Publisher: Macmillan
Publication Date: 29th February 2024
Genre: Cosy Mystery
Summary:
What antique would you kill for?
Freya, it’s down to you to finish what I started . . .
Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village in which she grew up for the last 20 years. That is until news arrives that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya’s estranged mentor, has died . . . and the circumstances seem suspicious.
You will uncover an invitation, I implore you to attend . . .
But when a letter from Arthur is delivered, sent just days before his death, and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur’s journals are revealed, Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she’d sworn to leave behind.
But beware, trust no-one. Your life depends on it . . .
Joining forces with her eccentric Aunt Carole, Arthur’s staunch best friend, Freya follows both clues and her instincts to an old manor house for an ‘antiques enthusiasts weekend’. But not is all as it seems; the antiques are bad reproductions and the guests all have something to hide.
Can Freya and Carole solve the mystery and unearth the killer before they strike again?
Review:
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, MacMillan and C.L Miller for having me on this book tour and sending me a copy of the book.
This was just the book I needed to read to start off the week, I love a cosy mystery they always seem to make me smile and they always come in series which is a win for me!
When we meet Freya she's definitely lacking in confidence thanks to her horrible ex-husband and you just want to give her a hug and tell her to pull herself together because she is way better than she currently believes. The more you hear about and from her ex-husband the more you dislike him, I'd go as far as to say hate him, because he's a real piece of work!
I loved the relationship with Freya and Carole, they just work so well together as personalities and at clue-solving! I definitely enjoyed getting chapters from both of their points of view, in fact, I loved that we had multiple points of view in general. It was nice to occasionally move from Freya's POV, though I really enjoyed her as our Main narrator.
I loved that we had a quote from Arthur at the beginning of each chapter, his little sayings etc made me smile so much. His opening chapter was brilliant and the fact that he wanted to go out in style!
The writing style was brilliant and the pacing felt right for a cosy mystery, I enjoyed all of it and I really hope we get more from Freya, I've got my fingers crossed that this becomes a series!
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, MacMillan and C.L Miller for having me on this book tour and sending me a copy of the book.
This was just the book I needed to read to start off the week, I love a cosy mystery they always seem to make me smile and they always come in series which is a win for me!
When we meet Freya she's definitely lacking in confidence thanks to her horrible ex-husband and you just want to give her a hug and tell her to pull herself together because she is way better than she currently believes. The more you hear about and from her ex-husband the more you dislike him, I'd go as far as to say hate him, because he's a real piece of work!
I loved the relationship with Freya and Carole, they just work so well together as personalities and at clue-solving! I definitely enjoyed getting chapters from both of their points of view, in fact, I loved that we had multiple points of view in general. It was nice to occasionally move from Freya's POV, though I really enjoyed her as our Main narrator.
I loved that we had a quote from Arthur at the beginning of each chapter, his little sayings etc made me smile so much. His opening chapter was brilliant and the fact that he wanted to go out in style!
The writing style was brilliant and the pacing felt right for a cosy mystery, I enjoyed all of it and I really hope we get more from Freya, I've got my fingers crossed that this becomes a series!
Krystina xx
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