The Body in the Woods
A Cherringham Mystery
by Matthew Costello; Neil Richards
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Pub Date Jul 25 2017 | Archive Date Aug 16 2017
Description
It’s Carnival week in Cherringham, but while most of the locals are looking forward to the regatta, the parade and the fireworks, Jack and Sarah are more interested in the mysterious body that’s been uncovered at the archaeological dig just outside the village ...
No Roman soldier - but a young man, no ID. Definitely the victim of a cold blooded murder ... from just a few decades ago.
It’s a baffling cold case - but one that soon heats up when a member of the carnival committee suddenly goes missing. Jack and Sarah investigate - and quickly come up against a wall of silence. Are the two cases connected? What dark secret from Cherringham’s past is being kept hidden?
As the Carnival rolls to its spectacular finale, Jack and Sarah race against time to stop the murderer before they kill again ...
For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury.
Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid 90's, creating content and working on projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and - most recently - the successful crime fiction series Cherringham. First released as eBook novellas, this is the second full-length novel. Cherringham is popular around the world and has been adapted as a series of audiobooks in both English and German.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9783732518555 |
| PRICE | $10.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 300 |
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Featured Reviews
Joyce F, Reviewer
4 stars
In the Cotswold village of Cheringham it’s carnival time. Just outside of town, a body has been located in an archeological dig. But it’s not an old body, it is a relatively recent one; from about two decades earlier. He has no identification. No one pays it much attention until a local man named Tim Simpson goes missing.
Ex-NYPD detective Jack Brennan and amateur sleuth Sarah Edwards take on the case but no one’s talking. They wonder if the two cases are connected and why no one is talking. What’s going on here? As they follow the scant clues they have, the suspense mounts.
The murderer turned out to be a surprise to me, but upon reflection it made sense.
This is a well written and plotted cozy little mystery. I’ve read Matthew Costello and Neil Richards before and I believe this is better than the last novel of theirs I read. There are sufficient twists in the story to hold the reader’s interest and to sustain the suspense in the story. I enjoyed this book very much and will continue to read this duo’s books.
I want to thank Netgalley and Bastei Entertainment for forwarding to me a copy of this nice little book to read.
Beatrice G, Reviewer
This is a well written and well developed cozy mystery. The pace is steady which gives the reader a chance to really get to know the characters and understand their motivations. As always, Jack and Sarah are in great form and make a great team. I love this series and look forward to the next book.
I received this book for free in exchange for a free and unbiased review.
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