police work in London。 She is a methodical detective and by connecting the present to the past she was able to solve this case。 The book had some twists but like so many small communities secrets cannot stay hidden 。
joyce w。 laudon
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A bit of background first。 I came across the first of Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters novels when browsing in my local bookstore。 The book seemed just right for my mood at the time; it was a dual line historical novel and a long one that I knew I could sink into。 Riley wrote a number of books in that series; they interlink with characters from one coming back in another sister’s story。 These books are perfect for historical fiction fans。Very sadly， Lucinda Riley died not long ago。 The last Seven S A bit of background first。 I came across the first of Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters novels when browsing in my local bookstore。 The book seemed just right for my mood at the time; it was a dual line historical novel and a long one that I knew I could sink into。 Riley wrote a number of books in that series; they interlink with characters from one coming back in another sister’s story。 These books are perfect for historical fiction fans。Very sadly， Lucinda Riley died not long ago。 The last Seven Sisters book will be finished by one of her relatives and published next year。The family found this MS of a mystery that Lucinda Riley wrote earlier in her career。 As the introduction to the novel notes， the decision was made to publish the book as it stood without updating it。 That seemed just fine to me as I read the novel。This book， as can be discerned from the title， is different from the Seven Sisters series as it is a mystery。 Readers quickly learn that Fleat House is a boys’ residence at a boarding school。 A student， Charlie， possibly a bully， died by taking the wrong drug。 Was it accident or murder？ This question is answered early on。 There are other untoward events at the school as well; a boy has disappeared and a master has （seemingly） committed suicide。 What is going on at this Norfolk boarding school？ Readers will get to know many characters as the story unfolds。Jazz is the one who is tasked with finding out。 An exceptional DI who left the force， Jazz is persuaded to take up this case。 What follows for readers is time spend with a good protagonist and an interesting investigation。 As is true in all of the Riley books that I have read， this one is long。 For me that is a plus as I know that the her stories will always engage me for awhile。I will miss Ms。 Riley but am thankful for the unexpected appearance of this novel。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title。 。。。more
Rayane Colomes
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Lucinda Riley é uma super autora。Eu simplesmente adorei esse livro。 A Lucinda Riley é uma super autora talentosa， que geralmente escreve sobre dramas familiares e ficção histórica， mas esse é um romance policial， e tem algumas partes de drama familiar。 Não tem partes fortes， ou muito violentas。 É um livro policial mais de boa。 Embora tenha gatilho para suícidio。Jazz Hunter é uma detetive， que após um divórcio difícil， passou um ano no exterior。 Ela é chamada por seu chefe Norton， para investigar Lucinda Riley é uma super autora。Eu simplesmente adorei esse livro。 A Lucinda Riley é uma super autora talentosa， que geralmente escreve sobre dramas familiares e ficção histórica， mas esse é um romance policial， e tem algumas partes de drama familiar。 Não tem partes fortes， ou muito violentas。 É um livro policial mais de boa。 Embora tenha gatilho para suícidio。Jazz Hunter é uma detetive， que após um divórcio difícil， passou um ano no exterior。 Ela é chamada por seu chefe Norton， para investigar um caso em Norfolk， num internato。 Um aluno foi encontrado morto em seu quarto uma manhã， devido a um ataque epiléptico。 Sabia-se que ele sofria da doença e tomava medicação regular para isso。 Foi considerado um acidente até que a autópsia revelou que ele tinha aspirina em seu corpo。 E todos sabiam que Charlie era alérgico à aspirina。 O mistério é bem cativante， e tem várias surpresas no livro。 Eu não suspeitei do assassino。 Fala sobre o bullying e o trauma psicológico sofrido por alguns alunos， a autora também destacou questões de dependência de álcool。Super recomendo esse livro， foi uma das melhores leituras do ano。 Fiquei super interessada na leitura， e indico muito。 。。。more
Kate
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For the moment Jazz Hunter's book here is a standalone。 I would love to see how this could progress but the chances of it happening are highly unlikely。 An absolutely excellent lead。 So British which I as a Brit love。 The writing the wording， the world and the characters were just great。 For the moment Jazz Hunter's book here is a standalone。 I would love to see how this could progress but the chances of it happening are highly unlikely。 An absolutely excellent lead。 So British which I as a Brit love。 The writing the wording， the world and the characters were just great。 。。。more
