The Cost of Living: An Ant & Bea Mystery: 1 - Softcover

Ward, Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 191098583X ISBN 13: 9781910985830

Publisher: Sandstone Press, 2017

Synopsis

When a young woman is attacked walking home from her local supermarket, Bea Jordan, a smart but unfulfilled checkout girl, is determined to investigate. Colleagues and customers become suspects, secrets are uncovered. While fear stalks the town, Bea finds an unlikely ally in Ant, the seemingly gormless new trainee, but risks losing the people she loves most as death comes close to home. The Cost of Living is a warm, contemporary story with likeable leads, an engaging cast of supporting characters and a dark thread running throughout.

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Review:

This odd, appealing pair prove a formidable match for the surprising killer. Readers will look forward to their next outing. --Publishers Weekly

Bea and Ant are a delightful crime-solving duo and I'll very happily join them again for another clean-up in a Costsave aisle. --Crime Review

Warm characterisations, convincing dialogue, deliciously awkward romantic liaisons, a wicked wit to make you giggle and a plot to keep you guessing all the way to the check-out. It's a treat! --Bradford on Avon Mini Book Festival

A breath of fresh air, Ant and Bea are fabulous creations. --Sophia Bennett

Utterly fab, fresh and real. --Fleur Hitchcock

Unlikely friendships and quirky wit make this the most warm-hearted of crime debuts. --Lucy Diamond

I really enjoyed reading this book. Ant & Bea are very likeable characters, very down to earth and there was a lot which made me smile throughout the book. --Portobello Book Blog

An excellent standalone but Ward has put the building blocks in place to make for a stellar series. --Cramlington Book Club

A heartwarming, entertaining mystery which keeps you gripped until the very end. --SomewhereInABook Bookstagram

A sometimes-cosy, sometimes-edge of your seat mystery set in and around a local supermarket. It's funny, charming and equally scary and disturbing in parts - the perfect book to curl up with as the nights start to draw in and there's a chill in the air. --Carly, Writing from the Tub blog

About the Author:

Rachel Ward is a best-selling writer for young adults. Her first book, Numbers, was published in 2009 and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. An avid reader of detective fiction, The Cost of Living is her first book for adults. Rachel lives in Bath with her husband and daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sandstone Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 191098583X
• ISBN 13: 9781910985830
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330