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Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is.

Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective.

THIS IS A BRAND NEW, NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED FAITH MARTIN BOOK.

Jenny Starling is working at The Spindlewood Inn for the weekend. It’s hosting a Regency Extravaganza, involving historical costume, amateur dramatics and food.

Leading actress of the amateur dramatic society and reputed man-eater Rachel Norman portrays a doomed noblewoman. But when she turns up actually drowned in the pond, there’s suddenly a murder to investigate.

There’s been plenty of trouble at the idyllic country inn. The performers weren’t a happy troupe, and Jenny discovers a simmering romantic tension.

Who wanted Rachel dead and why? Jenny Starling is going to need all her wits to crack this complex case.

This is the seventh in a series of enjoyable murder mysteries with a great cast of characters and baffling crimes which will keep you in suspense to the final page.

Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, T.E. Kinsey, and J.R. Ellis.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE COUNTRY INN MYSTERY:

“Lots of twists to keep you reading until the end.” Judy

“Highly recommended!” Anna Maria

“For those who haven't read the earlier books, wherever Jenny goes, murder is sure to be on the menu!” Renee

JENNY STARLING
In her late twenties, Jenny Starling is an impressive woman. Physically, she stands at 6ft 1inch, and has shoulder-length black hair and blue eyes. Curvaceous and sexy, she’s a modern single woman, living the lifestyle that suits her – that of a travelling cook. Her famous (and now very rich) father, is a ‘celebrity’ cook, divorced from Jenny’s mother. Jenny drives a disreputable cherry-red van, and is happy travelling the country catering events and cooking great food. She is on a one-woman crusade to bring back ‘real’ food. And definitely doesn’t like having to divert her attention from achieving the perfect Dundee cake or creating a new sauce recipe by having to solve a murder. She finds crime very distracting, especially when there is chocolate to temper or pike to poach. Nevertheless, she is very good at reading people, and with a quick and agile brain, becomes very good at unmasking killers. And her always-undaunted sense of humour goes a long way in keeping her sane when all around her people are dropping like flies.

THE AUTHOR
Faith Martin is the bestselling author of the DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE mysteries, which have sold over 1 million copies globally in just over a year.

ALSO BY FAITH MARTIN
JENNY STARLING MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY
Book 2: THE WINTER MYSTERY
Book 3: THE RIVERBOAT MYSTERY
Book 4: THE CASTLE MYSTERY
Book 5: THE OXFORD MYSTERY
Book 6: THE TEATIME MYSTERY
Book 7: THE COUNTRY INN MYSTERY

DI HILLARY GREENE SERIES
Book 1: MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL
Book 2: MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY
Book 3: MURDER OF THE BRIDE
Book 4: MURDER IN THE VILLAGE
Book 5: MURDER IN THE FAMILY
Book 6: MURDER AT HOME
Book 7: MURDER IN THE MEADOW
Book 8: MURDER IN THE MANSION
Book 9: MURDER IN THE GARDEN
Book 10: MURDER BY FIRE
Book 11: MURDER AT WORK
Book 12: MURDER NEVER RETIRES
Book 13: MURDER OF A LOVER
Book 14: MURDER NEVER MISSES
Book 15: MURDER AT MIDNIGHT
Book 16: MURDER IN MIND
Book 17: HILLARY’S FINAL CASE
Book 18: HILLARY’S BACK!
Book 19: MURDER NOW AND THEN

MONICA NOBLE DETECTIVE SERIES
Book 1: THE VICARAGE MURDER
Book 2: THE FLOWER SHOW MURDER
Book 3: THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER

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DISCOVER A GRIPPING SERIES OF WHODUNITS BY FAITH MARTIN

These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is.


