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    Every Trick in the Rook
    Every Trick in the Rook
    Every Trick in the Rook
    Audiobook8 hours

    Every Trick in the Rook

    Written by Marty Wingate

    Narrated by Beverley A. Crick

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    About this audiobook

    Julia Lanchester is flying high. She's nesting with her boyfriend, Michael Sedgwick, and she's found her niche as manager of the tourist center in her picturesque British village. Thanks to all her hard work, visitor traffic was up-way up. Her reward is an even more hectic schedule. Michael's busy, too, traveling all over as the personal assistant to Julia's father, celebrity ornithologist Rupert Lanchester. With precious little time together, Julia's romantic weekend with Michael can't come soon enough.

    But the getaway is spoiled when Julia's ex-husband is found murdered on her boss's estate. And after a witness reports seeing Michael near the scene of the crime, the press descends, printing lies and wreaking havoc. To protect Julia, Michael vanishes into thin air, leaving her to pick up the slack on Rupert's show and track down the real killer-even if it means putting herself in the flight path of a vicious predator.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 25, 2018
    ISBN9781977383976
    Every Trick in the Rook

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    • 3/5
      I really like these books, very enjoyable. However, this time it was so clearly obvious who the killer was almost from the beginning. I wasn’t sure if that was the plan or not. We’re we supposed to know?? Julia is smarter in previous books. It was frustrating to wait for the main character to finally figure it out.
    • 3/5
      This is the third book in the Birds of a Feather cozy mystery series by Marty Wingate. I have read a book from Marty's other series, Potting Shed Mystery, but this is my first book from this series. I thought this was an enjoyable little mystery. The setting, a small English village, was great. I loved the look at life in a small village. It seems so nice and cozy.

      Julia Lanchester is trying to go on a weekend getaway with her boyfriend, Michael Sedgwick. Her father is Rupert Lanchester, a famous ornithologist, and Michael works as his assistant. Unfortunately, their holiday is cut short when the dead body of Julia's ex husband turns up at the estate where she works. Julia has to contend with suspicion falling on her and Michael, as well as aggressive tabloid journalists bent on making her life hell.

      This was a nice book. The bird facts were interesting. I really liked the introduction of the young girl, Tennyson, and her rook, Alfie. A rook is a large bird, like a raven, and Alfie is very smart. He ends up playing a role in solving the mystery. This is not the best cozy mystery I have read, but it is an enjoyable way to spend an evening.

      I received a free ARC from NetGalley
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed the first two books in this series quite a bit so was looking forward to finally having the time to read this one. Unfortunately, this one did not live up to the first two. The best part of this story was the rook, Alphie who assists in solving the murder. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad story, just not a great one.

      Julia's ex-husband, Nick turns up dead on the summer resort in the village where she lives and works. Why was he there? Did Julia meet with him? Why was he trying to get a hold of both Julia and Michael, her boyfriend? There were a lot of questions, red herrings and drama in this story. When Michael is questioned about the murder, he decides it would be best for Julia if he moved out, this was something both Julia and I wondered about. Julia is not so much a sleuth in this book but a good observer. She ends up putting herself in a bad situation (we expect that in a cozy, right?) due to her nosiness, but all turns out well in the end. I did not suspect the killer until near the end of the book, but then it became pretty obvious. I will read the next book in this series, because I know how good they can be, unfortunately, this was not the best in the series.
    • 5/5
      **SOME SPOILERS AHEAD!!**Julia Lanchester is the manager of the TIC (Tourist Information Center) on the estate of the Earl of Fotheringill. Her boyfriend Michael Sedgwick works for her father Rupert who is a famous British avian expert with his own television show, A Bird in the Hand. Since their schedules are very different - Michael is gone quite a bit traveling with Rupert - they've managed to snag a weekend away together. But before their weekend is over, they're contacted by both Rupert and the police and need to return immediately.The reason? Julia's ex-husband Nick Hawkins has been found dead on the Fotheringill estate, and the police want to know why he had a photo of Julia and Michael on his person and if they know anything about the murder. While they both deny any knowledge of Nick's unexpected arrival from his isolated home on St. Kilda in the Hebrides they're now being hounded by 'journos' - those of the magazine rag profession (tabloids) who make up headlines when they can't locate the truth (or don't care to look).In order to protect Julia from the jackals and unwanted press, Michael (whom they have decided is guilty of the murder) leaves her, hoping to draw them off with him. Her one saving grace is a young girl named Tennyson who has a pet Rook (of the Corvid family) named Alfie, who is both intelligent and protective, and a master of learned tricks. He's taken a liking to Julia and leaves gifts for her in the pocket of her Mackintosh. In fact, he's taken such a liking to her, he shows his displeasure of the journos whenever they come near (if you get my drift).With her life slowly unraveling before her Julia refuses to allow the police to take their time in finding the true killer and searches for clues herself. But she doesn't count on being the next target on the killer's list, and it's almost too late before she realizes the person she's been looking for has been using clever tricks of their own...I enjoyed reading this book immensely. The characters are given depth; they are believable and have faults like everyone else, which makes them more human somehow. You can sense the caring that surrounds Julia, from her father to her friends, and while she tries to do it all by herself, there are still those that watch out for her throughout, which makes for a delightful read.While it may seem to some that the tabloids shouldn't have had this much interest in Julia's ex-husband, we must remember that Rupert is very famous indeed, Julia works for an Earl, and the body was found on the latter's estate. Those things do make news. Not to mention the fact that there was someone who was 'feeding the fire' as it were, and keeping the interest alive. Keeping that in mind will help you enjoy the story.This is the third book in the series, following The Rhyme of the Magpie and Empty Nest. This time around, Ms. Wingate has given us a story that merges love and hate together, drawing them tightly into a tale of suspense and uncertainty, and keeps the reader drawn into the narrative until the very end. When we finally discover the murderer, it is a reason that is as old as time, but always relevant; and it never ceases to amaze me what can be created in the human mind. Highly recommended.