The Cornish Coast Murder

Written by John Bude

Narrated by Ben Allen

The Reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings reading detective stories by the fireside—but heaven forbid that the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside parish. But the vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when Julius Tregarthan, an ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head. The local police inspector is baffled by the lack of clues. Suspicion seems to fall on Tregarthan's niece, Ruth—but surely that young woman lacks the motive to shoot her uncle dead in cold blood? Luckily for Inspector Bigswell, the Reverend Dodd is on hand.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soundings
• Release date: Mar 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781407957616

John Bude

JOHN BUDE was the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore (1901–1957), an author of the golden age of crime fiction. Elmore was a cofounder of the Crime Writers' Association, and worked in the theatre as a producer and director.

Reviews for The Cornish Coast Murder

[Lisa Headen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love classic British mysteries. After finishing an ECR Lorac DCI McDonald novel Scribbd recommended similar books and John Bude mysteries popped up. The characters are well developed and you’ll have no idea till the last chapter who did it. I love John Bude’s writing style and the narration is excellent.