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DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE SERIES

Book 1: MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL, Book 2: MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY, Book 3: MURDER OF THE BRIDE, Book 4: MURDER IN THE VILLAGE, Book 5: MURDER IN THE FAMILY, Book 6: MURDER AT HOME, Book 7: MURDER IN THE MEADOW, Book 8: MURDER IN THE MANSION, Book 9: MURDER IN THE GARDEN, Book 10: MURDER BY FIRE, Book 11: MURDER AT WORK, Book 12: MURDER NEVER RETIRES, Book 13: MURDER OF A LOVER, Book 14: MURDER NEVER MISSES, Book 15: MURDER AT MIDNIGHT, Book 16: MURDER IN MIND, Book 17: HILLARY’S FINAL CASE, Book 18: HILLARY’S BACK

JENNY STARLING SERIES

Book 1: THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY, Book 2: THE WINTER MYSTERY, Book 3: THE RIVERBOAT MYSTERY, Book 4: THE CASTLE MYSTERY, Book 5: THE OXFORD MYSTERY, Book 6: THE TEATIME MYSTERY, Book 7: THE COUNTRY INN MYSTERY

MONICA NOBLE SERIES

Book 1: THE VICARAGE MURDER, Book 2: THE FLOWER SHOW MURDER, Book 3: THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07T177MTS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books crime, thriller and cozy mystery (20 Jun. 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1498 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 194 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 7,193 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 216 in Cozy Mystery
- 403 in Noir Crime
- 424 in Serial Killers (Kindle Store)

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Faith Martin has been writing for 30 years, and JOFFE BOOKS have reissued all 17 of her popular, 2 million-bestselling DI Hillary Greene novels in new updated editions. Box sets are now available!: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0847TC4X9/. Her latest Hillary Greene novel, MURDER NOW AND THEN, has just been published UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097QB5578 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097QB5578. JOFFE BOOKS have also reissued all her classic-style whodunits featuring amateur sleuth/travelling cook Jenny Starling and vicar's wife Monica Noble. Not only that, but Harper Collins/HQ, have published her brand new series of Ryder & Loveday novels. A FATAL OBSESSION, A FATAL MISTAKE, A FATAL FLAW, A FATAL SECRET, A FATAL TRUTH, A FATAL AFFAIR and now A FATAL NIGHT are all now available. Her latest box set, featuring Vicar's wife and amateur sleuth Monica Noble is now available at a great price at UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097F2Q8S8/ US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097F2Q8S8/

Her romantic thrillers are currently being reissued by Joffe Books. THE LYING GAME, AN OXFORD REVENGE, AN OXFORD SCANDAL, AN OXFORD ENEMY, AN OXFORD SECRET. AN OXFORD FRAUD, AN OXFORD TRIAL, IMPOSTERS IN PARADISE HEART OF FIRE, HIDDEN RAINBOWS, CARIBBEAN FLAME, ISLAND DAZE, FORBIDDEN DESIRE, FIRE AND ICE and now STOLEN FIRE UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09X1WCZG6 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X1WCZG6 are all available. Now there's a box set too!

Also a great new value-for-money boxset has just been published! UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09K4HPDQN US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09K4HPDQN

are all available.

. Also, An Oxford Mystery and Romantic Suspense box set is now available at: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09BBHX9NC

As Jessie Daniels, her 'spooky' crime novel, The Lavender Lady Casefile came out in November 2017, published by Robert Hale, an imprint of Crowood Press.

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Travelling Cook Investigates Murder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2019

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A solid cosy mystery, just not to my taste – 3 Stars

This, the seventh outing for freelance cook, Jenny Starling, sees her filling-in at a large country inn. Having created a special menu to compliment a themed Edwardian event, Jenny is pleased to overhear plenty of positive feedback. However, when a member of the visiting amateur dramatic group is found face-down in the duck-pond, Jenny soon becomes more interested in solving the crime…

A well-written, traditionally-styled cosy with plenty of red-herrings, and a pleasing twist-in-the-tale before the mystery is solved. Some delightful lighter moments too: I particularly enjoyed the very cool reception Jenny got from the officer called-in to investigate – he more than met his match in the rather aloof Jenny. However, it did take a while to get going, and am-dram murders have surely been done to death (awful pun intended). Overall, ‘The Country Inn Mystery’ is a decent read, but there just wasn’t enough to make it stand-out from the crowd.

