Shot in Southwold (Southwold Mysteries, 2)

Suzette A. Hill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749021314 ISBN 13: 9780749021313

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2017

1960. Lady Fawcett is eager to vet her daughter Amy's current beau, aspiring film director Bartholomew Hackle who is shooting his first major project in Southwold. While Amy is unable to accompany her mother, Rosy Gilchrist is strong-armed into tagging along. On the set of The Languid Labyrinth nobody really knows what is going on - least of all Felix Smythe whose bit part is constantly changing thanks to Hackle, much to Felix's chagrin. But the unambiguous death by gun-shot of a female cast member brings a drama to proceedings lacking in the film itself, and Lady Fawcett, Rosy and Felix are once again at the centre of a murder mystery in which further victims may face the cut.

Review:

"With characters straight from Agatha Christie, if not from P G Wodehouse, and a setting like the wonderful Southwold, this superb thriller has everything thrown into the mix - humour, murder, tension, drama... if pushed, I'd say it was more reminiscent of Dorothy L Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey, and that's a compliment, of course. A wonderful read."--Books Monthly

"The latest in a series featuring Rosy Gilchrist, this is as light-hearted as a murder mystery can be, with puns, farce, frothy characters and a not particularly challenging mystery. Period feel is supplied by dialogue and contemporary cultural references. An entertaining read for a wet day in Walberswick."-- (08/01/2017)

About the Author:

Suzette A. Hill was born in East Sussex. She worked as a teacher before retiring and now lives in Ledbury, Herefordshire. At the age of sixty-four and on a whim, she took up a pen and began writing, and has since published over ten novels.