βSheila Malory, the fifty-something British writer and amateur sleuth, inhabits a finely textured universe. Sink comfortably with the heroine into a burnished old pub or a cup of teaβ¦Full of elegant shadings of place and character and appealing local color.ββBooklist
Sheila Malory takes on the unenviable task of sorting through her dear friend Leonoraβs voluminous estate when she passes on. Although she was in her 80s, dying from drinking contaminated water seems an unfitting end for a former journalist whose life was the stuff of novels. But as the main obstacle to a local land development, her demise was very convenient for certain interested parties. And as questions arise about the will and strangers come out of the past, Mrs. Malory investigates whether the source of the contaminationβand Leonoraβs deathβwas due to natural causes.
βMystery fans will enjoy Holtβs stylish writing, dry wit, and clever plot.ββBooklist
βThe very model of the modern mystery cozy.ββPublishers Weekly
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