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  • Murder at a Musical Retreat: A Retired Detective and Dog Cozy Mystery (One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries Book 6)

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Murder at a Musical Retreat: A Retired Detective and Dog Cozy Mystery (One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries Book 6) Kindle Edition

by P. C. James (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars (54)

Accused of murder, a violinist pleads for help. Can this retired sleuth stop a concert of discordant deaths?

Tom Ramsay is finding his rhythm. So when local authorities ask the former inspector to advise their top suspect in a killing, he cautiously agrees to evaluate the evidence. And though the young woman’s pleas of innocence ring false, the dogged detective can’t ignore a whisper of doubt — especially when another musician turns up dead.

Chasing stolen instruments, backstage shadows, and missing money, Ramsay composes a long list of alternative suspects. But instincts alone can’t clear his client’s name and the frustrated Scot is running out of time.

Can Ramsay solve the case before the last note becomes a funeral dirge?

Murder at a Musical Retreat is the gripping sixth book in the One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries Series. If you like police procedurals, loyal canines, and puzzles that strike a deadly chord, then you’ll love P. C. James’s suspenseful whodunit.

Buy Murder at a Musical Retreat for a crescendo of conflicting clues today!

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Retired detective and dog in 1960s English village with text “A Retired Sleuth. A Loyal Dog.”

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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 22, 2025
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.9 MB
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  • Book 6 of 8 ‏ : ‎ One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries
  • Best Sellers Rank: #747,236 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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I’ve always loved mysteries, especially those involving Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Perhaps because Miss Marple reminds me of my aunts when I was growing up. But Agatha never told us much about Miss Marple's earlier life. While writing my own elderly super-sleuth series, I’m tracing her career from the start. As you’ll see, if you follow the Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series.

However, this is my Bio, not Miss Riddell’s, so here goes with all you need to know about me: After retiring, I became a writer and when I’m not feverishly typing on my laptop, you’ll find me running, cycling, walking, and taking wildlife photos wherever and whenever I can. My cozy mystery series begins in northern England because that was my home growing up and that’s also the home of so many great cozy mysteries. Stay with me though because Miss Riddell loves to travel as much as I do and the stories will take us to the many different places around the world I’ve lived in or visited.

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  • Experten5
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Summer Read!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2025
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    Inspector Ramsay is not only good at getting involved with mysteries, but he's also good at involving others in solving them. Ramsay and his dog Bracken seem to make friends wherever they go, so joining them on their adventures is always enjoyable. This is another case where we meet interesting, fully fleshed out characters in the course of solving an interesting mystery. A thoroughly enjoyable cozy mystery that filled a pleasant afternoon.
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  • Carol A
    4.0 out of 5 stars Ramsey and Bracken are at it again!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2025
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    It seems the detective agency is keeping Ramsey busy during his retirement, this time at a music retreat, where Ramsey is called upon to solve the mystery after one of the musicians is thrown from the cliff. Ramsay and Bracken make friends wherever they go. As with the other books, there are plenty of twists and turns. However, unlike the others, this one was a bit slow-moving in the middle, but the pace soon picked up, and I was absorbed in trying to figure out who the culprit was.
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  • klabbotts
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inspector Ramsay needs to keep busy and find's trouble as he is.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2025
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    We enjoy Inspector Ramsay so much.
    This mystery kept us on our toe's and as usual Bracken was the best friend a detective could have alongside him.

    Thank you PC James for this fine book.
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  • Dianne
    5.0 out of 5 stars another intricate murder
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2025
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    Tom Ramsey and Bracken are a good detective team. I enjoy PC James' writing. It's never light and fluffy and has substance to it.
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  • The Book Dragon's Hoard by A.V.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2026
    Format: Kindle
    These mysteries just get better and better! I absolutely loved how Bracken, the border collie, helped to solve this mystery, and how Ramsay was actually brought onto the case by the police inspector he's had dealings with in the past. There were some fun twists and I absolutely loved the red herrings that kept me guessing. The 60s setting also really came out well in this volume, which made it all the more endearing.

    Thoroughly enjoyed it and consider it my favorite in this series so far. My only minor matter of preference is that there are a few moments of head hopping I personally felt were jarring. 4,5 stars.
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  • footloosemary
    4.0 out of 5 stars More Scary than Cozy
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2025
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    Another chapter in the story of the retired detective and his dog. This one is a little gloomier than the rest. Ramsey reflects a couple of times that he misses his ex-partner Eliza, the scrappy young woman who convinced him to set up his detective agency. She provided a lot of humor that was missing in this episode. But maybe this one was meant to be gloomy. We are transported to a failed resort in a town with a sinister name, Ravenscar, which made me think of Edgar Allan Poe. The music venue Ramsey is called to is also failing, mainly due to unexplainable financial problems, but also because of serial murders. There is a wide cast of suspects, many not very likable. The only happy people are the two little boys who enjoy playing spies. Bracken, the dog, is an admirable sidekick but there is only so much he can do as his human partner keeps getting sidetracked. The descriptions are great, infusing danger into the place and the characters. If you like your murder mysteries to be a huge, complex puzzle, this one's for you.
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  • Siawilin
    4.0 out of 5 stars separating artistic temperance from murderous attitudes proofs difficult
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    Once again, One of my favorite detectives (though retired and his trusty dog get involved in another murder. The world of professional musicians is so different from anything he'd ever seen before, but he and bracken managed to stay the course, not get killed themselves, and figure out need to true murderer was. Another good read!
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  • Dale Robbins
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great tale with PC Twist - love it!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    PC does it again! Having read several of his Retired Detective and Dog series I am always amazed that while staying somewhat with a formula, he manages to find a new twist and new villains/heroes in every book! Murder at a Musical Retreat is no exception. As a fellow writer I love the way he paints the picture of the location and the characters so clearly that if we close our eyes, we can see them. This one with the twist of two murders and a question if there are two bad guys, one or more will keep you turning pages (I’m not telling). OK, full disclosure, I am one of the Beta readers and saw it before it was published, and I loved it!
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