‘Body On The Island’ by Victoria Dowd is the second instalment in the Smart Woman’s Mystery Series. Having been introduced to this series from the first book and thoroughly loving it, I was really happy when I discovered this book was out and we were getting a tour too!
Ursula, after what happened in the previous book has decided to be more like a Scout…and be prepared. She books the family onto a Survival training weekend in the North of Scotland and as you can imagine, nothing goes as planned! We have , again Ursula, her mother Pandora (pseudo names remember), her fantasically vague Aunt Charlotte and her mothers best friend, Mirabelle, the one who sticks up for her mother no matter what. The odd ball gang arrive and ,lucky them Bridget is waiting…the gang is all together! The place looks bleak and they don’t know this is going to be a Survival weekend to top all of them and not all will even survive!
This series is a clever one, a light hearted mystery with a touch of dark humour ,which had me chuckling all the way! Victoria has created a set of brilliant characters that are memorable in their own comedic way.
I do hope Victoria is writing more of this series and soon. A story I could well imagine on the stage or TV.
Thank you to Joffe Books for my copy of the book.
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