About the Book:
When Jude Gray inherited Malvern Farm, she never thought she’d become so used to farm life, let alone be good at it! But now a beloved national TV show is coming to film their Christmas special on her land, celebrating the charm of rural living.
At least, that’s the plan… until one of the crew is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
At first, it looks like a tragic accident, but when alibis start to crack, it seems like anything but. With a growing list of suspects and enough behind-the-scenes drama to rival anything the cameras are capturing, Jude must dig deep to uncover the truth.
Because someone on her farm is hiding a deadly secret – and this year, the season of goodwill may come with a killer twist…
My Review:
This is another entertaining cozy mystery in the series. This time a television crew is on site and a murder happens. Wells gives reader a good balance of explaining work on the farm, highlighting the farm animals, and providing a good murder mystery. I was intrigued by the different kinds of sheep raised on the farm. The television crew brought in several new characters, many with serious character problems. Jealousy seems a good motive for the murder but then the investigation is muddied when it is thought the wrong person actually died. Jude, owner of the farm, has serious work to do, both in farming and detecting.
While this is down the line in the series and I have read only one of the previous books, I think it reads well on its own. It is a fun read for its setting as well as the murder mystery.
About the Author:
Kate grew up in Malvern on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border and still spends much of her time there. It is her heart's home and the muse for a lot of her writing.
She began her adult life training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital and then moved to Reading where she took a teaching degree.
When she took a break to have her two daughters she began creating stories and hasn't stopped writing since!
Having spent time living and working on farms she developed a love of the rural life and often dreamt of running a sheep farm, especially when she married the son of a farmer. It wasn't to be though, so instead, she lives out her farming dreams through researching and writing her books.
These days she's often found in a field talking to the sheep, or out on the Malvern Hills walking her border collie cross.
(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)
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