A real good whodunit!

Synopsis

An English village can be deadly, when your past catches up with you…

In the beautiful rural Somerset village of Lower Hembrow, crammed full with English eccentrics, something is amiss…

Landscape gardener Imogen Bishop has spent the last thirty years trying to forget one fateful school night but when her estranged husband Greg Bishop is found dead in the grounds of her fathers Georgian hotel, danger threatens to overwhelm her.

Retired police officer Adam Hennessey, hoping for a peaceful life running his traditional Somerset country pub, finds himself drawn into the unfolding drama in the hotel across the road.

Imogen, Adam and Harley the stray dog form an unlikely partnership as they try to untangle a knot of secrets, solve a murder mystery, and bring a killer to justice.

My review

Imogen Bishop is not really eager to go at her father’s funeral. Of course is funeral is never a joy, but her difficult relationship with her father makes it even a harder day than normal.
But when out of the blue her soon to be ex-husband is also found dead, in the grounds of the hotel of her father, her situation even gets more sinister.

Imogen asks help to retired police officer Adam Hennessey, to find the true culprit. Will they be able to find the killer? And is an event of 30 years ago part related to the current events?

If you’re looking for a story where you have no idea who the culprit is, you need to read this story.

From the start, I felt sympathy for Imogen, and I wanted to figure out with her who the killer was. Even if Imogen may come over a bit cold – hearted, slowly she shows her true colours through the whole story. Despite the proof pointing in her direction, and that there is something in the past, I couldn’t believe Imogen had actually something to do with it.

Together with Adam Hennessey she is on a mission. Adam is a retired police officer, but he knows where to look and thanks to his connections, he can dig deeper.

Adam is determined to figure out the truth, no matter what. He doesn’t care who had done what, he just wants to know the truth…This shows what a righteous person he is.
And also how he takes care of a stray dog, and how he makes sure he finds a good home for the dog, shows he truly cares.
He is funny, self-mocking, but also down to earth.

There was not a moment where I was 100% sure I knew who was the killer and I went from guessing just everyone who appeared in the book.
Just like the main characters I had no clue and had the need to dig deeper.
And I was surprised there was more going on than initially thought. Not everything is as simple or innocent as it may seem.

A story that kept me guessing, having me on the edge of my seat!