The Shell House Detectives

Part of the whole set, bought when they were all one of the Amazon deal of the day. I like these kind of things as they are a very low risk way of checking out whether a author is of interest. Fortunately for Emilia, I really liked this one. Yes, it is cozy crime without any real peril but it is better for it. The characters are engaging and have interesting unbelievable back stories and cover a wide range or ages. The main characters are on the surface quite ill matched, a police sergeant widow and a washed up detective now living eyes wife family farm, so neither of them actually have any authority but this makes the story more interesting. The supporting characters include the local police constable, a coffee shop owner and a would be writer who will work together to solve a murder and reveal all the reasons behind it. I like the story, it wasn’t at all obvious what was going on and it was a nice introduction to the setting of the detective agency. I’ll be happy to work through the rest of these whenever I fancy a comfort read.