<p><strong>A manor house hotel a musical weekend&hellip; and a mysterious murder? </strong></p><p>Spring has arrived in the Bristol countryside and <strong>Sukey Reynolds</strong> is enjoying the fine weather and lovely views from her quaint apartment. She has found love with an intrepid crime reporter and they are busy planning a romantic weekend in London. During her time away she is determined to avoid any more amateur sleuthing.&nbsp;</p><p>But life is never quiet for Sukey and one night before her holiday she is summoned to the charming Dallington Manor a country house hotel nestled on the coast in Sandy Bay. She arrives at the starlit grounds to find a terrible tragedy has occurred. <strong>Lance Rainbird</strong> a guest at a weekend gathering has been discovered murdered in the lake.</p><p>Her superiors close in on a suspect the man who hosted the party but Sukey can&rsquo;t shake the feeling that they&rsquo;ve got this case completely wrong. During her weekend in the city she follows a hunch pokes around Rainbird&rsquo;s house and finds an address book that might just be the golden ticket to clearing an innocent man and nailing the true villain.</p><p>As Sukey examines Rainbird&rsquo;s acquaintances she finds old flames combative colleagues and an estranged brother but no one with an obvious motive for murder. He had a reputation for being difficult but who could have wanted him dead? Then Sukey finds a name in the address book that shouldn&rsquo;t be there. Suddenly she knows who the killer is but can she convince her boss he&rsquo;s got the wrong suspect before it&rsquo;s too late?</p><p><strong>If murder mysteries by Agatha Christie Faith Martin and Joy Ellis have you gripped then you&rsquo;ll love this twisty whodunnit from the queen of cozy crime!</strong></p><p>This book was previously published as<em> The Scent of Death</em>.</p><p><strong>Readers love Betty Rowlands! </strong></p><p>&lsquo;<strong>Riveting can&#39;t put it down! I love</strong> this story&hellip; a <strong>wonderfully twisted</strong> tale of a crime that has <strong>more twists than I thought possible</strong>... <strong>fantastic</strong>.&rsquo; Goodreads Reviewer <strong>5 stars </strong></p><p>&lsquo;<strong>OMG</strong>&nbsp;I loved this book!&nbsp;<strong>A proper whodunnit</strong>&nbsp;with great characters and a&nbsp;<strong>fabulous</strong>&nbsp;plot. This&nbsp;<strong>reminded me of the Agatha Christie mysteries</strong>&nbsp;I used to read as a child&hellip;&nbsp;<strong>Excited</strong>&nbsp;for the next in the series!&rsquo;&nbsp;<em>Mrs Roadley Reads</em>&nbsp;<strong>5 stars</strong></p><p>&lsquo;<strong>BRILLIANT!</strong>... Having read and enjoyed the Melissa Craig series as well I find the Sukey Reynolds&nbsp;<strong>even more engaging</strong>&nbsp;and I can&rsquo;t wait to read more in this series!&rsquo; Goodreads Reviewer&nbsp;<strong>5 stars</strong></p><p>&lsquo;It was unwise of me to begin this book in late afternoon because&nbsp;<strong>it held me to the pages until I finished it!</strong>... diabolical twists and red herrings&hellip;&nbsp;<strong>addictive!</strong>&rsquo; Goodreads Reviewer&nbsp;<strong>5 stars</strong></p><p>&lsquo;Betty Rowlands is <strong>the mistress of cozy whodunnits</strong>&hellip; I simply cannot wait for the next book in the series to be released&hellip; <strong>Fantastic</strong>.&rsquo; Goodreads Reviewer <strong>5 stars</strong></p>
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