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A Ghost in the Machine

Midsomer Murders, Book 7

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A Ghost in the Machine

By: Caroline Graham
Narrated by: John Hopkins
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For all its old-fashioned charm, Forbes Abbot is far from the close-knit community that ex-Londoners Mallory and Kate Lawson expected. In this village, everyday squabbles can quickly turn to murder.

As the couple begins to settle into their new life away from the big city, it isn't long until they're thrown into the horror and mayhem of a true Midsomer Murders mystery.

Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby has encountered many intriguing cases in his years on the force, but soon he will discover that the incident of the ghost in the machine is the most challenging of them all.

©2004 Caroline Graham (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Crime Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Police Procedural Tie-in Fiction Mystery Haunted

Critic Reviews

'[A Ghost in the Machine] allows us to admire the novelist's wit and her ability to create exasperatingly real characters before getting down to the policing.' (Sunday Telegraph)
'A mystery of which Agatha Christie would have been proud.' (The Times)

'Tension builds, bitchery flares, resentment seethes...lots of atmosphere, colourful characters and fair clues.' (Mail on Sunday)

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A Mix of Feeling n Thought

I enjoyed this book as I did the previous six, character driven and unusual in its ways, it had its ups and downs, there was aspects I wasn't overly fond or surprised by like the murder itself but the characters make up for that aspect of the mystery which was also sort of the case for the previous books, the way Caroline Graham writes these strange, quirky characters is brilliant, unexpected character development abound, some are fun and silly and others are complex and infuriating. for me I love the characters of her books a great deal and become invested in them fully. I am a little sad and disappointed that this is the last of the series but in some ways it works and feels all the more right for just how odd this one was at parts.

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Vivid and memorable

Very well written with so many interesting characters and personalities. I only wish there were more books!

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