I am posting my late review for this cosy mystery by Fiona Walker. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for my invitation and Boldwood Books for my gifted ebook.
Welcome to the beautiful English village of Inkbury. Tucked deep in the North Wessex Downs, its only claim to fame is the picturesque riverside that once appeared in a Richard Curtis movie. That is, until the murder…
Former stand-up comic Juno Mulligan has been suffering a serious sense-of-humour failure. Not only has she lost the love of her life, but she’s having to relocate to the (admittedly idyllic) village of Inkbury to watch out for her elderly mother, who she’s genuinely worried might be marrying a wife-killer.
She hopes that her old friend, disgraced-journalist-turned-novelist Phoebe Fredericks can help her crack the case of whether her mother’s perma-tanned, iceberg-smiled, three-times-a-widower fiancé is hiding a murderous past.
But before they have a chance, the local art dealer washes up distinctly dead in the village’s famous river. His lover is in the frame, but Juno and Phoebe suspect that there is a deeper secret… One that relates to Phoebe’s own past and Juno’s present.
Will the unofficial Village Detective Agency solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? In sleepy Inkbury, as they soon discover, living one’s best midlife can be murder.
Fiona Walker is an author I haven’t come across before. When I saw the cover for The Art of Murder I was drawn to see what it was about. After checking the blurb, I was certainly curious about this cosy mystery, set in the village of Inkbury.
Juno,Phoebe, and Mil are a refreshing trio. After a local resident is murdered, Juno and Phoebe recruit Mil, the local pub owner, and Phoebe’s devoted friend to assist their ‘investigation’.
I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated that the characters were of a more mature generation. So many books concentrate on younger people that this created a story I was so interested in.
The setting of Inkbury was described well. I imagined a beautiful village whose claim to fame is the river. That is, until a murder is committed. Characters that are relatable and a mystery that has humour interwoven throughout. This is a fabulous start to a series that I shall certainly be on the lookout for the next instalment.
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Fiona Walker is the million copy bestselling author of joyously funny romantic comedies. Most recently published by Head of Zeus, she will be turning to cozy crime for Boldwood. The first in her new Village Detectives series, The Art of Murder, will be published in May 2024.
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