Murder by Suspicion

Name: Murder by Suspicion
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Veronica Heley
ISBN: 9781407960159

Author: Veronica Heley

Series: Ellie Quicke #16

Narrator: Julia Barrie

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 08/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Ellie Quicke is desperate to find someone to look after their elderly housekeeper, whose health is failing. But employing a carer found by Ellie's difficult daughter, Diana, proves to be a mixed blessing when Ellie returns from a trip to find that carer Claire has implemented a number of bizarre changes to the Quicke household routine. Claire, is heavily involved in “the Vision”, a local church with a charismatic, powerful pastor, who – seemingly coincidentally – is looking to Ellie for financial help in his current project, housing reformed addicts. But Ellie is suspicious – and more so, when details of Claire's chequered past comes to light. Can Ellie trust Claire and Pastor Ambrose? Ellie investigates and doesn't like what she finds…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne

This 16th novel in Veronica Heley’s series featuring kindhearted Ellie Quicke proved a real page-turner. Ellie heads to America with her Anglican priest husband, but returns early. Good thing, too! The woman left in charge of Ellie’s long-time friend Rose McNally, who has been gradually failing, has......more

Goodreads review by Elaine

When I started this book I didn’t realise it was part of a series although it didn’t seem to matter too much in this cosy Christian murder mystery. Ellie Quicke and her husband have been in the US and have left their aging housekeeper Rose in the care of a new housekeeper Rose. I know that sentence......more

Goodreads review by Lyn

This was my first Ellie Quicke mystery and I found Veronica Heley a very good writer. The character Claire really got to me. I really identified with Ellie coming home from a trip abroad and finding her household turned upside down--furniture moved around, her longtime cleaning crew dismissed by Clai......more