Village Lies: A Gripping English Village Murder Mystery: 1 (The Sasha Blue Mystery)

One English Country Village - Two Missing Girls - Three Dead Bodies (so far...) - And loads of Poison Pen LettersSasha Blues life is far from perfect - too many late nights too much wine and pizza and bad luck with men. As she scrapes a living solving missing dog cases and bad hair days she dreams of one day opening her own detective agency.When her niece goes missing in the English village of Parva Crossing Sasha leaves London and books herself into the local pub to put her detective skills to the test with the help of attractive local artist Cal.Quaint and pretty at first glance Parva Crossing sliced in two by the Black River has a darker underbelly of hidden secrets and lies madness crime misunderstandings and even murder.Among its varied residents Dorothy Newton spends her time spying on her neighbours from her windows while her husband George worries obsessively about his elderly mother all alone in her cottage. Mrs Pringle runs the local chemist providing a running commentary on village scandals not that shes a gossip mind... while Barbara Fenton sits alone in her garden at night seeking the bottom of a vodka bottle.Sasha is determined to uncover the truth behind the cruel poison pen letters that someone is sending and in doing so finds out secrets that some residents thought were hidden for good. But would they stoop to murder to keep their past a secret? And why does it seem that two different people are sending the letters? Will the poisonous letters lead her and the police to her missing niece? Who keeps dumping bodies in the Black River? Does the village have more than one killer or is there a serial killer in their midst?Murder mystery romance and light humour all weave their way through this psychological crime suspense thriller as village lives are changed forever.Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie Ruth Rendell and Sue Grafton.Introducing Sasha Blue Londons newest wannabee detective. Single mid-thirties and flawed shes many womens relatable heroine. Village Lies is book one in The Sasha Blue Mystery Series and is followed by Graphic Lies.