A Slip in the Dark A Slip in the Dark

A Slip in the Dark

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Publisher Description

A nagging cold case

A cast of suspects

Will Tiggy and Raider get too involved?

When mystery author Tiggy Jones visits a derelict once-grand house one evening before interviewing the locals to collect their memories of the place, she sees a light in an upstairs window. Then a woman's face. Just an opportunistic intruder?

The interviews begin and are quickly overwhelmed by an avalanche of superstitions and rumours. Clues and secrets from past and present become more and more entangled.

Eighteen years ago, the last owner fell down the back stairs to her death. Or was she pushed? The inquest was postponed without a conclusive finding and the house has been abandoned and allowed to crumble.

Why was the inquest never re-opened and the cause of death left unresolved?

Who was the woman at the window and what had she put in her tote bags before she ran away?

Was the owner's fall an unfortunate accident or do rumours about her mysterious business point to a motive for murder?

As Tiggy and her dog Raider are joined by their neurodiverse sidekick Baxter, they are drawn into investigating the cold case.

Will they finally solve an eighteen-year-old mystery and lay a ghost to rest?

Or is there a murderer at large who'll do anything not to get caught?

Cancel a couple of night's sleep and get it now.

A Slip in the Dark is the fifth book in the addictive Tiggy Jones Mystery Series which includes: A Scrap of Silk, A Missing Signature, A Deadly Concoction and A Trace of DNA.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2025
May 23
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
393
Pages
PUBLISHER
Celestial Hedgehog
SELLER
Draft2Digital, LLC
SIZE
572.1
KB

Customer Reviews

Lucky493 ,

Couldn’t put it down!

A Slip in the Dark is book #5 in the Tiggy Jones Mystery Series series by Virginia King.

Writing reviews for Virginia King‘s books is always a challenge for me. The things I love about her books are the things I can’t talk about it because I don’t want spoil it for anyone else. When I pick up one of her books, all I know is I’m going to spend time with wonderful characters and be involved in an intriguing mystery. I don’t know where it will take me, but I know I’ll enjoy every minute of it. There will be plenty of surprises and at least a few moments where I gasp out loud because something happens that I absolutely was not expecting. This was a little different than the other Tiggy Jones books because Baxter has more of a lead role in this story. I really like how Baxter is written and it is interesting seeing how the other characters are having to adjust to the fact that he is an adult. I really enjoyed learning about the house and the history of the occupants. I did not expect the ending but I loved how things turned out.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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