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Murder Goes Mumming (The Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Charlotte MacLeod (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 469 ratings
Murder turns a Christmas trip into a working holiday for Mountie Madoc Rhys and his bride-to-be in this holiday whodunit from the “cozy mystery queen” (Early Bird Books).
 Though he may not look the part, Madoc Rhys is a Mountie—and his keen sense of detection tells him it’s time to ask Janet Wadman to marry him. They have just gotten engaged when Christmas rolls around, and Janet’s boss invites them to his family estate for a last holiday fling before Janet leaves her job. After a long helicopter ride, they are at Graylings, ancestral home of the Condryckes, a family so strange that Canada’s shortest Mountie fits right in. There is a psychic old woman, an erudite butler, and a family patriarch who is the spitting image of an English country squire. And when the elderly Mrs. Condrycke is found murdered, Janet will be glad she brought Madoc along. Though civilization is far away, when there is a Mountie in the house, justice is close at hand.
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  1. Book 2 of 5
    The Madoc and Janet Rhys Mysteries
  2. Print length
    204 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
  5. Publication date
    October 2, 2012
  6. File size
    4.5 MB
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“One of the most gifted mystery authors writing today.” —Sojourner: The Women's Forum “The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod’s cup of tea.” —Chicago Tribune   “Charlotte MacLeod does what she does better than anybody else does it; and what she does is in the top rank of modern mystery fiction.” —Elizabeth Peters, creator of the Amelia Peabody series

About the Author

Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005) was an internationally bestselling author of cozy mysteries. Born in Canada, she moved to Boston as a child, and lived in New England most of her life. After graduating from college, she made a career in advertising, writing copy for the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company before moving on to Boston firm N. H. Miller & Co., where she rose to the rank of vice president. In her spare time, MacLeod wrote short stories, and in 1964 published her first novel, a children’s book called Mystery of the White Knight.  In Rest You Merry (1978), MacLeod introduced Professor Peter Shandy, a horticulturist and amateur sleuth whose adventures she would chronicle for two decades. The Family Vault (1979) marked the first appearance of her other best-known characters: the husband and wife sleuthing team Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn, whom she followed until her last novel, The Balloon Man, in 1998. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0099IRBDI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (October 2, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 469 ratings

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Customers find this cozy mystery book perfect for summer beach reading, with engaging characters and a well-written narrative. They appreciate the humor, with one customer noting that the dialogue made them laugh despite the murders. The book receives positive feedback for its value, with one customer describing it as "never disappointing."

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Customers find the book enjoyable, describing it as a fun and satisfying read that's perfect for summer beach reading.

"...Picking it up again 25 years later it still was a good read😊..." Read more

"...our loud jokes, suspense, atmosphere, and are fast paced and a satisfying read. Even now...." Read more

"Like every one of her books this one is fun and intriguing. The characters are real and and engaging...." Read more

"A quick, fun read that a Canadian Mountie from a rich family and his fiancé, who spend Christmas at an out-of-the-way estate where the fun and..." Read more

12 customers mention "Mystery content"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the mystery content of the book, describing it as a charming cozy mystery with an intriguing storyline.

"Wonderful characters, interesting, well, opulent surroundings, A terrific storm in 28° below zero weather, A dysfunctional family who all resemble..." Read more

"...it is first rate in what it tries to be, a very light-hearted, slightly romantic, vehicle which achieves the author's and the reader's desire for it..." Read more

"...The characters are real and and engaging. There is a fascinating story line with well developed characters who you can feel empathy with and are..." Read more

"...the plot of "Murder Goes Mumming" was well constructed, with interesting twists and wicked humor. Her characters are lovable and human...." Read more

8 customers mention "Character development"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one customer noting the quirky personalities throughout the story.

"Wonderful characters, interesting, well, opulent surroundings, A terrific storm in 28° below zero weather, A dysfunctional family who all resemble..." Read more

"...I loved the characters and the background information of each. This was a good Christmas cozy" Read more

"...There is a fascinating story line with well developed characters who you can feel empathy with and are interesting enough to make you want to find..." Read more

"...Her characters are lovable and human. It is ALWAYS a great day when I discover a MacLeod book I have not yet read." Read more

5 customers mention "Value for money"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be good value for money.

"Wonderful characters, interesting, well, opulent surroundings, A terrific storm in 28° below zero weather, A dysfunctional family who all resemble..." Read more

"...It does mean that it is first rate in what it tries to be, a very light-hearted, slightly romantic, vehicle which achieves the author's and the..." Read more

"very good, not dull, depicts life in wales, and the life of an international star of music, but the people are real and remind you of people you know." Read more

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4 customers mention "Humor"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor, with one mentioning that the dialogue made them laugh despite the murders, while another describes it as very witty.

