Book Info
Name of Book : Poison at the Village Show
Author : Catherine Coles
Publisher : Boldwood Books
Publication Date : 17 March, 2022
No. of Pages : 219
Format : Netgalley ARC
Why did I choose the book?
Poison at the Village Show by Catherine Coles was offered in exchange of an honest review. Also, I am taking part in the Blog Tour hosted by Rachel's Random Resources. And, today is my turn to post a review of the book.
Where to get the book?
Poison at the Village Show by Catherine Coles is available on Amazon :
Author Introduction
The daughter of a military father, Catherine was born in Germany and lived most of the first 14 years of her life abroad. She spent her school years devouring everything her school library had to offer! Catherine writes cozy mysteries that take place in the English countryside. Her extremely popular Tommy & Evelyn Christie mysteries are set in 1920s North Yorkshire. Her new series, the Martha Miller cozy mysteries, are set in the years following the Second World War in Berkshire.
Catherine lives in northeast England with her two spoiled dogs who have no idea they are not human!
Blurb
Westleham Village 1947.
It’s the Westleham village show and with the war finally over, everyone is looking forward to a pleasant day.
But newcomer, Martha Miller doesn’t share the excitement. Because since her husband Stan left for work one day and never returned, Martha has been treated as somewhat of an outsider in Westleham. The village gossip is that Martha must be to blame….
Martha hopes she can win her fellow villagers over with her delicious homemade plum gin. But as glasses of the tangy tipple are quaffed, disaster strikes! Chairwoman of the village show, Alice Warren, slumps to the ground - poisoned!
As fingers of suspicion again point Martha’s way, she’s determined to prove her innocence and find the real culprit. And she’s ably helped by the new vicar, Luke Walker.
But who would kill Alice and why? And will Luke and Martha discover who is behind the poisoning before it's too late?
My Opinion
A simple, easy to read mystery thriller by Catherine Coles. Poison at the Village Show sets its plot in a simple village which soon turns itself into a stage of murders. If you are looking for a simple mystery to be read within a day's time, then pick it up. The characters are lovely, especially Martha Miller. Although I wanted more between Luke Walker and Martha Miller. The plot is one of those where all the characters are under suspicion and by the end the climax is totally different. I, really liked the book.
Definitely, the book deserves 4 stars. Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books and Netgalley for providing me an opportunity to read and review the book.
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