Murder at the Old Abbey

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Murder at the Old Abbey by Pippa McCathie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I didn't get to read book one but there's plenty ways into this one so you don't miss that. It's setting is in Wales, a country I've been too a few times and love. Favia Havard was once a police detective who was framed for a crime. Matt Lambert (her former apprentice, now inspector) cleared her name but she turned to a second career as an artist. Matt still comes to her with cases as she knows everyone and definitely does in this case. Carandoc Mansell was the rather unlikeable head of a long important lineage who delighted, it seems in making sure his kids (grown adults) didn't inherit anything they wanted in his will (I had a relative like this). His death was no accident. We have his meek daughter (whose book Favia is ilustrating) , his son who married badly, his horse crazy wife and her racist thug of a brother, his pub keeping illegitimate son plus his newly found illegitimate Hindu granddaughter (whose grandmother might be the only person he ever loved)

There are plenty of red herrings. For me the will they won't they age gapped romance thing with Havard and Lambert got old quick but at least it seems to have ended. (I'm no fan of the trope) I did really like both Favia (and her friends) and Matt so I'd love to see more of this.



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