Murder in Haunted Cornwall
On the eve of World War II, Dr. Benjamin Bones is at war with himself. While most young men are being sent away to fight the Germans, Ben is chosen to serve on English soil. Ordered to move to wild, beautiful Cornwall, he must trade his posh London office and stylish city life for the tiny village of Birdswing, population 1,221 souls. But leaving his home and shelving … and shelving his career ambitions aren’t the only sacrifices facing Ben. His unfaithful wife, Penny, is accompanying him to Cornwall in a last-ditch effort to save their marriage. But moments after their arrival, Penny is run down in the street, and Ben is almost fatally injured. And while the villagers assume Penny’s death to be an accident, Ben quickly deduces it was murder.
As he convalesces in Fenton House, which the locals call haunted, Ben meets Birdswing’s eccentric inhabitants. Mr. Gaston, the volunteer air warden, obsessed with defending his remote village against Nazi spies; Mrs. Cobblepot, a thoroughly practical housekeeper who believes in fairies; and Lady Juliet Linton, a prickly, headstrong aristocrat who won’t take no for an answer. While adapting to life during Britain’s “War at Home,” a time of ration books, victory gardens, bomb shelters, and the Blackout, Ben sets about solving the mystery of Penny’s murder—with a little help from Lady Juliet and the Fenton House ghost.
MARRIAGE CAN BE MURDER (Dr. Benjamin Bones Mysteries #1) is the new cozy mystery series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Emma Jameson.
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I love the Benjamin Bones series! Terrific characters, a touch of the supernatural, and murder in a small English community. Pure catnip for me!
I really liked this book. We read a lot in this household and we are hooked on this series. Highly recommend.
I have never given a written review of any of the books I have read on BookBub before this one. I am 71 years old and have been reading since I was very young. This was without a doubt one of the best books I have ever read. The best part was the laugh out loud humor throughout. I found myself reading it out loud to friends. Can’t wait to read …
A solid British mystery, solved by an interesting sleuth. During World War II, a young doctor is assigned to a village where his wife is well known but not admired. Newly arrived, he is run over by the same vehicle which kills his wife. He is badly injured and has only ragged memories of the event, but his recollections are sufficient to make …
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This series is in the cozy mystery genre, and they’re quite pleasant and interesting. Not as much fun as her Blue Ice series, which is on the edge of what I can tolerate in violence and gore.
I enjoyed this book very much! I love this author
This wasn’t one of my favorites.
I enjoyed the characters most of all in this story…they kept me coming back to find out more of what they were doing. A good “whodunit”, not expected.
Love love love!!! It takes place during WWII. It has murder and mystery! This is well written making you want to continue reading it!! Good job to the author!
I want to read more from this author-super original! The best mix of history,mystery and romance!
I really like stories from this time period, and this series has some interesting twist. Not your usual who done it.
I’d read another episode for sure.
Well rounded characters make me want to read more books by this author. The plot was NOT predictable! That makes it a FUN read. Loved this book. I wish there were more books like this out there!
This was as an fun , entertaining book to read! I really liked the characters and enjoyed the story!
It was more involved that I thought it would be at first, so I was pleasantly surprised.
Great series, good mystery
A great mystery with a bit of paranormal thrown in. I loved it and the characters, especially Dr Bones and Juliet. Will be reading more in this series.
A wonderful vintage cozy mystery. A must read.
Read all the Emma Jameson books. Enjoyed them all
I enjoyed this book and really it should be 3 1/2 stars. The one thing I didn’t really like about the story was a supernatural element. It seemed to me the only way the author could think of to get a piece of evidence into the story.