โSheila 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 teaโฆFull of elegant shadings of place and character and appealing local color.โโBooklist
Sheila Malory takes on the unenviable task of sorting through her dear friend Leonoraโs 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 contaminationโand Leonoraโs deathโwas due to natural causes.
โMystery fans will enjoy Holtโs stylish writing, dry wit, and clever plot.โโBooklist
โThe very model of the modern mystery cozy.โโPublishers Weekly
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