Jan Rutherford
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This book kept me awake for hours！ A good story well told。 The characters were interesting， and the plot kept moving。 I wasn't surprised to find the guilty party， but it took me longer than the Detective Inspector！ This book kept me awake for hours！ A good story well told。 The characters were interesting， and the plot kept moving。 I wasn't surprised to find the guilty party， but it took me longer than the Detective Inspector！ 。。。more
Maret
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4。25 starsI love Lucinda Rileys's books and this one is her first mystery book that was written in 2006 and published now by her son。 I am a huge fan of her historical fiction novels and was not surprised that she could also write fantastic mysteries。Inspector Hunter takes a new case to solve the death of one of the students in Fleat House at St Stephen's school in Norfolk。 Charles， who suffered from epilepsy， was found dead in his room。 The autopsy revealed that he died because of an allergic r 4。25 starsI love Lucinda Rileys's books and this one is her first mystery book that was written in 2006 and published now by her son。 I am a huge fan of her historical fiction novels and was not surprised that she could also write fantastic mysteries。Inspector Hunter takes a new case to solve the death of one of the students in Fleat House at St Stephen's school in Norfolk。 Charles， who suffered from epilepsy， was found dead in his room。 The autopsy revealed that he died because of an allergic reaction to aspirin。 Further investigations lead to new connections pointing that this was not a tragic accident but it was a murder。 The story gets even more complex when a school tutor is found dead in his house followed by disappearance of Rory， a younger student bullied by Charles。 Jazz Hunter is solving one mystery to only discover another one。 There is so much more to this story that made me read page after page eager to find what's next to come。 This twisty and full of secrets mystery kept me engaged from the first page to the last。 Very nicely written， interesting and absorbing mystery。 With 576 pages， I didn't notice when the book was over。 I cherish every book written by Lucinda and feel so sad there won't be more books to come。 。。。more
Malin
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The story is fine， the writing is awful。 Lengthy info dumps in the form of both unrealistic dialogue and just straight up small biographies of the characters。 It's also very obvious that it was written over 15 years ago when the characters talk about things like "this is how women are"， "that's a man thing" and the horrible "boys will be boys" attitude when talking about bullying。 And none of this is challenged in any way。 The story is fine， the writing is awful。 Lengthy info dumps in the form of both unrealistic dialogue and just straight up small biographies of the characters。 It's also very obvious that it was written over 15 years ago when the characters talk about things like "this is how women are"， "that's a man thing" and the horrible "boys will be boys" attitude when talking about bullying。 And none of this is challenged in any way。 。。。more
Krissy
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Thank you to Blue Box Press， Macmillan， and Net Galley for the eARC。Going into this novel I was not aware that the author had recently passed away， nor that this was a novel they wrote years ago and was given an edit and published posthumously by her son。 I have only ever read The Royal Secret by this author in the past which is also a mystery， and had a fantastic time with that one as well。 This book starts out with a suspicious death of a student at a boarding school with a past。 A detective i Thank you to Blue Box Press， Macmillan， and Net Galley for the eARC。Going into this novel I was not aware that the author had recently passed away， nor that this was a novel they wrote years ago and was given an edit and published posthumously by her son。 I have only ever read The Royal Secret by this author in the past which is also a mystery， and had a fantastic time with that one as well。 This book starts out with a suspicious death of a student at a boarding school with a past。 A detective is brought in who has had a pervious bump in the road in the force and is coming back from some time away。 Although the death of said student was originally deemed an accident， information soon comes to light that there many be more to the story。 As the investigation gets more complex， and more people are brought into the web of the investigation with some very interesting links， the stakes begin to get higher and higher。What i really liked about this book was how flawed all of the characters were。 How the story kept me guessing until the end。 The importance of family was prevalent through the book which I always appreciate。 My only critique was there were too many characters and some of them were not fully fleshed out and felt very one dimensional。 。。。more