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Fascinating but Unlikely - with a Red Herring!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2019

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I am convinced that Faith Martin could carry out the perfect murder, provided Hilary Greene or Jenny Starling weren't around! I just don't know how she keeps coming up with all these different ways of committing murder. This one was very inventive, possibly highly unlikely, but still fascinating. I always enjoy the settings of the Jenny Starling books and am extremely thankful that the usual descriptive term for her was not used in this book; hardly necessary when most readers will be extremely familiar with her by now. One thing I did notice was that the phrase 'and so saying' was used quite a few times, as in the last book, which I found irritating, as my proof reader bashed that phrase right out of my books, having pointed out that I used it too much! Although the solution to the murder was completely explained and revealed (and I have to admit I was somewhat sad when the 'who dunnit' came forth), I felt there was one thread that was left unexplained - that of why Oxford Don's ex-wife Diana was seen running away from the scene. A red herring? It would seem so, but I always thought Jenny would see to her herrings properly, being the experienced cook that she is!

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A surprising red herring!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2019

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I like Faith Martin murder mysteries and I am warming to the Jenny Starling series. This is book #7 and Jenny is temporarily working in the kitchen of a country inn - 'Spindlewood' - in lieu of a friend who is holidaying in Italy.
She is helping with a 'Regency' event where attendees wear historical costume. As you might expect, one of the guests is murdered - in this case Rachel Norman a leading light in the amateur dramatic society.
While I always find this series a tad contrived and the character of Jenny Starling not particularly credible, this is still a good read with plenty of twists and turns and an unexpected red herring. As usual, Jenny leads the local constabulary rather reluctantly to the solution of the mystery.

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Cosy mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2020

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An inventive cosy mystery with quite varied characters and an interesting setting, but it just never really aroused my interest, though I did read it all. I did not find the heroine all that interesting and the plot was unconvincing. It does not matter if a plot is unlikely, as long as the book is entertaining and well-written enough to convince one while still reading the book. Preferably, there will be a bit of humour. Somehow, there was no sparkle. Response to a book is a very individual thing, so perhaps another person would love it. Personally, I would try another Faith Martin book, especially at the price, but I suspect I would have the same response.

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Entertaining murder mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2020

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I’m not a big fan of the traditional cosy mystery set in a small rural village, but the writing and character of Jenny Starling captured my imagination from the first page and took me along on an interesting and enjoyable ride.

Relief chef, Jenny, is working at the Spindlewood Inn in the village of Caulcott Deeping in the Cotswolds. The village is putting on a Regency extravaganza, which includes performances of a local historical event by the amateur dramatic society. And while they may be amateurs, the battle of egos is just as sharp.

The story ambles along with Jenny observing the varied characters who are there for the weekend. It soon becomes apparent that some of these people have other agendas, especially where the main actor, Rachel Norman, is concerned. It’s only a matter of time before she winds up dead, but how she was killed is a baffling mystery in the Agatha Christie tradition.

While the police try to piece it all together, Jenny’s observational skills and ability to connect the sometimes obscure clues ensures she solves the murder with skill and aplomb.

The author’s produced an entertaining and enjoyable read, filled with suspects, motives and red herrings and a liberal sprinkling of humour and wry observation, which lift it above the average cosy mystery.

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Faith Martin back to her best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2019

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I'm delighted to say Faith Martin is back to her ebullient best in The Country Inn Mystery. This book finds travelling cook Jenny Starling , standing in for a friend , working at a country inn which is hosting the enactment of a local history . Where Jenny goes, murder soon follows and this was a well crafted murder if one suspends credulity a little about how feasible it would be to carry this out as described. The usual cast of characters, all with reasons to commit murder, policemen who veer between loathing our amateur sleuth and requesting her assistance , all interspersed with lovingly described culinary creations. Again missing the quirky animals that brought such humour to the, first books in the series

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