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CRIME IN THE BALLROOM a fiercely addictive crime thriller (Detective Markham Crime Mystery and Suspense Book 9) by [CATHERINE MOLONEY]

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A FIERCELY ADDICTIVE CRIME THRILLER WITH BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN CHARACTERS.

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A PAST THAT WON’T STAY BURIED.

Everyone adores ultra-glam Shirley Bastin, popular dance school owner.

A GRIM DISCOVERY IN THE GARDEN.

Then Shirley is found dead, drowned in a water butt, her dainty heels peeking out from the top.

All the evidence suggests her death was a tragic accident. So why does Detective Markham think she was murdered?

Someone at the studio knows more than they’re letting on . . .

And Detectives Markham and Noakes are beginning to think it’s Shirley’s mother, Enid. Enid claims to know a secret. A scandal so shocking it can’t be kept under wraps much longer.

Then the murderer strikes again.

A SECRET WORTH KILLING FOR.

How many more people must die to keep his secret?

A classic whodunnit perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Ann Cleeves, Clare Chase and Betty Rowlands.

DISCOVER A BRILLIANT NEW BRITISH CRIME MYSTERY SERIES.

THE DETECTIVES
DI GILBERT (“GIL”) MARKHAM
Detective Inspector Markham is a startlingly talented detective rising through the ranks of Bromgrove CID. He is distant and austere — the product of a profoundly difficult childhood — but has a natural magnetism which inspires loyalty. He clashes with his slippery boss, DCI Sidney, who prioritizes the force’s public image.

DS GEORGE (“NOAKESY”) NOAKES
Detective Sergeant Noakes is a slobbish, uncouth and outspoken Yorkshireman, an object of despair to his superiors. He is, however, also a man of hidden depths, with a sensitive streak and a secret flair for ballroom dancing. Markham sees through his philistinism and they form an unstoppable partnership.

WHAT READER ARE SAYING ABOUT CATHERINE MOLONEY:

“Gripped from the start!” Curly

“A beautifully crafted book coming to a resolute finish.” Rob

“Utterly believable characters, beautifully described.” Jacqueline

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR GILBERT MARKHAM SERIES
Book 1: CRIME IN THE CHOIR
Book 2: CRIME IN THE SCHOOL
Book 3: CRIME IN THE CONVENT
Book 4: CRIME IN THE HOSPITAL
Book 5: CRIME IN THE BALLET
Book 6: CRIME IN THE GALLERY
Book 7: CRIME IN THE HEAT
Book 8: CRIME AT HOME
Book 9: CRIME IN THE BALLROOM
Book 10: CRIME IN THE BOOK CLUB
Book 11: CRIME IN THE COLLEGE
Book 12: CRIME IN THE KITCHEN
Book 13: CRIME IN THE SPA
Book 14: CRIME IN THE CRYPT
Book 15: CRIME IN OXFORD
Book 16: CRIME IN CARTON HALL
Book 17: CRIME IN RETIREMENT
Book 18: CRIME IN THE BOUTIQUE

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ JOFFE BOOKS crime mysteries and thrillers (1 July 2020)
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Catherine Moloney is a Liverpool writer of Irish-American heritage. After graduating in Jurisprudence from Jesus College (University of Oxford), she was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. Despite qualifying as a barrister, her first love was English; this led to a PhD in English Literature at Birkbeck College (University of London).

In her academic career, she lectured and published widely on the subject of tuberculosis and nineteenth-century literature, but somehow managed to avoid contracting galloping hypochondria and turned her attention to crime fiction.

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ALYSON R

Good addition to the series!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 11 July 2020