Ellie （bookmadbarlow）
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I have read and loved the first few Seven Sister books so I grabbed at the chance to read this one prior to publication。This one is slightly different from the authors usual books， being a police procedural， but it was entertaining and left me guessing for most of the book， with plenty of twists and turns along the way。Jazz Hunter has moved to Norfolk away from London and her ex who constantly undermined her on the force。 A local boy is found dead and his father pulls some strings to get the Lon I have read and loved the first few Seven Sister books so I grabbed at the chance to read this one prior to publication。This one is slightly different from the authors usual books， being a police procedural， but it was entertaining and left me guessing for most of the book， with plenty of twists and turns along the way。Jazz Hunter has moved to Norfolk away from London and her ex who constantly undermined her on the force。 A local boy is found dead and his father pulls some strings to get the London police and in turn Jazz to investigate。 Everyone seemed a bit dodgy and there was lots of leads to follow。There was maybe slightly too many characters for me to keep up with， but overall it was enjoyable once I got into it。 。。。more
Zoe
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4。5 Stars！ Riveting， meticulous， and unpredictable！In this latest novel by Riley， The Murders at Fleat House， she transports us to Norfolk， England， home to St。 Stephen’s School， an elite boarding school that has all the usual fare， entitled students， unrelenting bullies， ghost stories， favouritism， and a history of scandals， violence， and death that may be about to repeat itself。The writing is sharp and tight。 The characters are vulnerable， troubled， and multilayered。 And the plot is a suspense 4。5 Stars！ Riveting， meticulous， and unpredictable！In this latest novel by Riley， The Murders at Fleat House， she transports us to Norfolk， England， home to St。 Stephen’s School， an elite boarding school that has all the usual fare， entitled students， unrelenting bullies， ghost stories， favouritism， and a history of scandals， violence， and death that may be about to repeat itself。The writing is sharp and tight。 The characters are vulnerable， troubled， and multilayered。 And the plot is a suspenseful， twisty tale filled with manipulation， familial drama， deception， lies， neglect， jealousy， secrets， revelations， vengeance， mayhem， and murder。The passing of Lucinda Riley in the middle of last year was a tremendous loss for the literary world， and it’s an honour to be able to read anything she wrote。 The Murders at Fleat House is not the typical novel we’ve seen from Riley in the past several years as she swept us away into the stories of The Seven Sisters， but it is nevertheless a clever， tortuous， cunning page-turner that kept me guessing from the very first page and ultimately left me surprised， satisfied， and thoroughly entertained。Thank you to PGC Books for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Aylavella
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3，5 estrellas
K Saju
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My younger one is a big fan of the "seven sisters' series and when I saw a murder mystery by the same author I was intrigued enough to ask for an ARC。 My thanks to Netgalley for providing me the opportunity to review the book based on my personal opinion。While Lucinda has since passed by， her son has done an admirable job in maintaining the narrative and character set。 This is a good book to enjoy with lots of probable suspects and multiple turns and twists。 One of the books which you would defi My younger one is a big fan of the "seven sisters' series and when I saw a murder mystery by the same author I was intrigued enough to ask for an ARC。 My thanks to Netgalley for providing me the opportunity to review the book based on my personal opinion。While Lucinda has since passed by， her son has done an admirable job in maintaining the narrative and character set。 This is a good book to enjoy with lots of probable suspects and multiple turns and twists。 One of the books which you would definitely enjoy reading thorough again and again。Recommended read。 。。。more
The Cats’ Mother
