Murder in the Dark- Betsy Reavley- Crime
Tilly is a veterinary student in Cambridge and works in a bookshop in order to fund
herself. Her parents live in a small village outside of Ilfracombe so home is a distance
away. One morning she arrives at the shop to find the door open. She steps inside,
calling out as she goes and is horrified to find the owner of the shop hanging.from a
rope. She calls the police who very soon discover that this was not suicide.DCI
Barrett and his team are on the case which has somewhat of an oddity to it.
When another body in similar circumstances is found the pressure heightens.
There appears to be no link between the victims so the why’s are piled high.
Whatever is going on? I enjoyed this book, it was almost like an old fashioned
murder case. Nothing too technological (OK there are references to forensics
etc) but in its own was it was good solid detective work and curiosity that
brought the case together. The characters came across well and I took to
Tilly and Barrett., both solid people who weren’t going to let circumstances
get the better of them. A highly enjoyable read.
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A gripping crime mystery with a killer twist
Book blurb:
Imagine a bookshop. Outside the snow is falling. Inside you run your finger along the spines on a shelf. The room has that new book smell you love. You breathe it in. The light is soft and fellow readers pass you buy, searching for their next read. What could be better?
That was the reason Trish Fields took the job working at Ashton’s bookshop in Cambridge. But one winters morning when she arrives to open up, she discovers the body of her boss, suspended from the ceiling, hanging from a rope by his neck.
When DCI Barrett and DI Palmer are called to the scene, they find themselves searching for a twisted killer whose identity and motive are nearly impossible to uncover.
But just when they think they have the killer in their sights, another body shows up, throwing the case wide open…
Who is behind the killings and why?
The police have their work cut out and key to unlocking the mystery might just be found right under their nose.
About Betsy Reavley:
Author of The Quiet Ones, The Optician’s Wife, Murder at the Book Club, Frailty, Carrion, Beneath the Watery Moon and the poetry collection The Worm in the Bottle. Betsy was born in Hammersmith, London.
As a child she moved around frequently with her family, spending time in London, Provence, Tuscany, Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire.
She showed a flair for literature and writing from a young age and had a particular interest in poetry, of which she was a prolific consumer and producer.
In her early twenties she moved to Oxford where she would eventually meet her husband. During her time in Oxford her interests turned from poetry to novels and she began to develop her own unique style of psychological thriller.
Betsy says “I believe people are at their most fascinating when they are faced by the dark side of life. This is what I like to write about.”
Author of The Quiet Ones, The Optician’s Wife, Murder at the Book Club, Frailty, Carrion, Beneath the Watery Moon and the poetry collection The Worm in the Bottle. Betsy was born in Hammersmith, London.
As a child she moved around frequently with her family, spending time in London, Provence, Tuscany, Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire.
She showed a flair for literature and writing from a young age and had a particular interest in poetry, of which she was a prolific consumer and producer.
In her early twenties she moved to Oxford where she would eventually meet her husband. During her time in Oxford her interests turned from poetry to novels and she began to develop her own unique style of psychological thriller.
Betsy says “I believe people are at their most fascinating when they are faced by the dark side of life. This is what I like to write about.”
Betsy Reavley currently lives in Cambridge with her husband, 2 children, dog and quail.
Betsy’s Social Media Links:
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