I
enjoyed this delightful British cozy mystery. It is part of a series
but the previous novel does not have to be read to thoroughly enjoy
this one.
Simmy
(Persimmon) Brown owns a florist shop in the Lake District.
Valentine's Day is soon and the shop is busy. Before she realizes the
significance, there have been several anonymous orders, paid with
cash. Simmy makes the deliveries but receives some strange
receptions. The anonymous floral displays are not well received at
all. Then one of the recipients turns up dead. Simmy and her friends
want to know why.
The
plot of the novel is a bit complex. There are four mystery deliveries
that need to be investigated. Are they related? Who sent them and
why? I was pleasantly surprised when it all came together in the end.
I
think the aspect of this novel I liked best was the setting. Tope's
descriptions of the villages and fells are great. I could almost feel
the chill while trekking the mountainous region of northwestern
England.
The
characters are entertaining. While Simmy was pretty good, my favorite
was Ben, a smart teenager who is bent on convincing others climate
change is not real. He's good at thinking events through and is a
good help in Simmy's murder investigation. All the characters are
well drawn and some of them are pretty quirky.
I
like the way Tope writes. There is good dialog, good action, good
background information, a tiny bit of romance, and it is all woven
together to make an enjoyable cozy mystery.
I
recommend this novel to those who enjoy British cozy mysteries. You
get a good one and learn a good deal about the florist business too.
I am taking part in a blog tour of this book. Click here to view the 'The Coniston Case by Rebecca Tope' Tour Participants.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Rebecca
Tope is the author of four murder mystery series, featuring Den
Cooper, Devon police detective, Drew Slocombe, Undertaker, Thea
Osborne, house sitter in the Cotswolds and now Persimmon Brown, Lake
District florist. She is also a “ghost writer” of the novels
based on the ITV series Rosemary and Thyme. You can find out more at her website and follow her on Twitter.
Book
Details:
Genre:
Cozy Mystery, Detectives
Published
by: Harper Collins/Witness Impulse
Publication
Date: August 12, 2016
Number
of pages: 384
ISBN:
9780062567420
Series:
Lake District Mysteries #2
I received a complimentary egalley of this book through Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for the purpose of an independent and honest review
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