The Potting Shed Murder, Paula Sutton
The Potting Shed Murder, Paula Sutton
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The Potting Shed Murder

Author: Paula Sutton

Series: Hill House Vintage Murder Mysteries

Narrator: Jane Ajia

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/27/2025


Synopsis

From the creator of Hill House Vintage and “Queen of Cottagecore” (Vogue), a fresh, witty, fun, and delightfully quirky cozy crime novel set in a seemingly sleepy English village for fans of Richard Osman, Parini Shroff, Benjamin Stevenson, and Anthony Horowitz. “Miss Marple for the 21st Century.”―S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot Welcome to the beautiful, bucolic village of Pudding Corner, where there's death amongst the dahlias … Daphne Brewster has gladly swapped south London for Pudding Corner, a Norfolk hamlet full of quintessentially English charm. With a mix of stone cottages, Georgian architecture, and Victorian Gothic houses all nestled together and surrounded by fields of gold and green, Pudding Corner and its neighboring village of Pepperbridge seem as far from the bustle of city living as one can get. For Daphne, joy at moving into beautiful Cranberry Farmhouse with her husband, James, and their three young children is tempered by some concerns about being the only Black woman for miles around. But within a few short months, Daphne has become known as the parish’s “Vintage Lady” and has set up her own shop. Business is thriving, and so is her family. As for Pudding Corner, it’s rapidly revealing itself to be filled with complicated, intertwined lives on par with anything she left behind. Then the local school’s headmaster is found dead in his allotment patch, unleashing a storm of secrets and scandal. Even a sleepy village has its social hierarchy, and as her new friend, Minerva, becomes a target of whispers and speculation, Daphne can’t resist getting involved. Fighting for the underdog comes as naturally as sourcing the perfect vintage piece. But there is more at stake here than Daphne could have guessed, and a killer who has succeeded once is all too willing to try again …

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grandma on May 25, 2025

Outstanding narrator. Very British cozy. Several twists and turns. This book focused on a murder and different, complicated relationships. The characters were well defined. I do hope this becomes a series. I was blessed with an ARC. The opinions expressed are my own and unbiased.......more

Goodreads review by India (IndiaReadsALot) on March 14, 2024

Thank you to the publishers for sending me a copy of this book to review. This book just solidified for me that the cosy murder mystery subgenre is the best crime subgenre that exists in our universe. It just ticks all the boxes for me. And I believe this book is the perfect book to represent the sub......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on April 23, 2024

I received a free copy of, The Potting Shed Murder. by Paula Sutton, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I found this book slow and boring. I did not care for the characters either.......more

Goodreads review by Gail on March 19, 2024

A good cosy crime, slow burn but wasn’t really for me I just reviewed The Potting Shed Murder by Paula Sutton......more

Goodreads review by Michaela | bumblebeeslibrary on May 06, 2025

The Potting Shed Murder is a cozy mystery set in a small town in rural England, called Pudding Corner. You know it is going to be a perfect cozy mystery, when the town you get to read about is called Pudding Corner! FMC Daphne Brewster, her husband James, and their 3 children decide to move away fro......more