The Village Detectives and the Deadly Brew by Fiona Walker

About the Book:

At this brewery, the last orders are to die for…

When handsome, former-rugby-playing, pub landlord Mil asks Juno Mulligan for a favor, she immediately says yes.

Although she’s initially disappointed that the favor doesn’t involve any sort of romantic shenanigans, Juno is reminded that she does love investigating mysteries. And perhaps it is just her destiny to choose crime-fighting over afternoon-delighting?

It’s an interesting case. Mil needs Juno and their fellow Village Detective, Phoebe Fredericks, to investigate a targeted campaign against the local Wyche Craft Brewery, now run by his friend, Ashleigh Wyche, a former-Lioness. A series of recent near-misses and attempts at sabotaging her property are surely no coincidence?

Then a body is discovered in the tap room, which quickly proves they were right to suspect there’s more than just a vendetta brewing… And if they’re to prevent another murder, they need to find out whether they’ve got the bottle to hunt down another killer…

My Review:

The quirky characters make this mystery an entertaining one. There are many characters too. Since this is the first in this series I have read, it took me a while to get into the novel. There were many characters to be introduced to and then get interested in the mystery. Unfortunately, I did not find any of the characters to be really engaging. The second half of the book had more of the actual sleuthing and I liked that better. The brewery setting was interesting and informative.

My rating: 3/5 stars.

 

About the Author:

Fiona Walker is the bestselling author of over twenty novels, known for her witty, feel-good fiction packed with lovable characters, romantic chaos, and twisty drama. Dubbed ‘the Jilly Cooper of the Cosmo generation’, Fiona made her debut in her twenties with French Relations and has gone on to sell millions of books worldwide.

Fiona lives in Shakespeare Country with her partner, two daughters, and a menagerie of dogs, horses and animals.

Boldwood Books, 360 pages

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent review.

(My star ratings: 5-An exceptional book, 4-Better than average, relevant and liked by me, 3-It is average, 2-It is below average and not liked by me, 1-It is practically unreadable.)