Murder at the Homecoming - Merryn Allingham

Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: 1960's Cosy Mystery Flora Steele Mystery

Written by Merryn Allingham
Read by Charlie Norfolk
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Murder at the Homecoming: A Flora Steele Mystery, Book 13
By: Merryn Allingham
Narrated by: Charlie Norfolk
Series: A Flora Steele Mystery , Book 13
Release date
27-02-2026
Language
English
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Length
7 hrs and 30 mins
Publisher
Hachette UK - Bookouture
Categories
Literature & Fiction

About this listen
Amidst the smell of sherry trifle and the sound of lively music, the guests raise their glasses. But as a loud scream interrupts the toast, amateur detectives Flora Steele and Jack Carrington learn that not everyone is in the party spirit….

It’s the perfect day in Abbeymead for Ambrose Finch to throw a welcome party for his long-lost son, finally returning home after disappearing ten years ago. The sun is shining, the spread is sumptuous, and the residents are eager to catch a glimpse of the young man they’ve heard so much about–and perhaps learn why he left in the first place….

But when Ambrose sends his maid to fetch the cake from the kitchen, he is interrupted mid-toast by her screams. Flora and Jack rush to the kitchen, horrified to find the cook hired for the occasion lying unmoving on the flagstone floor. The sickly-sweet smell of cyanide is their only clue–but who was the glass she’d been drinking from intended for?

The poor cook had no enemies–but there are plenty at the party who do, and Ambrose seems to have invited them all to join the festivities. Flora and Jack can’t resist investigating, in an afterparty they never saw coming… And when another of Ambrose’s employees is found dead, they must work out why all roads seemingly lead back to the Finch family. But can they uncover whose past sins have come home to roost, before it’s too late?

An utterly charming cozy mystery novel filled with brilliant twists. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin, and J.R. Ellis.

©2026 Merryn Allingham (P)2026 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.