Deadly Primrose
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Publisher Description
The unfortunate demise of a local woman while sea bathing at the Birling Gap sends Primrose Oughterard’s sleuthing antennae into overdrive.
Eccentric artist and indomitable amateur sleuth Primrose Oughterard is back in Lewes after her 'Baden-Baden' sojourn, but finds tragedy on her doorstep once again with the news that Elspeth Travers has drowned at sea while bathing at Birling Gap. The unfortunate Mrs Travers met her chilly demise in a black ruched swimming costume and pink floral cap, but Primrose is sure something is afoot. Elspeth hated swimming, and indeed frothy swimming hats – why was she in the water, and was her death really a tragic accident?
With so much incompetence around, Primrose feels compelled to investigate, and soon uncovers secrets, betrayal and nefarious deeds – with the help of her newly acquired pets, Maurice and Bouncer, inherited from her late brother, Francis. But just when Primrose thinks she's solved the mystery, there’s an incredible twist...
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In British author Hill's jaunty seventh mystery set in 1950s Surrey (after 2016's The Primrose Pursuit), artist Primrose Oughterard, the late vicar's sister, hears upon returning to Lewes from a refreshing trip abroad that Elspeth Travers drowned in the sea. Primrose is immediately suspicious, because Elspeth was known to go "all green and peculiar" at the mere mention of the word sea. That the deceased was wearing a fanciful pink floral bathing cap a style Elspeth intensely disliked is proof positive that her death was no accident. "I intend pursuing this," Primrose vows. "With so much incompetence about one feels compelled to take the initiative occasionally." The multiple points of view capture the cadence and vocabulary of English voices, which include dotty upper-class Englishwomen, a plodding police detective, and "the best slippery art dealer on the south coast." Even Primrose's pets, Bouncer the dog and Maurice the cat, comment amusingly on the developments in the case. Those in the mood for silly fun will be delighted.
