Superintendent Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell are in desperate need of a holiday - and the Cotswold village of Parsloe St John seems the perfect choice. Their neighbour, retired journalist Wynne Carter, is as convivial as the village itself and, over a glass of blackberry wine, indulges in her latest obsession, Olivia Smeaton, a racy old lady whose life - and death - she is convinced are not all they seem. Markby is more interested in buying Olivia's house than the circumstances of her vacating it, but Meredith is intrigued: by the old lady, the death of a cherished horse and a dusty junk shop run by a white witch.

When another fatality - of a very grisly nature - is discovered, it seems her suspicion is justified. Clearly Olivia isn't the only enigma in Parsloe St John - and her death might be the first of many unless Meredith Mitchell and Alan Markby can make sense of some very secret lives to reach the truth ...

Usual enjoyable read featuring Mitchell & Markby.

On it's way to a Sweepstake Winner :o)

Released as part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE &
the D FOR DECEMBER CHALLENGE (#8)

How very exciting! I thought you were the winner. I just mailed a package to you on Tuesday. :) Looks good and I love the tea.

ABC box

This book enjoyed a brief stop in San Jose, CA before continuing its travels in the ABC Bookbox!

Oooh, this one sounds good.....pulling from the ABC bookbox.

First, let me apologize for having had this book so long; I had no idea. It was buried for quite some time, and then though I’ve seen it I kept passing by. Talk about “don’t judge a book by its cover“ that’s precisely what I was doing. I would look at the cover, and it seemed very mainstream, women’s bookish and so it would go back in the pile . I hadn’t read Ann Granger before, and had completely forgotten him it was a mystery. Duh!

Now that I have, I shall be on the lookout for others 🙂
This was a good tale, deftly woven, and with an assortment of characters likable and not-so-much. I did feel quite sad for Keven. Though I would like to comment on his plight and societal implications, I will refrain. Those who have read the book already will understand, yet I’m not leaving a spoiler for those who haven’t.

I don’t know yet if I shall keep this to offer on bookstogive’s mystery VVB or release it into the wild. I love your idea of extra ‘encouraging ‘ notes within the book, Plum, and may release ( and try myself) in the hopes that may increase my abysmally minuscule catch rate.

Thanks for the fun read, even if I am a few years late !

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