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This is book number nine in the detective series and easily works as a stand alone since the reader gets filled in on any necessary history. References are made to past cases which made me want to go straight back and catch up with earlier stories. Certainly there didn't appear to be any spoilers. The series centres around the rather quiet and thoughtful DI Gilbert Markham at Bromgrove CID and his team which comprises the gruff and outspoken DS George Noakes, rather swotty DS Kate Burton and eager DC Doyle. The two younger detectives have started to fit well into their roles and are now afforded a somewhat fatherly protection by Noakesy, although he'd never admit to his softer side in public!! Markham has long given up hope of house training Noakesy but would never be without his loyal wingman, especially in the endless struggle against Slimy Sid, their DCI. The story begins with Noakes' own rather wayward daughter Natalie. Her parents thought dance lessons might be a great Christmas present after seeing her glued to a popular dance programme on TV, although like half the female viewers it was a certain TV star she was watching intently! So in early January she finds herself rather unwillingly heading to the Bluebell Dance Studio, a local establishment set in a former church run by glamorous owner and former dancer Shirley Bastin. Before there's even a hint of a sequin for Natalie she meets Shirley's daughter Cathy Gould, the complete physical opposite to her attractive and svelte mother, who declares that she has found her mother dead! The woman is found headfirst in a small ornamental barrel of water in the garden and it looks like an accident. Police are called, just in case, and so begins the Bluebell Case. There is absolutely no proof of wrong doing and even the pathologist, Doug "Dimples" Davidson can't call it one way or the other, but Markham has a very uneasy feeling about the death. His best bet is to hope that someone else dies and sadly he doesn't have to wait very long to be proved right. With a host of potential suspects, including catty dancers, ex partners and pushy parents, they are spoiled for choice but still missing a motive. With more deaths in quick succession, the trail seems to lead back to a cold case under review by a former colleague, and the team are convinced the key to their current killings lies somewhere in the past. And it looks like they need to get their skates on before anyone else dances with death. This story had a good and not particularly complicated plot, and was filled with well described characters that I feel I will come to know better with each book. The author doesn't make it easy for the reader to guess the ending. With no single clear motive or suspect, I think near the end of the story I was as baffled as the detectives were. However all was explained in the last chapter and it made sense once the culprit was revealed. The one thing that spoilt the book for me was the author's use of a lot of obscure words. More than once I had to stop reading to check if the word really meant what I thought it did, and for me this slowed down my reading and the flow of the story. I do think this may put off some readers. On the plus side, saving it for me, were the witty narrative and the humorous descriptions of some of the characters, particularly DS Noakes who has become a firm favourite of mine. 3.5*/4*

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Jill

Book 9 but work well as stand alone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 11 July 2020

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Crime in the Ballroom is book 9 in the Detective Markham series but they do work perfectly as stand-alone.

Bluebell is a dance school offering classes in many different dances and has been in the family for some time. It isn't a place you would associate with murder so it was a shock when the body of Shirley was found. Suicide or something more sinister Markham is low on investigations so decides to delve further into what happened. But one death at Bluebell's wasn't the only crime and dealing with a group of actors the lies were well covered up.

This is an intriguing story with many suspects but little in the way of clues but Markham and Noakes don't give up easily especially when their loved ones are linked to the school.

I thought I had worked out who was doing the killing but I was completely wrong and the real suspect came as a complete shock.

A book that keeps the reader's attention all the way through. It lost a few marks because I thought the use of 'clever' words (and the need to look up their meaning) was unnecessary and distracting.

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Lexa L.

Gripping!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 November 2021

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This time, the school is only involved on the periphery - a mere matter of a suspect…this time, it’s a dance studio, another serial killer, and a dark secret of Noakes’ beloved family. In my last review (Of the first 8 books) I expressed the wish that the ‘thicko’ not be relentlessly Northern. That said, Noakes is actually a very sympathetic character. Markham, Noakes, Barton & Doyle really are a Fantastic Four - although Doyle could do with a lot more fleshing out…I also neglected Markham’s ‘feyness’, which I suspect one will either love or hate. I rather like it. Has Anton du Beke read this book?!

contad

Come on Amazon get your act together

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 July 2020

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I thought I must have been losing my grip when one of the characters was mysteriously seemed to have been murdered in the middle of a chapter with no reference to the crime at all, but it appears that this happened to everyone who purchased the kindle edition.
Do not purchase until this is sorted and Amazon should refund everyone who has purchased it. Very disappointing for such an excellent series.

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Strictly deadly dancing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 July 2020

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Wow! I hoped we'd get a story with Noakes showing off his Fred Astaire side but it does not happen. Instead we have murder (multiple murder,almost as bad as Midsommer) at a dancing school. Lots of references to Strictly Come Dancing and we get to meet the ghastly Natalie up close and personal along the way. Our brooding detective is as Sensitive and Byronic as usual, his Pre Raphaelite lover as annoying as ever , Falstaffian ragbag second in command as faithful as ever but brace yourself for a shocker of an ending. No spoilers but I don't think you will see it coming. A good addition to this series. Very enjoyable.

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