Bastei Entertainment
Featuring: Sarah Edwards; Jack Brennan; Zoe Harding
78 pages ISBN: 3732508498 EAN: 9783732508495 Kindle: B00XC0J0X8 e-Book Add to Wish List
Pelham Farm and Repton Hall in the English countryside
have
been turned into a film location, in this lively mystery
in
the 'Cherringham' series. Soldiers, horses, armour,
swords,
a fair lady... talk about exciting! But the pretend Civil
War hides a real danger, and more than one accident
occurs
on set before the FINAL CUT.
Sarah Edwards is a busy divorced mother of two, working
at
web design, and while she's pleased that the filming
creates jobs, it does make getting around the village
difficult. Her young son is keen to tell her all about
the
day he's watched, including an actress getting thrown off
her horse. Then Sarah is asked to consult for real on the
serious incidents plaguing the set. Her American friend
Jack Brennan, a former NYPD homicide detective, has been
approached by the actress who was nearly hurt. This lady
Zoe Harding believes something sinister is at work.
While nobody in the film world will talk to outsiders,
the
enterprising Jack gets a place as Zoe's driver, so now
he's
one of the crew. He hopes to spot any risks or sabotage.
Period costume films are expensive, so why would anyone
be
trying to sabotage one? Or is there a personal motive
behind the attacks? Can Jack and Sarah figure it out
before
anyone gets badly hurt - or worse?
This is a short book in an ongoing series which began
with
MURDER ON THE THAMES, in which Sarah suffered the loss of
a
friend and Jack decided his cosy retirement was too
boring.
They came together to resolve the murder and have been
co-
operating on cases since. I feel that the Cotswolds are
a
good location for the series as the picturesque hills are
near London so a wide variety of people live in the area,
while the Thames River flows past as a reminder that the
city is not far away from the village. Stately homes
often
host filming to contribute to their upkeep.
Meeting the prop guys, the First Assistant Director, the
Hungarian producer and the publicity assistant, we
quickly
become immersed in the world of the film shoot. Matthew
Costello and Neil Richards have produced an enjoyable,
easy
reading book which doesn't take long to get to the heart
of
the action. But will you solve the case by the FINAL CUT?
When a big movie production comes to Cherringham,
complete with lords,
ladies, and flashing swords, the whole village is abuzz
with excitement.
But when a series of dangerous accidents threatens the
life of the young
lead, Zoe Harding, Sarah and Jack get involved. Are these
really
accidents? Or could they be something more sinister -
even deadly? Who is
trying to destroy the career of the beautiful young star
- and why?
-- Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens,
with a new mystery
thriller released each month. Set in the sleepy English
village of
Cherringham, the detective series brings together an
unlikely sleuthing
duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack.
Thrilling and
deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde
Pilcher meets
Inspector Barnaby. Each of the self-contained episodes is
a quick read
for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or
when curling up
with a hot cuppa.
-- For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series,
Lilian Jackson
Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer
Murders, and the
American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela
Lansbury.
-- Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew
Costello (based
in the US), are known for their script work on major
computer games. The
Cherringham crime series is their first fictional
transatlantic
collaboration.
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