Blog Tour - A Recipe for Murder

 


Review - 4 out of 5 stars:


I’ve been a fan of the Lady Eleanor Swift series since the very first book, so I was excited to be asked to review the latest instalment, A Recipe for Murder.


Although I enjoyed this book overall, I didn’t enjoy the nastiness going on between the two halves of the village, and the individuals in the village as well.


However, it was still a joy to spend time with Eleanor, Clifford, Hugh, and the ladies. Not forgetting about Gladstone and Tomkins, of course. They did a great job of solving a particularly tricky and nasty mystery. Thankfully there were also the usual lighthearted moments to lift the mood, often perpetrated by the terrible two!


The last chapter was the fulfilment of hopes started many, many books ago. It made me very happy. I can’t say more without spoilers!


Overall, I enjoyed this book, it was an excellent mystery, full of interesting clues and characters, as well as my old friends from the series.


I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own.


Book Description:


Cream cakes, cucumber sandwiches, apple tarts and… poison? Lady Swift is trying to plan the menu for her wedding, until murder strikes in kitchens across the village!


Lady Eleanor Swift’s marriage to dashing Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon is just days away. There’s a lot to organise from the dress to the catering, including, of course, the all-important wedding cake.


But Eleanor is heartbroken when their chef, apple-cheeked Annie Tibetts, dies of poisoning. And as the doctor confirms her death wasn’t an accident, accusations fly around the whole community.


With more of the village struck down by the poison, Eleanor must unmask a killer who seems intent on spreading chaos amongst her nearest and dearest. Everyone is accusing their neighbour… and Eleanor is in a pickle as the seating plans for the wedding fall apart. But she soon has bigger fish to fry when the source of the poison is traced to a trusted establishment in town. Eleanor is certain they are being framed and that sabotage is afoot…


And when a sample of poisoned wedding cake is delivered anonymously to Hugh working at his station miles away in Oxford, Eleanor realises that while she has been planning for the future, her past has been catching up with her. Eleanor must race across the countryside to save her love from certain death. Can Eleanor find the proof in the pudding and save Hugh in time? And will the poisoner finally get their just desserts?


A gripping and totally twisty historical cozy mystery set in an English village. Fans of T.E. Kinsey, Catherine Coles and L.B. Hathaway won’t be able to put this down.




Author Bio:


Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s.


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