Murder in Time

Generous, helpful Ellie Quicke finds herself drawn to the aid of Vera Pryce, a onetime cleaner turned college student who now acts as housekeeper in the Quicke home. Readers will learn the devastating secret about Vera’s son Mikey’s birth — and a threat of exposure of said secret. Murder in Time, th......more

The Ellie Quick tales usually take no more than 2-3 days for me to finish. This took over a week, as I kept having to force myself to continue. And every time, there was another scenario where Ellie (and maybe another character) is explaining all or part of the same, same story to yet another person......more

This is the third Ellie Quick novel I’ve read. I enjoyed more than the previous two, mostly because of a smart, feisty boy that Ellie is trying to “save.” I’m undecided on how I feel about Ellie’s female police friend. Vera lives in Ellie’s house with her son, helping with cooking and housework whil......more

This was a very satisfying read.... Good characters, lots of surprises and "out-loud" reactions on my part. It was never boring and I was annoyed when someone interrupted me during my reading. This book was also not terrifying, which in my book is good--a satisfying cozy.......more

Again, the subject matter becomes quite gritty in this 'cosy' crime series.......more