An Impossible Situation,,
The sixteenth outing in the Abbot Agency mystery series finds Bea in an impossible situation - an apparently homeless man has seemingly been left for dead outside her garage. The man is in a dreadful state and before she discovered him Bea is certain that she overhead a group of men plotting his murder. Bea feels that she has no option but to help - but what is the real story here? Is there a killer or killers at large and, if so, will they strike again? Another engaging and compelling entry into this most enjoyable series with twists aplenty, a well done plot with a vein of gentle humour, a likeable and shrewd protagonist in Bea and a cast of colourful and well drawn characters.

As always it is an absolute joy to read a new book by Veronica Heley. She is a goddess among mystery writers with ninety-odd novels published and now in her ninetieth year she isn't just maintaining standards but writing better than ever.
The writing is vivid with a plot that moves forward at an extremely energetic pace. From the very first page I was totally hooked. Veronica clearly understands the foibles of human nature and puts them to good use in her characterization.
The mystery is nicely complex with a whole host of villains and suspects. There's plenty of black humour and the writing is absolutely beautiful both in tone and style.
Beautiful Abbot is a formidable lead character with a strict moral compass. The young man dumped in her mews is endearing, and Bruno is just adorable.

An original and well plotted mystery that kept me on the edge and guessing. I was hooked since the beginning and thoroughly enjoyed the solid mystery
I was happy to catch up with the fleshed out characters.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine