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Murder At The Fete (A Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by C T Mitchell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 out of 5 stars 160 ratings

"Poisoning is not random. It's personal"


In the essence of British detective mysteries, Murder at the Fete is the first of the murder mystery short stories by C T Mitchell which introduces us to Lady Margaret Turnbull, amateur private investigator.

UK born Lady Margaret Turnbull, the owner of Lawler’s Loft bed and breakfast, is a guest culinary judge at a village fete in Bangalow, Australia when a patron drops dead; poisoned after sampling a prize winning strawberry tart.

Tom Sullivan leads the detective investigation and initially diagnoses that Mrs. Davies died from a heart attack. But village busy body and part time woman sleuth Maggie Turnbull has other ideas, which to the annoyance of Detective Sullivan are usually right.

“Poisoning is not random. It’s a private, personal affair” is Maggie Turnbull’s credo for which she must untangle a web of lies and secrets that will require her to re-visit a 30 year old case to catch today’s perpetrator.

Murder mystery novels Australian author C T Mitchell masterfully creates a feast of twists and turns in this culinary mystery that will keep you guessing right to the end. Come sample this culinary cozy mysteryfrom a sleepy village Down Under.
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  1. Book 1 of 11
    A Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mystery
  2. Print length
    29 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 28, 2015
  5. File size
    611 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B012V8HMAO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wood Duck Media (July 28, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 611 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 29 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 out of 5 stars 160 ratings

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C T Mitchell

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C T Mitchell is an Amazon bestselling author of mystery short reads and novels with a thriller edge. He is multiple 5 star recipient in the 2017 Readers Choice Awards for his novel Murder Secret (formerly published as Breaking Point).

Street educated, Australian-born C T Mitchell has traveled the world in his business dealings as a real estate negotiator encountering many interesting characters; some outright crooks. He brings these experiences as well as a love for mystery thrillers to his writing.

His fast-paced Detective Jack Creek Mysteries weave together traditional police procedural practice, global locations, and a hint of thrillers. Described by readers as “Rebus in a Valentino suit" Jack Creed is the ‘hard copper’ you want on your case.

Dead Shot #1

Dead Ringer #2

Dead Wrong #3

Dead Boss #4

Dead Stakes #5

Dead Lucky #6

Dead Silence #7

Murder Secret #8

C T Mitchell also writes cozy mysteries.

Lady Margaret Turnbull, the 50 something, widow, is the bane of Detective Tom Sullivan’s life, but usually solves his cases. He’s secretly appreciative.

Murder at the Fete #1

Murder in the Village #2

Murder in the Cemetery #3

Murder in the Valley #4

Murder at the Manor #5

Murder Shot #6

Two more cozy mystery series featuring Kate Mackenzie’s Sugar N Spice Cupcake Company and Selena Sharma Mysteries are also on Amazon.

C T Mitchell splits his time in both Brisbane and Cabarita Beach - a sleepy seaside village in northern NSW, Australia - the home of his award winning books. To grab two free mystery bestsellers, please visit www.CTMitchellBooks.com , or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

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  • ArmyMomof3
    4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015
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    Cute mystery! A pretty quick read.
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  • Judy J. Burkhardt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Watcj what you eat at the Fete
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016
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    Lady Margaret comes to the rescue again. Good characters and of course, dead bodies. The police try so hard, but Lady Margaret just comes up with the right ideas and suggestions. As with all CT's books, there's a beginning , middle and end. Easy to read and leaves you wanting to read the next book. Highly recommended.
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  • Glenys M
    2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2015
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    Short story - very predictable and along exactly the same lines as the authors other books.
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  • Betsy
    1.0 out of 5 stars Forget It!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2015
    This is a poorly written story, too short and the main character is annoying! I won't be reading anymore of these.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Short story
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2015
    Very good and interesting characters bring the mystery twist of this book as one you can enjoy quickly and smile about the two main characters.
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  • bonnie DALE keck
    2.0 out of 5 stars 1 of 6 currently out as far as I know
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2017
    Not Kindle Unlimited so must be from one of my freebie site giveaways. The review talks a good bit about the first book but also about the 4 set all together so there are parts about book 2, 3, and 4.

    Just in to the start of the book and had to stop to start notes; no, book smarts/high marks and grades do not equate to overall smarts/intelligence, and know this for a fact in that I have been rated Mensa IQ and there is plenty I don't 'get' and some just refuse to learn because it doesn't suit me. If the Detective Inspector was as affected by a childhood hit and run crime so much that he went in to law enforcement rather than the family fishing business, it hardly makes sense that he would be overly affected by who or how actually solved a crime, even if it wasn't him. "Once the judges will have awarded the prizes, she has already put her name down to purchase six of Mrs. Grant's scones." Huh? “Her scones are the best in the county,” she tells her nephew, keeping her voice low so as not offend old man Shepherd who considers himself this year’s champion scone maker. Simon, whose favorite meal is a hamburger and fries, shrugs but smiles at his aunt’s delighted face. “Thank you, dear,” Maggie crooned without looking at the young man. “You’re welcome, Auntie.” Maggie spun carefully to see Simon, who had arrived early to spend time with her before the festivities got started. “You little! Come here and give me a kiss.” He leaned toward her, careful not to knock the pie from her hands, and kissed her on the cheek." Was he or was he not already there, huh? Then again, “Wow, they’ve really outdone themselves, this year. Mrs. Grant’s scones are the best in the county… will you put me down for six of them, sweetie?" Huh, didn't it just say she'd already done that. Then why is the story talking about why anyone would want to kill the woman, after it beign said that it appeared as if she simply choked so not murder.

    This is a 4 book set, Murder at the Manor: A Lady Margaret Turnbull Cozy Mystery Book (International Cozy Mysteries 5) is the one after, and I have them all for some reason, and in to the second book there are still glaring issues such as noted above, including "pulled out the one that lived near his hand," {aunt, probably}, and the jarring switch from in tenses in the stories are really bad including some withdrawing a knife and it only leaving a large stain but nothing more then "The woman had bitten her lower the Lismore Police Station." along with many other sentences that made no sense at all either such as "sherry into a tea class". The lack of quote marks or a wrong break in those or wrong use of quoted material and quotation marks is just as bad plus totally ignoring earlier written dialogue that shows the one guy put the smile on the female's face himself, after she was dead. How many times are we to be subjected to the same details, that even from book to book story would grate and more so in collection, when most was just filler to begin with. Also, if the person is a 'local' why would they talk about having been in the other city because they wouldn't have been in the other city. This is a consolidation of each of the 'mystery' books or otherwise the review would be longer than the short books set. It goes on and on for 4, thankfully, shortish books {never review what I don't read, and has to be all the way through}. These were not murder mysteries, and they weren't cozies; it was bad attempts to pad actual stories for length but not real content.
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  • C. Robertson
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2015
    Boring.. Short story
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2015
    Very entertaining and well written.
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  • Alison Wilkin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ok read, very easy read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2016
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    This is the first book I have read by C T Mitchell, and it was a good book. Very easy read and the story line was quick and easy on the brain. I will read the other stories in the series"A Lady Margaret Turnbull mysteries.
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  • A. Back
    3.0 out of 5 stars A bit basic.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2018
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    A book that was ok to read whilst on holiday, but I found it a bit basic and soon finished, and the result wasn't hard to assume.
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  • Mr A C L CLEAR
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good but short.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2015
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    Very much a Miss Marple/Agatha Raisin story but still very enjoyable. Unfortunately I mistakenly thought this was a full length book not a short story so was surprised when all of a sudden it had finished.
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  • AlanaJ
    2.0 out of 5 stars It could have been a really good story if only there had been more substance to ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2015
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    I didn't realise this book was a short story. I'd downloaded it to start reading whilst I was waiting to be called for my hospital appointment. By the time I was called I had finished the story - it took an hour. It could have been a really good story if only there had been more substance to it and a lot more chapters.
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  • Mrs C A Hague
    1.0 out of 5 stars Such poor writing, I only managed two pages of it.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2016
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    I read the first couple of pages of this and gave up.

    The writing is well below the standard I'd expect from a professional novelist - in fact I've read fan fiction with a far superior standard of writing. The author seems never to have heard of the expression "show, don't tell" and opens the book with a massive infodump. I don't know what they progressed to as I gave up before I got that far.

    Also, "uncomfortableness" is not a word - "discomfort" is what you're looking for. If anyone else is foolish enough to pay for this book, I strongly suggest the authoe uses the proceeds to buy a dictionar, a thesaurus and a style guide.

    This book serves as a salutary reminder to read the preview pages before parting with any cash.

    Avoid, avoid, avoid.
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