Book 2 in the in the Little Mallow cosy mystery series.
The picturesque seaside village of Little Mallow is suffering a spate of robberies. Arnold Stewart, verger of St Symeon’s interrupts a burglary in progress and saves the church’s antique silver. His friend, schoolteacher Ellie Jenkins, is another victim. Who can be responsible? And are they also guilty of other, far worse, crimes?
Naturally, police officers Crystal Clere and Trevor Harris are investigating, and young Adam is asking many, many questions. Arnold’s kind-hearted employer Reverend Jerry Grande is praying for answers, and for those involved. Cameron isn’t so much interested in solving the crime as keeping Arnold safe and showing him the beauty the world has to offer. All those people are old friends of Arnold’s.
His new friend Aurora is more interested in solving the mystery of Castle View. There’s definitely something odd going on at the house next to Arnold’s flat. Against his better judgement Arnold finds himself involved. He’s even more suspicious of the neighbours to his other side. They’re hiding something – he really hopes he’s wrong about it being a body!
Can Arnold and his friends untangle the lies being told in Little Mallow?
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Review extracts
“I would thoroughly recommend this well written cosy crime novel as perfect holiday reading material. Patsy creates characters who you wish to engage with and manages to ensure there are several mysteries evolving during the book, which may or may not be related!” Cliff Amazon 5 stars
“This was an enjoyable story, a page turner and easy to read. The plot (or rather plots) wasn’t predictable and went through some twists and turns,” Maria Goodreads 5 stars
“Little Mallow is turning out to be a village with an interesting and diverse community… There’s a lot going on in this novel” Marguerite Amazon 5 stars
“Another very enjoyable book about the goings on in Little Mallow.’ Anne Goodreads 5 stars
“Sit back and enjoy the characters who live in Little Mallow. ” Niddy Amazon 4 stars
“Another intriguing mystery in this enjoyable cosy crime series. … I actually enjoyed this second book even more than the first title in the series” Janey Amazon 4 stars