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An Assassination on the Agenda

A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 11

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An Assassination on the Agenda

By: T E Kinsey
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
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They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder.

July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the Farley-Strouds. The only fly in the idyllic ointment seems to be the lack of musical entertainment for the forthcoming summer party—until, that is, Lady Hardcastle’s brother Harry calls with news of a murder.

Harry dispatches them to Bristol on behalf of the Secret Service Bureau, with instructions to prevent the local police from uncovering too much about the victim. It seems an intriguing mystery—all the more so when they find a connection between the killer and an impending visit from an Austrian trade delegation, set to feature a very important guest…

Summoned to London to help with some very important security arrangements, the intrepid duo will have to navigate sceptical bureaucrats, Cockney gangsters and shadowy men in distinctive hats in their attempts to foil an explosive—and internationally significant—threat.

©2024 T E Kinsey. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Amateur Sleuths Cosy Historical Mystery Women Sleuths Witty Crime Murder

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Critic reviews

“Longtime series narrator Elizabeth Knowelden's performance brings two occasional government agents to life: Lady Hardcastle, a genteel widow with a less-than-genteel past, and Florence Armstrong, her companion and confidante, who is also a martial arts expert.… Knowelden's Lady Hardcastle is gentility itself—until she's faced with blatant misogyny. Then the quick-witted lady becomes charming steel. Florence gets just the right mix of toughness and savvy, while Knowelden's secondary characters have genuine personalities. Fun listening.” —AudioFile Magazine
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Not the most complex or fastest moving of plots but the sheer joy of listening to the banter between Lady Hardcastle and Flo more than makes up for it.

Another good helping of Lady Hardcastle and Flo

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Long awaited but worth it as always! My favourite author in this genre and hands down my favourite narrator too - such a pairing can’t be beaten and with clever plots, great wit and ongoing character building I will as always, eagerly await the next instalment……

Brilliant as always!

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love this book series, well written, interesting characters and plot- highly recommend! British eccentricity - I want to be friends with them.

witty

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Absolutely brilliant story. I love this series and this latest book has certainly made an impression. The story is slightly different this time, and we see Lady H and Flo in a slightly different set of circumstances to the other books. Anyone who has followed this series will know they're in semi-retirement from an exciting life as spys and we are usually teased with tales of past adventures whilst they solve some mystery. But this time we follow them as they're set to work as spys again.

Another brilliant Lady Hardcastle story!

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Another great story in this series they are so well written and a joy to listen to, I couldn't recommend highly enough

Wonderful

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Another great hook about the ladies sleuthing exploits. Can't wait for the next one.

brilliant

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It did take a while to get going but once underway it was a very thrilling ride to the end!

Another gripping story in the series

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I absolutely love this series and the latest story is no exception. Wonderfully written and brought perfectly to life by the narrator. Her character voices are all identifiable and each is absolutely suited to the characters as written. The giggles and guffaws just keep coming, while the story itself, based clearly in historical fact and potential possibility, is no less serious for the humour, and no less gripping with its amount of appropriate peril.
This is one of Audible’s best double-acts, the perfect bringing together of author and narrator. I hope the author continues to write these wonderful books and the same narrator continues to bring them so wonderfully to life. Thank you both and thank you Audible.

Simply marvellous daahling!

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I really enjoyed this, it’s humorous, clever and left me wanting the next one!!! The narrator as ever was perfect!

So glad to have Flo and Lady Hardcastle back

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Definitely the best in the genre the characters are larger than life, the mystery entertaining and the banter between Lady H and Floss is sometimes hilarious and thats not to forget the little tidbits of historical facts that the writer gives us as the story progresses.

loved every moment, a real delight

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