Murder for Good
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- 5,49 €
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- 5,49 €
Descripción editorial
The kindness of strangers comes under suspicion in the enjoyable new Ellie Quicke mystery.
Ellie’s husband Thomas, a retired minister, is suspicious when he receives not one but five letters advising him that he has been bequeathed money by five different people in their wills. He barely knew three of his benefactors, and what could possibly connect him to the other two strangers?
Sensing something isn’t right, and with Thomas’s reputation at stake, Ellie investigates but is soon distracted, not only by the problem of trying to ease Hetty, a difficult woman who’s recently taken refuge with them, out of their house, but also by her daughter, Diana, who’s in trouble again. As Ellie finally starts to make progress with her enquiries, she is about to uncover some disturbing truths – and in doing so, find herself in great danger . . .
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In Heley's tiresome 20th Ellie Quicke mystery (after 2018's Murder by Suggestion), Ellie's retired reverend husband, Thomas, who has a big heart for those in need, offers to let Hetty, a middle-aged woman with no home and basic skills, stay with him and Ellie in their London house until she gets on her feet. Hetty starts to behave badly, and when asked to leave, she becomes dangerously vindictive, including staging a fake attempted murder and blaming Ellie. In the midst of the turmoil, Thomas starts to receive money from estates of recently deceased people he has never met. After the sixth generous monetary gift, Thomas wants to go to the police, but first Ellie wants to see whether she can unravel the mystery of their good fortune. Too many characters spewing angry tirades (including Diana, Ellie's obnoxious daughter), a thin plot, and little action until the final pages will try the patience of readers not already invested in the series. This one's strictly for series fans.
