- This edition the third of 4 e-books that came on Kindle (Amazon) as a set
- ASIN : B09YDK88MJ
- Publisher : Joffe Books crime thrillers and cosy mystery (April 19, 2022)
- Originally published 2012
- Book 3: DRY BONES THE VILLAGE MYSTERIES
Synopsis (Amazon)
BOOK 3: OLD BONES
A friend of the Colonel’s wife writes him that ‘something horrible has happened.’ Cornelia Heathcote, whose wealthy husband is away on business, has discovered a body buried under the floor of her barn. First the Colonel must work out who the bones belong to. But that’s just the beginning of his problems. For this victim had many enemies in the wealthy village. Which of them wanted him dead?
My Take
To my surprise I discovered that I had read this book before, possibly soon after it was published, although I hadn't read the two earlier ones. The author actually gives quite a bit of background in each book so it is possible to read each on its own.
It is possible that, knowing the "full story" of the series, I enjoyed this one a little more than I did originally.
This is the third body the Colonel has been associated with in 3 books, and it is interesting that you spend your time trying to work out where the next body is going to come from. They are not conventional murder mysteries, because the murderer is not always "caught".
Identifying the body is relatively easy police work, particularly as the villagers manage to come up with a possible identity to be confirmed by dental records. And then there are any number of possibilities about who the killer might be, just about all the adult males in the village 4-5 years ago. It is the Colonel who finally works out who it was, and winkles out a death bed confession.
My rating: 4.3
I've also read
- 4.2, DRY BONES - Village Mysteries #3
- 4.4, OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE - - Village Mysteries #1
- 4.4, THREE SILENT THINGS - Village Mysteries #2
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