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The death of Lucinda Riley from cancer at the age of only 56 last year truly is a tragedy - not just for her family， but for the Bookloving World - she was at the height of her success with the Seven Sisters series， and who knows what else she would’ve gone on to write。 This， her only crime novel， was written in 2006， and while complete， was not “finished”。 Her son， Harry Whittaker， a writer himself， explains in the foreword that his dilemma was whether to publish it as it was， or rewrite and up The death of Lucinda Riley from cancer at the age of only 56 last year truly is a tragedy - not just for her family， but for the Bookloving World - she was at the height of her success with the Seven Sisters series， and who knows what else she would’ve gone on to write。 This， her only crime novel， was written in 2006， and while complete， was not “finished”。 Her son， Harry Whittaker， a writer himself， explains in the foreword that his dilemma was whether to publish it as it was， or rewrite and update it。 He chose to honour his mother by leaving it unchanged， which I respect， but it means that this is not as good as it could’ve been with comprehensive editing and correction of various mistakes。 She was such a compelling story-teller however， that this was still a very enjoyable mystery。DI Jazz Hunter has quit the Metropolitan Police after the break-up of her marriage to a fellow detective， and moved to the Norfolk countryside to renovate an old cottage and contemplate her future。 When her former boss requests that she investigate the sudden death of a pupil at a posh local boarding school， she relishes the opportunity to take the lead without her annoying ex undermining her。 Charlie Cavendish， a notorious bully， appears to be the victim of a tablet substitution， but was it accidental or intentional？ Then a member of staff is found dead， and one of Charlie’s victims disappears。 The more Jazz learns， the more complicated the case becomes， when everyone she interviews has a secret - and one of them is a killer…If you’ve read any of the Seven Sisters historical drama novels， you’ll recognise elements of the plot here - love affairs forbidden by the constraints of the past， secret babies， thwarted relationships & complicated family dynamics。 This is an elaborately constructed murder mystery with multiple suspects but mostly hidden motives。 I guessed relatively early who the perpetrator would turn out to be， and had worked out many of the twists - some rather painfully obvious to a crime thriller junkie like me - far ahead of our intrepid DI。 For this reason， I would recommend this most to fans of Riley’s who don’t usually read much crime。 While not what I would call a cosy mystery， it’s got minimal gore or violence， but plenty of intrigue。 The romance is similarly low-key， but it’s there， and I liked that most characters got the endings they deserved。As mentioned， there are various mistakes， legal， forensic and medical， which should’ve been picked up by beta readers or the editor， and some rather glaring plot holes around who should’ve recognised whom， and what should’ve been obvious to the detectives much earlier on。 It’s also about 100 pages too long for a thriller - if you took out all the mentions of coffee - characters thinking about it， offering it， making it， and drinking it， you’d be halfway there， and there was also an unnecessary and uninteresting illness in the protagonists family that went on too long。 Jazz was an appealing main character， as were her sidekicks， and it is a shame they won’t get further adventures unless Harry decides to continue this as a series - I’m sure there are plenty of lesser known crime writers who would happily collaborate to make the most of Riley’s name on the cover。 Speaking of covers - the one shown on GoodReads， of an isolated stone hut， while not unattractive， bears no relation to the plot！ 3。5 rounded up for good writing。Thanks to NetGalley and AuthorBuzz for the ARC。 I am posting this honest review voluntarily。 The Murders at Fleat House is published on May 26th。 。。。more
Aria Harlow
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This authors writing is so engaging and draws you in right from the start， it was an absolutely gripping read。 Twisty， mysterios and unpredictable。 I loved it。
Annarella
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It's a cozy mystery like story and I throughly enjoyed it。Lucinda Riley was an excellent storyteller and this story kept me hooked and guessing。I liked the solid mystery and the characters。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine It's a cozy mystery like story and I throughly enjoyed it。Lucinda Riley was an excellent storyteller and this story kept me hooked and guessing。I liked the solid mystery and the characters。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Vishnupriya Balasubramainian
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