Book Review: Bells On Her Toes by Diana J Febry
Bells On Her Toes by Diana J. Febry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a murder mystery set in the country in the context of horse racing. The atmosphere is believable and draws you in. D.C.I. Peter Hatherall and D.I. Fiona Williams are called to the scene of a body in a burned out barn. The murder is on the Earl’s estate and so they have to tread carefully.
Peter and Fiona are both well drawn characters, with sad back stories, hanging over them as they investigate.
There are many twists and turns to the plot, which I will not attempt to unravel here as that might spoil your read, suffice to say the author touches on a number of issues. These included corruption, countryside issues, depression, alcohol and drug related characters, fracking, eating disorders…
I could imagine this book being done as a Midsomer Murder on TV. Yes there are more bodies, but it’s not over gruesome.
There were a lot of characters to keep up with and some just seemed to pop their heads in and were gone, like Fiona’s friend, who has just become engaged.
The author has managed to keep on top of a complex tale, which is told in an engaging way. I’ll certainly be reading more of her work and can highly recommend this book.
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