A good old fashioned whodunit - but one stuffed full of warm affection for traditional village life; the gossip, community spirit, curtain twitching, the steadfast and stalwart… There are clues and suspects aplenty and if you do make the leap before Faith (a former police officer), it’s understandable as she is settling into her new career as a vicar and her mind is still skipping between the two worlds.
A comfortably effortless read, the story lures you in and it’s all to easy to submerge yourself and not come up for breath until the very end. Satisfying, enjoyable and rewarding, this feels like a proper introduction to Ockley’s new Faith Morgan mystery series and settles you in nicely to an intriguing mix of church and constabulary. ~ Liz Robinson
The Faith Morgan Series:
1. The Reluctant Detective
2. The Advent of Murder
3. A Saintly Killing
Couldn't resist touching the body, eh? observed Ben. Faith was defiant. I had to check for a pulse.
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Couldn't resist touching the body, eh? observed Ben. Faith was defiant.
The Reluctant Detective features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Books with reviews by our Reader Review Panel, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Reluctant Detective was written by Martha Ockley and published by Lion Fiction an imprint of Lion Hudson Plc
The Reluctant Detective has 251 pages
Yes it is part of A Faith Morgan Mystery series
