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In her 16th mystery (after Murder in Time), Ellie returns home early from the States because she's worried about her retired and ailing housekeeper, Rose...
Since 2000, Heley has written 13 mysteries featuring Ellie Quicke, wife to Thomas Quicke, a retired Episcopal minister. The author's latest is equally amusing, with an intriguing plot and well-drawn, appealing characters; her protagonist is charming and loyal to a fault.
Marvelous! Up to number eight (after False Alarm), Heley's smart sixtysomething protagonist once again demonstrates her talents as an astute judge of character and solver of crime.
A closed-room drama with a fascinating set of characters makes for an intriguing whodunit. Think of the series's seventh outing (after False Report) as a big old-fashioned country-house case, Agatha Christie-like, but dressed-up smart and chic for today. [See Prepub Alert, 10/08/12.]
As in this title's predecessors (False Pretences; False Step), Bea reveals her personal strength as she nourishes the friends she has reluctantly adopted as her own surrogate family and cleverly unwraps the motives behind several deaths. For fans of sophisticated contemporary cozies.