Cold reading murder – written by R. J. Lee, read by Cici Dee
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Who knew learning to play Bridge could be so deadly?
This is a fab light mystery to read and listen to. Set in the southern states of America in the city of Rosalie – Mississippi way – this mystery occurs just after the lavish ‘who’s who’, country club wedding of Police Chief Bax Winchester’s only daughter Wendy to rising police star detective Ross Rierson. The wedding was the epitome of Southern charm and glamour, the bride was understated beauty, poise and elegance and the groom handsome and everyone’s friend. Wendy a crime reporter on the local newspaper is friend to all as well a keen Bridge player at the Rosalie Country Club where’s she asked to please tutor a group of newbie Bridge players. Amongst the group is a mysterious and flamboyant new comer Aurelia Spangler who has rented a local manor house that’s reportedly haunted.
Aurelia insists the group attend her stately home ‘High Bluff’ for their lessons. Aurelia welcomes everyone warmly with lavish catering including a well-stocked wet bar and the added treat of a cold reading. Aurelia claims to be physic. One-by-one the group receive incredibly accurate but harmless cold reading revelations which they excitedly share till someone returns silent and pale from their reading. Everyone is dumb-struck and worried fearing bad luck but no one expects someone to be murdered. Have the legendary stories of unexplained deaths and ghostly sightings at ‘High Bluff’ been true and now claimed another victim? Or is something more at play? If anyone can track down this killer it’s Wendy, her new hubby and dear old Dad the Police Chief.
Light but intriguing and I loved the Southern accents, history and details – 5 outta 5 from me.