Author: Alice Castle
Series: Sarah Vane Mysteries Book 2
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 314
Date of Publication: September 5, 2024
My Rating: 4 Stars
The English coast is like nowhere else on earth. The fresh sea breeze, gentle waves lapping the shore… and a body on the promenade?
Newly retired Sarah Vane is completely settled in Merstairs, enjoying the quirky, quaint feel of her new home. With some time on her hands, she decides to surprise her friend Daphne by cleaning her dusty, cluttered seafront shop. But when she arrives there early one morning, Sarah is shocked to find a dying woman on the doorstep, who utters one word before she takes her last breath: ‘Wits…’
The victim is Abi Moffat – a much loved schoolteacher. Who could want her dead, and what could ‘wits’ possibly mean? Could the answer to Abi’s death be in Whitstable – the posher town along the coast? Or on a card from the luxurious Wittes Hotel found in her pocket? Or was it her scorned ex-boyfriend, Josh Whittsall who sent Abi countless postcards and flowers after they broke up?
All roads seem to lead to dead ends, and as Sarah talks to the locals it becomes clear that Abi had many admirers but not a single enemy. But then, a member of the Merstairs craft club is found dead at the local fun fair. At first glance, the two victims seem to have nothing in common, until Sarah takes a closer look at the clues, and realises there is something shocking in the close-knit Merstairs community that links them…
Join amateur sleuth Sarah for another gripping murder mystery in the breezy seaside town of Merstairs! Fans of Agatha Christie, Betty Rowlands and Katie Gaylewill be gripped from start to finish by this deliciously addictive cozy mystery.
Newly retired Sarah Vane is completely settled in Merstairs, enjoying the quirky, quaint feel of her new home. With some time on her hands, she decides to surprise her friend Daphne by cleaning her dusty, cluttered seafront shop. But when she arrives there early one morning, Sarah is shocked to find a dying woman on the doorstep, who utters one word before she takes her last breath: ‘Wits…’
The victim is Abi Moffat – a much loved schoolteacher. Who could want her dead, and what could ‘wits’ possibly mean? Could the answer to Abi’s death be in Whitstable – the posher town along the coast? Or on a card from the luxurious Wittes Hotel found in her pocket? Or was it her scorned ex-boyfriend, Josh Whittsall who sent Abi countless postcards and flowers after they broke up?
All roads seem to lead to dead ends, and as Sarah talks to the locals it becomes clear that Abi had many admirers but not a single enemy. But then, a member of the Merstairs craft club is found dead at the local fun fair. At first glance, the two victims seem to have nothing in common, until Sarah takes a closer look at the clues, and realises there is something shocking in the close-knit Merstairs community that links them…
Join amateur sleuth Sarah for another gripping murder mystery in the breezy seaside town of Merstairs! Fans of Agatha Christie, Betty Rowlands and Katie Gaylewill be gripped from start to finish by this deliciously addictive cozy mystery.
MY THOUGHTS:
Wits…that is the only clue that retired doctor Sarah Vane has at her disposal when she comes upon a young woman who was stabbed and soon died. Accompanied by her friend Daphne and her dog Hamish, Sarah follows whatever paths she can to find out who the young woman was and who it was that killed her. However, wits…could be a town called Whitstable, or it could refer to the Wittes Hotel. Or even the woman’s ex-boyfriend Josh Whittsall. So my directions, but Sarah knows she is up to the task.
I love Sarah and Daphne. Sarah doesn’t give up easily, if at all. Daphne was sometimes so over Sarah and going from place to place while Sarah was looking for answers, but she proved a faithful friend to Sarah all throughout. Then there is Hanish and his role (and thoughts) while Sarah is looking for the killer.
I am really enjoying this Sarah Vane series. It is nice to see a heroine that is my age solving crimes, although far more spry than I am. I look forward to continuing this series with the next book, Murder at the Tea Shop.
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