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But when they arrive they discover something they didn't expect: there's a new member of the Wong family. It's the sixth murder mystery for The Detective Society! This time, though, one of them is the suspect... A fabulous, cozy, mystery story... Wonderful... Absolutely perfect for fans of Richard Osman!' NetGalley Review the cover looks amazing what a title and plot cant wait now for the 8th of February just 103 days to go !!
This style of writing does benefit from the details in the description- the cakes in the coffe shop, the shopping for dinner etc - so more not less would enrich the writing.I would rate it 4.75. This is one of the best crime/mystery book that I have read so far. I’m trying not to leave any spoilers in this review (forgive me if it does). The main thread was dementia, as a doctor it was refreshing to see it from anyone else’s point of view on this. This author takes the ordinary things happening to ordinary people and put them altogether to create such a thrilling book. The emotions, the rollercoaster, is it him? Is it her? When you think this is it, something else doesn’t quite match up revealing more to it. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy.
A Spoonful of Murder by JM Hall is described as being a cosy crime, a description I dislike intensely. For me it suggests tweeness and sentimentality. And that is not an apt description of this book. It's a clever look at human nature as much as a murder mystery.Cooper said she was “thrilled” to be working with Pilot Media and Salt Beef TV; the latter will co-produce any adaptation with Pilot. “With a diverse cast, opulent settings and a gloriously nostalgic feel, I always thought this series was perfect for adaptation,” she said. The Murder Most Unladylike series is set in a 1930s boarding school and features schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. The first three books in the series— Murder Most Unladylike, Arsenic for Tea and First Class Murder." About This Edition ISBN: Cosy mystery at its best with a cast of loveable characters, a truly satisfying read!' NetGalley review, I can’t wait! I have just finished reading ‘Jolly foul play’ and won’t get the next til Christmas. The cover is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for writing another book, we are all VERY grateful!
Interspersed with vignettes of the three former teachers lives, we find Liz worried her bright son Liam will lose his place at Durham University and end up living in a trailer with a baby and his “Celtic poet” girlfriend. Thelma, childless worries who will look after her and her husband when they are old and infirm. And Pat worries about her grandson, obviously on the spectrum and not settled into primary school with the “5 star” teacher Mrs. Bell.
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A great cozy crime with some very likeable characters and situations which are so easy to liken to our own lives. Hi Ruby, thank you so much! I really hope you’ll be able to come to one of my signings in future. That would be lovely! For Pat, Liz and Thelma, they think the questions never quite feel resolved. It’s for them to find out what have really happened to Topsy. The story takes a while to get going, with the author giving us time to get to know Thelma, Pat and Liz and their personalities, insecurities and family concerns. Thelma becomes concerned about one of her former pupils experiencing money problems, Pat is worried about her weight and her son and some unknown “internet problems”, while Liz is worried about her grandson’s tantrums in a highly regarded school. Also, Topsy’s death exposes a series of schemes targeting seniors, which has all three of the friends understandably upset. Warm characters and wonderful writing… It’s steeped in Yorkshire like a mug of hot, strong tea… I loved it’ SJ Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot
Even though i haven’t read the rest of the series, all my friends have told me it’s going to be really good, so now i am going to work myself through the series before this book comes out.A Spoonful of Murder is a gentle mystery, full of wry observations on the lives of the locals but also deeper thoughts on family and ageing - and on dementia in particular. Liz, Pat and Thelma are twenty-first century Miss Marples with smartphones, investigating with the same sort of subtle questioning, and using of their knowledge of children and parents gained over years of teaching to see beyond what they're being told by their suspects. I really enjoyed reading along as the three friends and retired school teachers work their way through an unintentional post-retirement position: amateur sleuths solving a murder/mystery plot involving an ex coworker. Not what they had planned…but stumbled into nevertheless. A Spoonful of Murder was a joy to read, perhaps a little slow to start but once things got going it whizzed past. Three retired primary school teachers bump into an old friend in the garden centre, she seems confused, and the next thing we know, she's dead. I can’t believe that the 6th book is almost here! The cover looks absolutely amazing and the description is thrillling!!!
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