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Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel
A Helen Dexter Cosy Crime Mystery (Book 5)
- Author
- Glenda Young
- Narrator
- Colleen Prendergast
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 10 September 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Eighties pop band The A64 are reuniting for the gig of a lifetime at Scarborough's Open Air Theatre, and Helen Dexter is overjoyed when they book into her Seaview Hotel.
However, as old tensions rise within the band, it's clear each musician has something to hide. Why is lead singer Starr running away from her past? Why is Pete the drummer secretive about where he's been for the last forty years? And when guitarist Dave breaks his legs in a freak window-cleaning accident, a new guitarist arrives, causing even more discord for all. Then, as the band rehearse for their comeback gig, a dead body is found.
Can Seaview Hotel landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki hit the right note and solve the crime?
The Seaview Hotel mystery series was shortlisted for Best New Crime Series alongside bestselling series by Richard Osman and Val McDermid in the Dead Good Readers Awards.
Praise for the previous Helen Dexter mysteries
'I loved Glenda's book and her characters - perfect for all fans of dance, mystery and cosy escapism. Absolutely smashing!' ANTON DU BEKE
'Think Richard Osman and Agatha Christie visit Scarborough . . . Cosy crime to a tee' PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH
Critics Review
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This is cosy crime at its best, a nice location, a group of people with querulous interlopers who upset the balance
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Details
- Author
- Glenda Young
- Narrator
- Colleen Prendergast
- Duration
- 8 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035415601
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Synopsis
The fifth in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency and Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club.Eighties pop band The A64 are reuniting for the gig of a lifetime at Scarborough's Open Air Theatre, and Helen Dexter is overjoyed when they book into her Seaview Hotel. However, as old tensions rise within the band, it's clear each musician has something to hide. Why is lead singer Starr running away from her past? Why is Pete the drummer secretive about where he's been for the last forty years? And when guitarist Dave breaks his legs in a freak window-cleaning accident, a new guitarist arrives, causing even more discord for all. Then, as the band rehearse for their comeback gig, a dead body is found.Can Seaview Hotel landlady Helen Dexter and her rescue greyhound Suki hit the right note and solve the crime?The Seaview Hotel mystery series was shortlisted for Best New Crime Series alongside bestselling series by Richard Osman and Val McDermid in the Dead Good Readers Awards.Praise for the previous Helen Dexter mysteries'I loved Glenda's book and her characters - perfect for all fans of dance, mystery and cosy escapism. Absolutely smashing!' ANTON DU BEKE'Think Richard Osman and Agatha Christie visit Scarborough . . . Cosy crime to a tee' PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH
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