I
grew up on Agatha Christie so I love a good British mystery. This is
a good one.
Faith
Morgan used to be a policewoman. The suffering she saw in the loved
ones of victims convinced her to enter the church and become a vicar.
She is visiting Little Worthy, the possible location for her first
position in her new career. She is invited to the Sunday service,
meeting those who might be her parishioners. She is stunned when the
soon to retire vicar falls to the floor dead after his first sip of
the communion wine.
Faith
finds it hard to keep her police training from taking over. When she
sees and smells the telltale signs of poison, she insists the police
be called. When her old flame, Detective Inspector Ben Shorter shows
up, her life becomes more complicated on several levels.
I
really liked this mystery. Ockley has done a great job of inserting
clues here and there. I love it when the bad guy is identified and my
reaction is, right – I do remember that clue, and that one! There
are a bunch of red herrings too, just to keep us on our toes.
I
love the characters. There are some quirky ones, just like in any
small village. Faith is a well crafted heroine. She has the
compassion of her new career yet the inquisitive nature from her old
career. I really like her.
American
readers need to remember that one's Christian faith and practice is a
little different in England. Don't expect the people in Faith's
church to be evangelical Christians as we might expect here in the
U.S.
If
you like the Miss Marple type of mystery, you'll like this one – as
I did.
Martha
Ockley lives in the North East of England and grew up the daughter of
a minister. She is a full time writer, both fiction and nonfiction.
Lion
Hudson, distributed in the U. S. by Kregel, 251 pages.
I
received a complimentary copy of this book from Kregel for the
purpose of an independent and honest review.
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