"...series which is new to me...are written with humor, quippiness, laugh our loud jokes, suspense, atmosphere, and are fast paced and a satisfying read...." Read more

"...Goes Mumming" was well constructed, with interesting twists and wicked humor. Her characters are lovable and human...." Read more

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"...Well written though, as usual, a bit convoluted in the details...just not sure what all is happening and when. I miss her...." Read more

"I needed a good old fashioned mystery. This book fit my needs. No bad words, no sex, no graphic violence! Just a good read and a mystery to solve...." Read more

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable cozy mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
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    I had read this book many years ago and enjoyed it. Picking it up again 25 years later it still was a good read😊
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  • pollymom
    4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas with the wealthy and indulged...who could ask for anything more???
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2024
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    Wonderful characters, interesting, well, opulent surroundings, A terrific storm in 28° below zero weather, A dysfunctional family who all resemble One another....sooo...how to find the murderer?
    Well written though, as usual, a bit convoluted in the details...just not sure what all is happening and when.
    I miss her. These books...most of which I read decades ago...and this series which is new to me...are written with humor, quippiness, laugh our loud jokes, suspense, atmosphere, and are fast paced and a satisfying read. Even now. I am rereading some of her other series and love them just as much as when I was young spry.
    Worth reading. Nice romantic story in the offing between Detective Inspector Mason Thus and Janet Wildman (sp?) Is wonderful to watch (read about!).
    Recommended.
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  • joan bartlett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Canadian Christmas read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
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    I usually read Christmas murder mysteries and this one was really refreshing.
    I loved the characters and the background information of each. This was a good Christmas cozy
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Light Entertainment With Which to Pass the Time Pleasantly
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2015
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    The five star rating does not indicate that I think this is equal to the best of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ellery Queen or even Charlotte MacLeod. It does mean that it is first rate in what it tries to be, a very light-hearted, slightly romantic, vehicle which achieves the author's and the reader's desire for it: to be a bit of fluff, with an appealing hero and heroine about to marry, who spend the Christmas holidays with a quite eccentric family, during which period, a murder occurs. Not by chance, the hero is a member of the Mounties and upon him falls the responsibility to do something to see that justice is done. MacLeod can be serious and competitive with the best when that is her goal, as witness some in the Bittersohn series, but that is not the goal in her Grub-and-Stakers or most of the Peter Shandy books (nor, of course, in these Madoc Rhys of the RCMP books).
    If, as is true of some of the reviewers here, you are not pleased with the eccentricities of dress and conduct of the participants nor with the rituals of having a good time in a family beset by the burden of too much wealth inequitably distributed, then this is probably not for you. I liked it as I like most of what the author did, whatever the degree of seriousness of her books. This is a good one for the spare moments in a busy day, a vacation read, or on bus, train or plane.
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  • Theresa Reyes
    3.0 out of 5 stars good
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love everything this aothor wrote.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2014
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    Like every one of her books this one is fun and intriguing. The characters are real and and engaging. There is a fascinating story line with well developed characters who you can feel empathy with and are interesting enough to make you want to find out what will happen to them. A very good read.
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  • bookgal
    4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, enjoyable but a bit improbable
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016
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    A quick, fun read that a Canadian Mountie from a rich family and his fiancé, who spend Christmas at an out-of-the-way estate where the fun and laughs are a bit brittle and murder is on the menu.

    I've read some of Charlotte McLeod's Peter Shandy series, set at the fictional Balaclava Agricultural College, and have always found them light, fun reads. This is the first of the Madoc Rhys books I've read (and the second in the five-book series) and while light and with some fun moments, I don't think that its quite as successful here.

    Because its hard to see Madoc and his girlfriend Janet -- two fairly straight-laced young people -- tolerating, first, his mother setting them up with the Condryckes for the holidays, and second, her falling so quickly over Janet at first meeting as to hand over a family heirloom.

    Then at Graylings, this family is a little too silly and crazy. After Granny falls dead, the family continues as if nothing has happened "because that is the way Granny would want it." But Madoc knows its murder, and says nothing to the family that is hosting him. More than a little unrealistic.

    Fun, enjoyable but I still like stories with a bit more plausibility to them, even cozy mysteries.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite Author Who NEVER Disappoints!!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2012
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    As I have come to expect from Charlotte MacLeod, the plot of "Murder Goes Mumming" was well constructed, with interesting twists and wicked humor. Her characters are lovable and human. It is ALWAYS a great day when I discover a MacLeod book I have not yet read.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars A great Canadian author
    Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2021
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    Love this Canadian author. This book arrived on time and in great condition!
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  • puzzle
    5.0 out of 5 stars murder in wales
    Reviewed in Germany on September 12, 2013
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    Alisa Craig has a charming way to characterize people. She makes the reader feel at home, reading her stories.
    Murder goes Mumming is no exception. To tell more, would be spoiling the future fun of potential readers ;-)
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