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Cherringham #30
Höyryjunan arvoitus
Herrasmies katoaa junasta
Vanha herrasmies Bernard Mandeville rakastaa höyryvetureita ja matkustaa joka sunnuntai museorautatiellä. Kunnes eräänä pyhänä hän katoaa junasta kesken matkan. Epätoivoinen perhe kääntyy Sarahin ja Jackin puoleen, eikä arvoitus ratkea ennen kuin hekin nousevat junaan.
Cherringhamin mysteerit on uudenlainen, kiireisenkin ihmisen elämään mahtuva brittiläinen rikossarja. Sarjan osat ovat samaan pikkukaupunkiin sijoittuvia itsenäisiä, noin 120 sivun mittaisia tarinoita, jotka julkaistaan vain e-kirjoina ja äänikirjoina. Sarjan päähenkilöitä ovat brittiläinen yksinhuoltajaäiti Sarah ja entinen newyorkilainen rikospoliisi Jack. He saavat huomata, että leppoisan Cherringhamin pikkukaupungin kulisseissa tapahtuu kaikenlaista hämäräperäistä, ja sen myötä heidän elämänsä muuttuu paljon kiinnostavammaksi.
Matthew Costello asuu Yhdysvalloissa ja on kirjoittanut lukuisia menestysromaaneja, kuten Vacation (2011), Home (2014) ja Beneath Still Waters (1989), josta on tehty myös elokuva. Hän on ollut käsikirjoittajana Disney Channelilla, BBC:llä ja SyFy:ssä ja on lisäksi suunnitellut kymmeniä myyntitilastojen kärkipaikkapelejä, kuten kriitikoidenkin arvostama The 7th Guest, Doom 3, Rage ja Pirates of the Caribbean.
Neil Richards on työskennellyt tuottajana ja käsikirjoittajana televisiossa ja elokuvissa, muun muassa BBC:llä, Disneyllä ja Channel 4:llä, ja on kerännyt urallaan lukuisia Bafta-ehdokkuuksia. Lisäksi hän on käsikirjoittanut yli 20 videopeliä, kuten Da Vinci Code ja Starship Titanic, kirjoittanut yhdessä Douglas Adamsin kanssa ja kiertää maailmaa opettamassa digitaalista tarinankerrontaa. Yhteistyö New Yorkissa asuvan Matt Costellon kanssa alkoi jo 1990-luvun lopulla, ja he ovat kirjoittaneet yhdessä tv-sarjoja monen tunnin edestä. Cherringhamin mysteerit on ensimmäinen heidän yhdessä kirjoittamansa rikossarja.
Vanha herrasmies Bernard Mandeville rakastaa höyryvetureita ja matkustaa joka sunnuntai museorautatiellä. Kunnes eräänä pyhänä hän katoaa junasta kesken matkan. Epätoivoinen perhe kääntyy Sarahin ja Jackin puoleen, eikä arvoitus ratkea ennen kuin hekin nousevat junaan.
Cherringhamin mysteerit on uudenlainen, kiireisenkin ihmisen elämään mahtuva brittiläinen rikossarja. Sarjan osat ovat samaan pikkukaupunkiin sijoittuvia itsenäisiä, noin 120 sivun mittaisia tarinoita, jotka julkaistaan vain e-kirjoina ja äänikirjoina. Sarjan päähenkilöitä ovat brittiläinen yksinhuoltajaäiti Sarah ja entinen newyorkilainen rikospoliisi Jack. He saavat huomata, että leppoisan Cherringhamin pikkukaupungin kulisseissa tapahtuu kaikenlaista hämäräperäistä, ja sen myötä heidän elämänsä muuttuu paljon kiinnostavammaksi.
Matthew Costello asuu Yhdysvalloissa ja on kirjoittanut lukuisia menestysromaaneja, kuten Vacation (2011), Home (2014) ja Beneath Still Waters (1989), josta on tehty myös elokuva. Hän on ollut käsikirjoittajana Disney Channelilla, BBC:llä ja SyFy:ssä ja on lisäksi suunnitellut kymmeniä myyntitilastojen kärkipaikkapelejä, kuten kriitikoidenkin arvostama The 7th Guest, Doom 3, Rage ja Pirates of the Caribbean.
Neil Richards on työskennellyt tuottajana ja käsikirjoittajana televisiossa ja elokuvissa, muun muassa BBC:llä, Disneyllä ja Channel 4:llä, ja on kerännyt urallaan lukuisia Bafta-ehdokkuuksia. Lisäksi hän on käsikirjoittanut yli 20 videopeliä, kuten Da Vinci Code ja Starship Titanic, kirjoittanut yhdessä Douglas Adamsin kanssa ja kiertää maailmaa opettamassa digitaalista tarinankerrontaa. Yhteistyö New Yorkissa asuvan Matt Costellon kanssa alkoi jo 1990-luvun lopulla, ja he ovat kirjoittaneet yhdessä tv-sarjoja monen tunnin edestä. Cherringhamin mysteerit on ensimmäinen heidän yhdessä kirjoittamansa rikossarja.
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March 10, 2019
Every Sunday an elderly and obviously frail gentleman buys a first class return ticket for a round trip on the Great Cotswold’s steam railway, from Cherringham to Cheltenham. Bernard Mandeville loves trains, and especially enjoys this heritage steam locomotive, reminiscent of a bygone era. A relative always takes him to the station and collects him after the journey.
This particular Sunday Mr Mandeville is seated as usual, in a first class compartment, but when the train returns to Cherringham there’s no sign of him. He never leaves the train during the journey and he was seen in his compartment when the train left Cheltenham. Mr Mandeville’s family ask Jack and Sarah for help.
