Lambing season always brings the unexpected… But no one expected murder
Jude Gray never thought she’d find herself widowed and running a working farm full-time, but here she is, living in the small Malvern village her husband Adam spent most of his life in.
After a particularly gruelling lambing season, she is looking forward to some time off, but there’s no rest for the wicked, especially when she finds the body of one of Adam’s oldest friends on her farm.
Jude refuses to believe the official line, that Sarah’s death was a suicide, and starts an investigation of her own. But as the body count rises, danger creeps ever closer to Malvern Farm.
A killer is on the prowl. And all that stands in their way is one woman – and her dog.
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Kate Wells is the author of a number of well-reviewed books for children, and is now writing a new cosy crime series set in the Malvern hills, inspired by the farm where she grew up.
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My thoughts: this was a really enjoyable and interesting start to a new crime series, set in the Malvern Hills, where Jude has taken on her late husband’s farm, delivering lambs and harvesting potatoes, among other hard and unforgiving jobs. Aided by Noah, and the farm dogs, till her sister and nephew come to stay, after her friend Sarah’s body is found on the farm.
Sarah is still dressed for the wedding they attended the day before, and while she had some issues, she hadn’t seemed suicidal. Jude disagrees with the police decision – and she’s not the only one. She wants to get justice for Sarah, and find the truth.
This puts her into danger, there’s some dodgy people involved and it’s a lot bigger than one death, as the body count grows, has Jude dug herself into trouble?
I liked Jude, and her little family, I liked the detective Binnie too. I can’t wait to see what they investigate next. I was really glad Noah was one of the good guys too. Plus there’s a lamb called Pancake and lovely sheepdogs.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
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