Murder in a Country Village by F.L. Everett- Crime
Edie, who works on a newspaper, sets off for a walk with her friend Ethel. It's 1941 and they are glad the blitz is over and they have a little freedom. Currently Edie is the obituarist, but is inquisitive by nature and good with people and so would love to be a crime writer. Being Edie things are never straight forward and they spot a body on their walk and so she wants to find out more. It’s someone known to Ethel as the woman who is petitioning for peace and her and her friends are unpopular in the village. It also appears that two evacuees have gone walkabout from the same village. The conscripted local bobby appears to be as much use as a chocolate fireguard and so Edie begins to investigate what on earth is going on and why?
This is a cozy type crime and one to get immersed in the WW2 world of Edie York. There are plenty of red herrings and dubious suspects to keep the reader engrossed and guessing right the way through. There’s the relationship between Edie and Lou who is the detective inspector which verges on romance but quickly jolts to professional each time they manage to get any time together which adds to the backstory and provides a little humour. It's a wonderful read, one that is highly entertaining with a lighthearted mystery. A read with a smile and more!
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Murder in a Country Village: An utterly compelling historical cozy mystery (An Edie York Mystery Book 2)
England, 1941. With World War Two shaking the nation, rookie reporter Edie York wants to write the front-page news. But she ends up as the headlines when she stumbles over a body on the moors…
Eager to follow Churchill’s order to keep calm and carry on, Edie York has left the bombed-out streets of Manchester behind for a stroll in the countryside. But her rationed picnic lunch turns to ashes in her mouth when she discovers Joyce Reid, a well-known anti-war activist, lifeless at the bottom of a cliff.
Despite infuriatingly handsome DCI Louis Brennan’s less-than-amused warnings ringing in her ears, Edie is unable to leave the conscripted local bobby to do his work. Heading off to investigate, she immediately uncovers potential suspects galore. From alleged black-marketeers to the local land girl, a shell-shocked artist to Joyce’s on-off lover, Edie is sure the murderer is right under her nose.
Then Edie makes another gruesome discovery, and realises she needs long-suffering Louis on the scene to officially investigate. Can they uncover the killer hiding in plain sight, before it’s too late? Or will Edie’s own obituary end up featured on the front pages she’s coveted for so long…?
A fantastically gripping historical cozy mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie. This is the second book in the Edie York Mystery series.
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About the author
Flic Everett is a Mancunian writer who now lives in a cottage in the beautiful West Highlands with her patient husband and two deranged cocker spaniels. She still misses Manchester, and returns like a homing pigeon every month to see family and friends. She spends a lot of time writing on trains.
Flic has owned an award-winning vintage shop, guest-presented Woman’s Hour and was once a part-time tarot reader. She has a grown up son who makes her laugh more than anyone on earth, and she likes reading, painting, cooking, clothes, animals, Art Deco and rummaging in charity shops for bargains. Her greatest fear is being stranded without a book. She has spent many years as a freelance journalist and editor for national newspapers and magazines and can’t believe she’s finally allowed to make up stories from the comfort of her own home.
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