I’m happy to say today I have a stop on the Daggers At The Country Fair by Catherine Coles blog tour. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for my inclusion on the tour and the ARC of the book to bring my honest and unbiased review.
Winteringham Village 1947
As a thank you for her previous brilliant crime solving, amateur sleuth, Martha Miller is guest of honour at the Winteringham Country Fair. However, this time she is looking forward to simply judging dog shows and eating cream teas rather than apprehending a killer!
And Martha is just beginning to enjoy spending quality time with Vicar Luke Walker away from the prying eyes and gossips of her own village, when disaster strikes, and the local teenage femme fatale is found stabbed to death behind the tea tent by Martha’s trusted red setter Lizzie!
But who would want to kill such a young girl and why? Someone in the village has secrets to hide and it seems Martha and Luke have another case to solve!
Let the investigation commence!
This is the second book in the Martha Miller series. I have to say this is the first book I have read by Catherine Coles, so I went into Daggers At The Country Fair not knowing what to expect.
The first thing I shall say is Daggers At The Country Fair is such an enjoyable read and is easily read as a standalone. In this book, Martha Miller, the vicar, Luke Walker and Ruby all go to the Country Fair in Winteringham village. Martha has been invited as a guest of honour to open the Fair. Martha is puzzled as to why she has been asked, but goes anyway. While there Martha, with help from her dog, discovers a dead body. Off course Martha begins to investigate!
A story set in the 1940s with a society that was totally different than today. Catherine Coles definitely describes the setting well, along with the way of life from yesteryear. Martha is a married woman, although her husband left her. She is attracted to Luke but the norms of the 1940s frowns upon this type of thing. We see the emotional internal fight Martha has with this and it rings true for the time.
The mystery is intriguing and we see plenty of suspects in line for Martha to work her magic on. A cosy mystery that’s a perfect read for an Autumn day. I need to catch up and read the first book next!
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Catherine Coles writes bestselling cosy mysteries set in the English countryside. Her extremely popular Tommy & Evelyn Christie series is based in North Yorkshire in the 1920’s and Catherine herself lives in Hull with her family and two spoiled dogs.
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