The third book in Dee McDonald's Ally McKinley mystery
series takes place once again in Ally's beloved Locharran where Ally runs a
Guest House, is dating the local retired vet and occasionally helps the local
police in their investigations.
This episode sees our main characters really settling into
their roles. Ally has a number of guests who are attending a writer's retreat
and is invited to attend herself. However, the retreat at the local hotel, has
barely begun when the star writing tutor Jodi Jones is found murdered in the ladies’
loos.
When Detective Inspector Rigby arrives to investigate, Ally
is shocked to see him looking very pale and sickly and when he falls ill, a new
detective is sent to take his place. When Detective Inspector Kandahar arrives
from Glasgow, he enlists Ally's help in discovering who Jodi Jones really was
and which of the attendees of the writing retreat might have had reason to want
her dead and whether the murderer might be staying in Ally's own home.
Once again, we meet all the wonderful characters of
Locharran including the gossiping sisters at the local store, the
septuagenarian expectant father; Hamish, Earl of Locharran and of course Ally's
best friend and partner Ross.
This is a cosy mystery that is nonetheless tinged with
darkness, a great page turner that will appeal to fans of Anthony Horowitz and
Richard Osman.
I was delighted to be asked to review this book as part of
the blog tour for A Very Bookish Murder, available now from Bookouture.
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