Someone’s been read their last rites…
1915, London: Working in the dusty bookshop that her Aunt Violet mysteriously inherited, Hannah Merrill is accustomed to finding twists in every tale. But discovering her beloved best friend Lily-Anne – with a paperknife through her heart – in the middle of the bookshop, is not a plotline she saw coming.
The case is anything but textbook. With the discovery of a coded German message, and Hannah’s instinct that Lily-Anne’s husband is keeping secrets, she determines to get to the bottom of it.
She can’t do it alone though. To crack this case, Hannah will need the enlist the help of her outrageous, opinionated, only-occasionally-objectionable Aunt Violet.
They think they’re making progress until one of their chief suspects is found dead. And Hannah realises that she is herself now in the murderer’s sights. Will the final chapter be the ending of a killer… or just a killer ending?
A totally addictive, WW1-set cozy mystery, perfect for fans of Verity Bright, T.E. Kinsey, and Agatha Christie.
I liked this book, but do feel that it lacked a little something. I enjoyed the storyline but felt in places that it dragged on a little and then all of a sudden we were at the end with a lot to cover which felt a little rushed.
As I said, the storyline itself was good and I think the fact that it was murder in the bookshop that really intrigued me. I hadn't worked out who was responsible for the murder or why and thought that this was done really well and loved the unfolding of it.
I do however love our main characters Hannah and Aunt Violet and I can honestly say that I' looking forward to the next one to see what they get up to next!
This book is released on the 22nd of August 2023 and available here
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