Published by Accent Press
(UK),
23 Oct. 2014.
ISBN: 978-1909520332
23 Oct. 2014.
ISBN: 978-1909520332
This is the
latest in the very entertaining, Honey Driver led series, a cosy-crime with a
difference. The romance in this series, between Honey Driver and Steve Doherty,
local detective and hunk, and the
side-kick Honey works alongside with, to solve all the murders, is one I have
followed with great interest through all the books. The series is set in Bath,
that in itself is enough to make you want to read. To be drawn into a city as
full of history and interest as the tourism figures annually prove, in itself
is a treat, but Honey Driver is such fun and the stories so full of fun as well
as the who-dunnit-factor which will keep you guessing.
Honey owns and runs a beautiful hotel in the city. However, as this story starts, she is thinking of selling up and moving outside the city and buying another older hotel which she will renovate. Honey receives an invitation to a cocktail party with all the rich and famous of the area. A local estate agent is out to sell some exceptional property and Honey is invited to view a mansion in the country which could make for the right place to relocate her hotel. However as she peruses the building, she discovers a body stuck in the chimney. It is the famous TV diva Arabella Neville, who Honey met and overheard arguing at the cocktail party. And Arabella has now been murdered. And with the help of Doherty, Honey sets out to get to the bottom of it.
Goodhind is a
master at creating colourful, and likeable, characters. She knows how to write
humour and she knows how to write suspense. She keeps us guessing and she keeps us
laughing. The only thing that doesn’t come as a surprise to me is the fact that
this series has lasted over so many books, or that its popularity just keeps on
growing. I can’t wait for the next. So, highly recommended.
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Reviewer:
Linda Regan.
.
Linda Regan is the author of six police procedural crime novels. She is also
an actress. She holds a Masters degree in critical writing and journalism,
and writes a regular column, including book reviews, for three magazines.
She also presents the book-club spot on BBC Radio Kent.
She is an avid reader, and welcomes the chance to read new writers
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