The Girl in the Gallery- Alice Castle
Beth loves her local art gallery. To her the pictures are friends to be
with and to treasure. When one day she gets in early before work she
sees something amiss and get the receptionist to come and have a
look with her as it is in the mausoleum which is her least favourite
part. When the receptionist see even more than Beth had in the first
place she has a new mystery on her hands. This is one of those cozy
mysteries where the discoverer of the victim wants to find out more.
Due to Beth’s “last case” she has a tenuous link with the local police
and her own mind into how to find out more information. I haven’t
read the first one and this one happily stands alone. I liked Beth- unlike
some “cozy” novels she came across as realistic and down to earth
with enough nosiness and tenacity to see the case through to the end.
The author has a wonderfully vivid use of words which gives beautiful
descriptions of the scenarios so easily seen in your minds eye. An
engaging read that tackles some controversial subjects (self harm,
suicide,bullying, anorexia) in young people in a sensitive manner.
Nothing to disturb you too much, just enough to make you think about
what goes on behind closed doors and active screens.
The Girl in the Gallery
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Dulwich…
It’s a perfect summer’s morning in the plush south London suburb, and thirty-something Beth Haldane has sneaked off to visit one of her favourite places, the world-famous Picture Gallery.
She’s enjoying a few moments’ respite from juggling her job at prestigious private school Wyatt’s and her role as single mum to little boy Ben, when she stumbles across a shocking new exhibit on display. Before she knows it, she’s in the thick of a fresh, and deeply chilling, investigation.
Who is The Girl in the Gallery? Join Beth in adventure #2 of the London Murder Mystery series as she tries to discover the truth about a secret eating away at the very heart of Dulwich.
Author Bio – Before turning to crime, Alice Castle was a UK newspaper journalist for The Daily Express, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Her first book, Hot Chocolate, set in Brussels and London, was a European hit and sold out in two weeks.
Death in Dulwich was published in September 2017 and has been a number one best-seller in the UK, US, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. A sequel, The Girl in the Gallery was published in December 2017 to critical acclaim. Calamity in Camberwell, the third book in the London Murder Mystery series, will be published this summer, with Homicide in Herne Hill due to follow in early 2019. Alice is currently working on the fifth London Murder Mystery adventure. Once again, it will feature Beth Haldane and DI Harry York.
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