Psychologist Laurel Nightingale has fled from her problems in search of peace and respite. However, after discovering a dead body shortly after arriving in the tight-knit community of Elderwick, she wonders if village life is as wholesome as she first thought.
Local police are convinced the death was accidental, but Laurel suspects murder and enlists her new friend Maggie to join her quest to uncover the truth. When a second body is found, Laurel ruffles feathers by pointing the finger at one of the locals. But when her accusation backfires, she's left alienated and afraid.
With her fear at an all-time high, her sleuthing partner gone missing, and village gossip spreading like wildfire, Laurel wonders who she can truly trust. Is it time to move on yet again? And will her newly formed friendships be enough to save her from this mysterious murderer?
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Rachael Gray
22 August 2024
Cozy Mystery
294 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Laurel Nightingale has run away from her life and plopped herself down in a very small town of people who have known each other forever. Hoping to start over and find peace, instead she finds a dead body. Well, shit. That is not the new start she was hoping for. But even though the police rule it an accident, Laurel feels like something is just…off. Even though she knows she should just let it go, she can’t. And starts digging. Then another person is dead. Oh, boy. This is so not good for her. Will she earn her way back into the good graces of the community or will she be the next to turn up dead? You’ll have to read to find out the answer!
This is a great cozy mystery. Wonderfully written, great characters, and a twisty mystery to solve. If you feel like solving a puzzle then sit yourself down, grab your favorite beverage (mine’s tea), and enjoy this one.
With over twenty years of experience working as a doctor of clinical psychology for the NHS and healthcare charities, Rachael Gray is the author of the Elderwick Mysteries series: A Little Bird Told Me; A Turn-up for the Books; A Storm in a Teacup; The Proof of the Pudding.
As a reader, Rachael will devour almost anything, but her favourite genres are crime and psychological thriller. As a writer, she enjoys crafting entertaining murder mysteries set in the glorious countryside of East Yorkshire. Her ultimate dream is to have her books made into a TV series directed by Mackenzie Crook – if you’ve ever watched Detectorists, you’ll understand.
When she’s not dreaming of unlikely television stardom, she can be found writing in the home she shares with her husband in Normandy, France – though she’ll always be a Yorkshire girl at heart.
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