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Deadly Cargo by Matthew Costello, Neil Richards

alex2_0's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

lisadelasan's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

the_lawyer_librarian's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a well-written and fun cosy mystery! It is a quick read, but that doesn’t detract from the depth of the story or the characters. Kat and Sir Harry are a great couple and I love how they bounce off one another, each helping to solve the mystery. The lorry heists bring the thrill and from the first chapter I was intrigued. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series! Thank you to @red_dog_press for my giveaway prize!

arce's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

nickimags's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

4.0

krazyminchi's review

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fast-paced

3.75

dianaisnotmyrealname's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

iphigenie72's review against another edition

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3.0

I like listening to this series as narrated by Nathaniel Parker, but I would not read them because they are so easy, too easy, to guess. The moment the culprit was introduced in this one, it was so evident. I like the setting and learning a little about radio in the 20s, I didn’t remember they started that early.

whatischellereading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Mydworth's Excelsior Radio company is world famous for its expensive radios so when the lorries are being hijacked and robbed its time for Harry and Kat to investigate!

I do love the Mydworth mystery books.  The writing is simple, the story is easy to follow, sometimes predictable yet not in a bad day, the characters are loveable and due to the length of the novels being very short you don't get wound up or mislead by a thousand detours.  It's simple writing for a simple mystery and I love it!

I am not a historical fiction fan but these books are just fab!

bookoholic's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A nice trip to the past where radio only recently became popular and the new models are very expensive - and worth to steal. 

Sir Harry and Kat are approached by a woman, her husband has been fired after his lorry was hijacked more than once on his delivery route. Someone in the company must have been involved - but who and why? 

And most importantly - where's the cargo? 

Enjoyable, cosy read, perfect for an evening after a long or stressful day.
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