"Murder Through the English Post" explores the vicious power of rumours and gossip in a seemingly idyllic village setting. Beryl and Edwina, the unlikely sleuthing duo, find their quaint village of Walmsley Parva thrown into chaos by a series of anonymous poison pen letters. These malicious letters sow discord among friends and neighbors, leading to public humiliation, broken relationships, and even a suspected suicide.

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Firrst book read from this author and did not dissapoint . it gotten be hooked from the first chapter . i think the ending was lacking and need more answer but probably best if there is a season 2 for this and it will be answered . well recommended thriller! +thankyou netgalley for the opportunity ❤️shaye.reads

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the audio version.
I am not sure why they picked the narrator for this novel, but boy oh boy I think her voice is the most annoying I have ever heard. Why would you pick a woman with the worst sounding smokes voice I have ever heard? Her voice is so distracting that I can't concentrate on the story so I read it via ebook.
The story itself was a good murder mystery. I was intrigued by the story and wanted to know what happened next. Highly recommend the book instead of the audio version.

This was a fun read and I am happy to add this series to my growing list of cozy mysteries that I love to read. I am definitely going back to the beginning to start the series from scratch! I loved the characters and how they are building an unconventional life together, not caring what anyone else thinks. We need more of that!

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In a quiet English village, someone is sending poison pen letters. Villagers have been receiving letters that contain embarrassing accusations, all of them upsetting and most of them untrue. Friends are suspicious of one another, fights ensue, careers are put in jeopardy. Beryl and Edwina have a detective agency and the women try to find out who is sending these letters before something disastrous happens.
Murder Through the English Post is an enjoyable cozy mystery by Jessica Elliott, the sixth in a series. I look forward to reading more in the series.
I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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Walmsley Parva is being inundated with poison pen letters. Slowly, enquiry agents Beryl Helliwell and Edwina Davenport are uncovering recipients and learning their secrets. Friend is shunning friend, neighbor hating neighbor due to the letters. Even Beryl receives a letter, though she pays it not mind. When one villager attempts to take her life after reading a letter clues begin to fit together.

This is the sixth book in the Beryl and Edwina Mystery series. This is the first book in the series that I have read and it stood alone well. I found the characters interesting. I enjoy British mysteries very much and this was very good. I will definitely go back and read the beginning of the series. I will recommend this book to others.

really like that’s what I thought was interesting and different and I liked the narration lots of fun intrigue

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Murder through the English post is the first book I ever read of the Beryl and Edwina mystery series. I have to confess that I requested this book without checking if its a series because the blurb was compelling! But now I know I will go back and read, preferable listen to the first 5 books of the series.

So in this book, we meet Edwina getting ready for her first day as the magistrate of the village and Beryl bored that they don't have any mysteries to work on. On her first day, the last case Edwina has to deal with is the fight between 2 friends on the basis of a letter (thereafter named as the poisoned penletter) made from snips of magazines reporting one friend to be spreading lies about the other. Over the next few days, this seems to happen again and again, until this results in a suicide attempt and a death. Will Edwina and Beryl find this poison pen holder before any thing more irreparable happens in the village?

This book was a surprise to me. At first I felt lost because of any prior knowledge of the characters lives or relatioships which seems to have been well developed over the course of 5 books, however as I kept listening to the book, I grew more and more engrossed in the mystery, though it was indeed a simple one. It kind of help the fashion of a sherlokian narrative and kept me engrossed in the atmosphere of the quaint village containing people who have known each other forever. Also, I absolutely loved Beryl, she's funny, intuitive and sometimes silly. The narrator was brilliant and the story being read by a male voice, when the 2 MC's are women, kind of reinforced the 3rd party narrative of the book.

TW: Suicide mention, murder, gaslighting

I love this series of books about two thoroughly modern women (one a recent convert!) who run a detective agency in the post-WWI English countryside. The two main characters, Beryl and Edwina, are so utterly different but each a determined female in an age when women were relegated to household tasks. In this episode, they investigate a series of poison pen letters received by various villagers, including Beryl herself. The village is in an uproar and the sender must be found!
This is a great series that illustrates the ways in which women made a gradual transition to more important roles and equality in the early 20th century. There's a little humor and a little romance added in to make the story even more interesting. Finally, the clincher is that Barbara Rosenblat is the narrator of this series. She is my all-time favorite audiobook narrator and I'll read anything that she does! She adds so much to the characters and makes listening so enjoyable!
Thank you NetGalley and RB Media, Recorded Books for sending this audiobook for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Lovely gentle mystery told with old fashioned charm and humour. Excellent narration just added to the enjoyment of this small village tale. Someone is sending poison pen letters that are hurtful and spiteful and causing rifts through old relationships. Then suddenly someone dies, apparently by natural causes, however our two trusty sleuths are not so sure. With a dog named Crumpet, and many cups of tea, these village ladies are just going to get to the bottom of this puzzle

