A Southwold Mystery

This very light whodunnit is set where I grew up on the Suffolk coast, and as I was back visiting my parents for the weekend I thought it was worth a read. 3 stars is a bit of a push to be honest. Yes, it’s nice to hear the local landmarks and places I know well - but at times it feels like a bit of......more

Hmm. This started well but faded fast. The amateur detectives came upon clues and did nothing with them, the police just did nothing and the two guilty men got as restless as I was and just confessed to random characters! Also an excessive lack of punctuation that would have had my class having to r......more

This is a mystery set in Suffolk, 1955, with lots of characters chasing around in the beautiful countryside around Southwold. On the surface this is a genteel society, with its obsessions with gardening, flower festivals and tea rooms. The local gentry live in a large house, or are successful and on......more

Another amusing read from this author, no literary great but a good way to spend a few days. The characters I am at last getting used to - there is very little flesh on their bones but I am learning a bit more about them as time goes by. A good plot - some a bit unbelievable but isn't that what books......more

Probably 3.5, but I've been on a Donna Andrews binge & she's a lot to live up to in comic mysteries! I enjoyed this more than the 2nd in the series, though it was very obvious who the villains were by half-way through. I do like that the amateurs don't feel it's their mission in life to solve murders......more