The Cherringham series is an ongoing collection of fun and easy to read novella length cosy mysteries in a charming Cotswold village setting. The roughly 100 pages leave plenty of room for developing the plot and the ongoing characterisations. I love the unlikely and engaging pairing of Jack and Sarah and the close friendship that’s grown between them. The plots are interesting, not repetitive and the outcomes aren’t obvious.
This particular Sunday Mr Mandeville is seated as usual, in a first class compartment, but when the train returns to Cherringham there’s no sign of him. He never leaves the train during the journey and he was seen in his compartment when the train left Cheltenham. Mr Mandeville’s family ask Jack and Sarah for help.
The Cherringham series is an ongoing collection of fun and easy to read novella length cosy mysteries in a charming Cotswold village setting. The roughly 100 pages leave plenty of room for developing the plot and the ongoing characterisations. I love the unlikely and engaging pairing of Jack and Sarah and the close friendship that’s grown between them. The plots are interesting, not repetitive and the outcomes aren’t obvious.
May 25, 2019
I have thoroughly loved all 30 of these little novellas about Cherringham, England and Jack and Sarah solving all these mysteries.
This was about weak and frail Bernard who loved trains and took the train every Sunday on a ride to the city that held the races then back again. Only on a return trip one day Bernard vanished. A new case for Jack and Sarah. Which, of course, they solved.
There was no romance and no swearing. Just a good little cozy mystery.
As to the narration: Neil Dudgeon is so fantastic. All his English accents then his American accent of Jack’s is just wonderful.
June 20, 2019
Reads like a short story
You can finish this in an hour, and you will probably be way ahead of the two detectives in figuring things out. But for cozy mystery fans it's a fun and picturesque way to pass time.
You can finish this in an hour, and you will probably be way ahead of the two detectives in figuring things out. But for cozy mystery fans it's a fun and picturesque way to pass time.
April 10, 2020
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Read by Neil Dudgeon.
Read by Neil Dudgeon.
February 28, 2026
loved this one, such a charming story with a very satisfying ending.
June 11, 2018
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Up until now I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, this book felt rushed as though the author was in too much of a hurry to get into print, without thinking the story through. Throughout the book there were misplaced words and letters and words left out which made it hard to read. Hopefully there will be an update to correct the mistakes.
Up until now I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, this book felt rushed as though the author was in too much of a hurry to get into print, without thinking the story through. Throughout the book there were misplaced words and letters and words left out which made it hard to read. Hopefully there will be an update to correct the mistakes.
October 12, 2021
Think I need to create a new shelf for these books! A crime story yes, but too cozy and slowpaced for most.
Curl up in a sofa and have a cuppa, follow along with Jack and Sarah as they walk you through Cherringham and surroundings. solving mysteries. Imagine the villages, the characters and you´r off!
Curl up in a sofa and have a cuppa, follow along with Jack and Sarah as they walk you through Cherringham and surroundings. solving mysteries. Imagine the villages, the characters and you´r off!
May 4, 2024
Once again another adventure in Cherringham and this time not a body but a real live human or they think. Jack and Sarah are a little confused as the plot arrives. Children turn into stepchildren, where could someone get off a train that keeps moving? Things begin to come together and Jack and Sarah are happy. They keep you entertained as the story unfolds.
June 10, 2018
A sweet old man goes missing from a steam train and there seems to be no way that he could have gotten off the train. How does someone disappear into thin air? Jack and Sarah have their work cut out for them in this mystery short.
July 7, 2018
I really enjoyed reading this book. Found it quite facinating as the mystery unfolded. The ending was what became somewhat suspected but only during the last third of the book. I am hooked and must read more of Costello's books.
June 4, 2018
Cracking quick read as usual, have now read all the cherringham books would recommend them to anyone
September 24, 2018
Sprightly...
...little mystery. Good at describing settings. Wouldn't have minded a bit more length, exposition, etc, but a very nice entertaining little read.
...little mystery. Good at describing settings. Wouldn't have minded a bit more length, exposition, etc, but a very nice entertaining little read.
July 8, 2019
Good one
August 27, 2019
Nice and cozy!
September 26, 2019
Do I detect a whiff of romance on the horizon? 😍
February 5, 2020
#30 ♥️
July 5, 2021
My first listen of a Cherringham series and this was great! Elderly sick man disappears while on a steam engine.
June 5, 2023
A ride on an old fashioned steam train leads to the train coming back to the station with a beloved passenger missing. Sarah and Jack are brought in when police efforts turn up nothing.
September 7, 2023
Surprisingly really pulling and well developing plotted mystery story. I enjoyed the story in audible edition, really well done.
July 21, 2024
Trains and mystery? Yes!
February 22, 2025
Very cute - parts of this one felt a little more far-fetched than others, but still fun.
April 22, 2025
There is a pretty obvious solution to how a man disappeared that Sarah and Jack seem to miss for quite awhile. Still, it was an enjoyable distraction while prepping my garden for planting.
October 1, 2025
Another Cherringham short story! Unfortunately I was able to figure this one out before I got to the end but I still liked it and thought it was very clever.
January 28, 2021
What can I say......I love Cherringham, wished I lived there even though they seem to be a murderous lot! I love the short mysteries and of course, Neil Dudgeon, fan-tas-tic, love him! I love his reading style and voice and voices! Guess I should have mentioned that I listen to these books with audible. I have loved every book so far and imagine that won’t change!
December 13, 2025
A good book to listen too when you clean the house. It gives you ”Midsomer murders” wibes. It is fun to try to figure out how the guilty person is. Jack is a retired cop from US, Sarah is a singel mom and they solves crime together. This one was about a mystery.
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