The Murders at Fleat House: A compelling mystery from the author of the million-copy bestselling The Seven Sisters series

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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. The Murders At Fleat House was highly anticipated by me, along with many Lucinda Riley fans, the moment we found out that she had a previously written and unpublished novel at the time of her very sad passing. 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. Daily Mail This is a thrilling whodunit for crime fans, and another Lucinda Riley legacy to treasure

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I am so glad The Murders at Fleat House was published posthumously . It's one of my favourite reads and I will certainly be buying a hard copy to sit beside Lucinda Riley's other books on my shelves. Absorbing family sagas set in glamorous locations . . . A perfect beach read -- The Daily Mail on The Butterfly Room Gut konstruiert konnte mich dieser Krimi mit seinem ausgefeilten Setting begeistern...manchmal holperte der Spannungsbogen etwas, da sehr viele Nebenhandlungen sehr ausführlich beschrieben werden...It is not long before another death occurs at the school. One of the masters, Hugh Daneman, is found dead in his study. This one is clearly a suicide but it is still unsettling. One of the younger pupils, Rory Millar, is clearly distressed and frightened. His parents have just divorced and Rory is desperate to see his father, David, who has embraced alcohol again. To top it all off, Julian Forbes, a lawyer who has moved in with Rory’s mother is found dead in the cellar at the school, the same cellar where a young boy killed himself 25 years ago. This one is clearly a murder and greatly muddies the waters! We follow a murder that happened to a boy and we get through some tangled nets, leading to a following suicide and another murder. An unforgettable and spellbinding story of family secrets, war, love and sacrifice, moving between Ireland and London in 1940, 1958 and 2019. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Santa Montefiore and Louise Douglas. Though she brought up her four children mostly in Norfolk in England, in 2015 Lucinda fulfilled her dream of buying a remote farmhouse in West Cork, Ireland, which she always felt was her spiritual home, and indeed this was where her last five books were written. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died in June 2021.

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However, one manuscript remained unpublished. Lucinda’s first and only crime novel, which she wrote while her children were young, sixteen years ago. A cross between a police procedural and a murder mystery but not quite a Cozy, the likable characters out number the unappealing ones. No overt details or descriptions either. Sometimes I’m in the mood for a maze type book without much bloodshed and the parameters fit perfectly here.Mum has not had that opportunity in the case of The Murders at Fleat House. As such, I faced a quandary when taking the decision to release this book. Sadly, Lucinda passed away before she could finish the eighth and final book in her Seven Sisters series, and so entrusted its secrets to her eldest son, Harry, who completed Lucinda’s final novel to ensure her fans could complete the journey they embarked upon with her. I admired her and her parents a lot! Tom, her father, was one of my favourite side characters in this book. Such a humorous man. 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… This isn’t exactly a cozy mystery or fully police procedural. It’s a blend of two, which I find very interesting.

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The first Lucinda Riley book I ever read (almost 10 years ago) was The Midnight Rose. And the rest, as they say, is history. Then, another body is discovered. And the person also has a connection to Fleat House. What is going on at St Stephens? In the case of The Olive Tree and The Butterfly Room, Lucinda undertook extensive rewrites (as any author revisiting a project after a decade would wish to),” he said.

BookReview Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry @Tamara_Morgan @PPPress #BuriedinaGoodBook #TamaraBerry #BytheBookMysteries #inkedinpoison The murders at Fleat House is a thriller that kept me at the edge of my seat from beginning to end! Spannend und wirklich flüssig zu lesen...Schade, dass es durch den frühen Tod Lucinda Rileys wahrscheinlich keine Fortsetzung mit der symphatischen Ermittlerin Jazz geben wird....

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Jazz is a great character, and it saddens me to think she may not have more books. I love the multiple shades in her arc. 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. Jazz is likeable and relatable, and her ex is a total tosser who irritated me, but his presence gave Jazz the closure she needed to move to the next chapter in her life! I only wish there was more, but the last chapter is a pretty good indicator as to how things will go for her.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, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss. Esta historia la escribió en 2006 y ha sido recuperada por su hijo junto con otras dos. Una pena que no la publicara antes y que no haya escrito nada más de este género. 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.