Great concept from the author and delightfully portrayed. Charming, witty and very English. Descriptions of village life particularly apt and enjoyable

In all honesty it took me quite a while to get into this audio book. Initially I wasn't sure about the narrator, Barbara Rosenblat had a super posh, somewhat over the top English voice that grated on me a little. After a few chapters I began to realise that actually her voice suited this cosy crime to a T. She had a knack of creating a great minds eye picture of the rather stuffy villagers and the nasty rumour mill, poison pen letters that they were receiving. She grew on me as the story unfolded.
This story was to me, a traditional cosy crime, with lovely old houses, quaint village life and nosey neighbours. Beryl and Edwina made the perfect sleuthing pair, set in the 1920's. It certainly leaves you feeling it was worth listening to and I will be back for more.

Murder Through the English Post (Beryl and Edwina Mystery #6)
by Jessica Ellicott
This audible book changes our perception of the English countryside after the first world war. A lot of recovery has to happen, not only finical, but social. Those boys lost those families destroyed by a war they could not imagine. The barely recovering countryside is thrown into an uproar, from poison pin letters. They give lies to upset the people even causing court cases. That is just the start of what is a mystery of one woman's untimely death.

I loved the narration of this book and I liked the story line. A typical English who-done-it that was enjoyable.

I was gifted this audio book from Netgalley for my honest review.

So this was my first book in this series. This is actually book #6 in the series however I was able to read it and not have any problems with any of the characters.

Let me say the narrator was absolutely brilliant. I could have listened to her all day.

I really like how this book has so many female characters in power positions. For example, the postal carrier, the police officer and of course the 2 leading ladies running a detective agency. Being that this book is from an earlier time period I loved seeing so many woman of power.

That being said, this was a cute murder mystery that gets solved and wrapped up in one book. Yes I would recommend this book.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to listen to this book.

A set of disturbing poison pen letters begin to permeate a sleepy English village just as the community is trying to recover from the Great War. In a story that smacks of Masterpiece Theater, two friends — an American adventuress and a prim and proper English lady fallen on hard(ish) times — get together to try to find the letters’ author before the sense of Village community is destroyed. It’s a slow-paced cozy that paints a vivid picture of village life complete with plenty of gossip, a pervasive love of gardening, and even a new business line for convenience foods (who knew this started that long ago?). I listened to this book on audio tape, and the reader has an astonishing range of voices — males and females with all sorts of accents. She even did quite a credible American accent.

This is the first Beryl and Edwina mystery that I have read/listened to. I found it a pleasant listen. The plot seemed simplistic but the execution became quite involved. Poison pen letters seem like such a mean thing to do, and they certainly caused a big disturbance in the village.
I didn’t connect with the characters, which may be why I found the story only pleasant and not riveting. Others who are acquainted with the series have generally given higher marks to the story.
I liked the narrator.
Thanks to Netgalley and Recorded Books for the opportunity to review this audiobook.

Jessica Ellicott’s Murder Through the English Post is a cozy mystery that will transport you back in time and make you feel right at home in Walmsley Parva, a quaint British village.

The arrival of quite a number of poison pen letters is enough to unnerve the residents, and Beryl and Edwina are called upon to resolve the mystery before it is too late.

Thanks to RB Media and NetGalley for this ARC. It was a refreshing way to relax and enjoy a good book.

Poison Pen Conundrum…
Tremendously well executed audiobook of this, the sixth outing in this delightful series. Jessica Ellicott has created a pair of delightfully twee amateur sleuths, the very American and eccentric Beryl and the very English and proper Edwina, old school pals, meet up again following an advertisement Edwina places for a lodger and things take off from there. Set post war in the seemingly peaceful village of Walmsley Parva, the duo soon discover sinister goings on and commence their enquiry agency. This time a glut of poison pen letters gets the village buzzing. Constable Gibbs calls upon the duo for their assistance but when murder rears it’s ugly head the ladies really need to spring into action. Are the pals really chalk and cheese?....maybe....but their rapport is an absolute pleasure. They are a perfect pairing. Humour dances throughout this well performed reading, from a talented and well chosen narrator, from beginning to end.

**please note due to low rating I will not be leaving a public review for this book as I have not paid for it.**

So sorry but I just could not get into this book and DNF it at the 40% mark.