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Death in the Spires

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
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The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby died. Was killed. Murdered.

1905. A decade after the grisly murder of Oxford student Toby Feynsham, the case remains hauntingly unsolved. For Jeremy Kite, the crime not only stole his best friend, it destroyed his whole life. When an anonymous letter lands on his desk, accusing him of having killed Toby, Jem becomes obsessed with finally uncovering the truth.

Jem begins to track down the people who were there the night Toby died – a close circle of friends once known as the ‘Seven Wonders’ for their charm and talent – only to find them as tormented and broken as himself. All of them knew and loved Toby at Oxford. Could one of them really be his killer?

As Jem grows closer to uncovering what happened that night, his pursuer grows bolder, making increasingly terrifying attempts to silence him for good. Will exposing Toby's killer put to rest the shadows that have darkened Jem’s life for so long? Or will the gruesome truth only put him in more danger?

Some secrets are better left buried…

From the bestselling, acclaimed author of The Magpie Lord and The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen comes a chilling historical mystery with a sting in the tail. You won’t be able to put this gripping story down!

©2024 KJ Charles (P)2024 Storm Publishing
Historical Mystery Exciting Scary

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Great story, brilliant narration. Different to Charles' usual novels as it is not a romance but marvellous all the same. if you enjoyed The Secret History or If We Were Villains then youll like this.

KJ Charles delivers again!

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A wonderfully read audible, with an excellent cast of characters and complex plot. A college group of wealthy, upper class students invites two scholarship/working class new arrivals to join them. The difference in background, income, attitude and social class is explored, but close friendship ensues. Wealthy Toby funds treats, introduces ideas and exploits, the picture of generosity, if not in academic study. The other six circle him, as friends but lesser people, until they start to settle in, work hard, find interests and spread their wings.
Over the 3 years of their studies, closer relationships form, causing strain and regret as well as attachments. Nicky, Toby's close friend and frequent critic, suffers from Toby's constant need for support, sympathy and comfort. The group stage Cymbeline, but the last performance is disrupted, and the cast fall out, temporarily it seems.
The rifts grow larger, one student is found murdered, just before finals, and the police do not finally identify a culprit.
Ten years later, a shocking anonymous letter arrives, leading to working class Jem, who never sat his finals, being sacked. In desperation, he sets out to solve the murder, drawing in, one by one, all his erstwhile friends, and interrogating them.
Needless to say, given that all of them know inwardly that the murderer was one of their group, reluctance, lies, misleading comments and deliberate withholding of what they separately knew, turns into violence. Will Jem find out the answer and put grief and anger to rest?

Oxford, dreams and death

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Enjoyable Story that is well written with likeable characters and good world building. The narration is very good as well.

Enjoyable Story

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Gripping story and a great narrator, a hugely enjoyable listen. My first listen to this narrator and one I’ll seek out again, a great performance

A good yarn

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This book absolutely lived up to my excitement.

We have superb senses both of place in Oxford (the college description was so familiar to my Cambridge experience that I assumed before looking it up that St Anselm's was a reall college!) and of our cast, and especially Jem.

Charles hauntingly builds the mystery up through the first half of the book, and the dénouement was immensely satisfying.

Wonderful mystery

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I adore KJ Charles work, and while this was a little bit different to previous books I've read, I was absolutely gripped. Finished it in a day and couldn't put it down. Highly, highly recommend!

You absolutely must read this!

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Realistische, liebenswürdige Charaktere & eine ausgefuchste, schnelle Geschichte die super geplant ist!

Wie in den besten Mysteries sind Hinweise und Andeutungen zu den Intrigen und Geheimnissen der einzelnen Charaktere schon am Anfang der Geschichte eingearbeitete. Wundervoll zum mitfiebern und natürlich mit einer queeren Romanze. Außerdem werden ein paar moralische Fragen aufgeworfen, die wie ich persönlich finde, das Buch sehr zeitlos beantwortet :)

Wunderbar :)

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I've been hyped for this one since it was announced and it did not disappoint! Fans of The Secret History or If We Were Villians will absolutely adore this one. It's a gentler, more nuanced and ultimately hopeful dark academia murder mystery, with KJ Charles' usual wit and charm.

Charles has had bad luck with narrators in the past (the guy who reads the Doomsday books is particularly awful) but thankfully that isn't a problem with this book. The narration is great!

Excellent book, excellent narration.

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This was an enjoyable listen and at times I did not want to put it down for wanting to know the conclusion.

enjoyed this very much

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KJ Charles dips into the waters of murder mystery genre with an ease and certainty of an expert she is, delivering a story that ticks all the boxes - haunting atmosphere, beautifully drawn characters, moral conundrums, stirred emotions, bittersweet romantic twist and resolution that goes beyond satisfactory. Plot is carefully and meticulously planned, challenging the reader with complex questions for which there are no easy answers and offering unexpected warmth and hope. Not sure a murder mystery is supposed to be so feel-good, but damn, I am here for it.

Murder mystery with romantic twist

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