Secrets in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope
Secrets in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope
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Secrets in the Cotswolds

Author: Rebecca Tope

Narrator: Caroline Lennon

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 10/01/2019


Synopsis

Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children during the summer holidays so she accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. On her first day there, she rescues a fugitive woman she finds hiding under some bushes. The woman's story is thin and incoherent, but Thea gives her sanctuary for the night only to find her dead the next morning. The police are impossibly busy with a big investigation into the trafficking of rare animals and Thea is effectively on her own, trying to make sense of the murder. As she digs deeper into the woman's background, she discovers a tangled web of lies, secrets and at least three very likely suspects…

Reviews

I love these books and they are very special to me. My mum loved them and introduced me to them. She recently passed away quite suddenly. I miss her so much there are no word to describe my sadness. Reading this book over the past few days bought me a small amount of happiness as I thought of her. T......more

Goodreads review by Jane

This is more like a 3.5*. I stopped reading this series a number of years ago because they all got a bit samey and I wasn’t sure I liked Thea being married to Drew. Presumably the Tope did this so she could amalgamate two series. Anyway, this book has a decent plot and is well written but Thea seems......more

I marked this book down because I didn't enjoy it as much as previous books in this series. The plot is a bit ridiculous, and people seem to act out of character although the side plot between Thea and Clovis was quite interesting and there were some good emotional insights.......more

Goodreads review by Graham

Interesting story, but our leading lady seems to dither about getting nowhere until the last couple of chapters .. at which stage another person steps in and helps. Did the author perhaps run out of ideas?......more