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The Cape Cod Mystery
- Author
- Phoebe Atwood Taylor
- Narrator
- Amy Finegan
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 9 July 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave.
Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula.
A massive heatwave is scorching the coast. A journalist is found murdered in the cabin he’s rented for the season, and the summer holiday becomes a nightmare for the local police. They believe that beloved local businessman Bill Porter is the murderer – it’s up to Asey Mayo to prove him innocent and find the true killer.
'Phoebe Atwood Taylor can get more fun into a detective story than any writer at present producing books of this sort' – New York Times
© Phoebe Atwood Taylor 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
Critics Review
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'Phoebe Atwood Taylor can get more fun into a detective story than any writer at present producing books of this sort.'
New York Times
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'Delightful, light, witty and vivacious.
Chicago Tribune
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'Asey Mayo possesses more common sense and personal charm than any other detective in fiction.'
Times Literary Supplement
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'The real atmosphere of the Cape is here.
Boston Globe
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Details
- Author
- Phoebe Atwood Taylor
- Narrator
- Amy Finegan
- Duration
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781529996630
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Synopsis
The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave.Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula.A massive heatwave is scorching the coast. A journalist is found murdered in the cabin he’s rented for the season, and the summer holiday becomes a nightmare for the local police. They believe that beloved local businessman Bill Porter is the murderer – it’s up to Asey Mayo to prove him innocent and find the true killer.'Phoebe Atwood Taylor can get more fun into a detective story than any writer at present producing books of this sort' – New York Times© Phoebe Atwood Taylor 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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