A perfect cosy crime for fans of M C Beaton’s Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series.
Change is coming to Wendlebury Barrow–and not everyone is happy about it…
When the local bus company announces it will be stopping its route through their quaint Cotswold village,the people of Wendlebury Barrow are up in arms. Not least Sophie Sayers, whose driving lessons with her boyfriend Hector get off to a bumpy start. But the locals’ peaceful protests against the decision turn deadly when a body is discovered on the Number 27. No one can work out how Janice Boggins met her demise, let alone how the driver didn’t notice. While the police wait for the post mortem results, Sophie immediately suspects foul play and launches her own investigation. Can she solve the murder before another passenger is hurt?
Debbie Young is the much-loved author of the Sophie Sayers and St Brides cosy crimemysteries. She lives in a Cotswold village where she runs the local literary festival and has worked at Westonbirt School, both of which provide inspiration for her writing. She is bringing both her series to Boldwood in a 13-book contract. They will be publishing several new titles in each series and republishing the backlist, starting in September 2022.
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My thoughts: I love Debbie Young’s books, they’re funny and clever and a little bit silly. In this case it’s all about buses – and murder.
After the local bus firm suggests it might have to suspend the route through Wendlebury Barrow, people are up in arms, until miserable village resident (and bus picnicker) Mrs Boggles dies on the bus. That cools a lot of the enthusiasm about saving the route.
Sophie Sayers, amateur detective and newly in possession of a driving licence, is determined to find out what happened and why. There’s something a bit off about all the recent sabotage of the buses be connected?
As Sophie investigates and she and Hector are planning on expanding the bookshop, it might also be time to make some changes to their relationship.
I really enjoyed this outing with Sophie and Co, the case is a bit more convoluted than it might sound and Sophie is a good protagonist and has a nose for the truth.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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