4 Stars from me
There is a new queen of cozy crime in town, Rachel Gray has absolutely nailed it with this cute as a button little murder mystery.
This, the first in the Elderwick Mysteries series, follows the adventures of would be sleuth Laurel Nightingale as she strives to solve a mysterious death in small village. As a newcomer to the community she is up against it in terms of gaining validity for her theories – frankly not helped by how often she is utterly wrong in her assertions!
As a fan of gritty thrillers normally I was surprised by quite how much I loved this and I can easily see it being a TV series with some quirky and eccentric actors filling the superbly crafted cast of characters.
An absolutely delightful read that I am sure will be a hit among many genres.
Blurb: A murder in a quiet village is causing anxiety for a psychologist—who must face her fears to find the killer . . .
Psychologist Laurel Nightingale has fled from her problems in search of peace and respite. However, after discovering a dead body shortly after arriving in the tight-knit community of Elderwick, she wonders if village life is as wholesome as she first thought.
Local police are convinced the death was accidental, but Laurel suspects murder and enlists her new friend Maggie to join her quest to uncover the truth. When a second body is found, Laurel ruffles feathers by pointing the finger at one of the locals. But when her accusation backfires, she’s left alienated and afraid.
With her fear at an all-time high, her sleuthing partner gone missing, and village gossip spreading like wildfire, Laurel wonders who she can truly trust. Is it time to move on yet again? And will her newly formed friendships be enough to save her from this mysterious murderer?
A Little Bird Told Me is the debut whodunit from an exciting new voice in cozy mystery fiction that will put your sleuthing skills to the test.
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