eyes.2c Reviews

Cherringham - Mystery at the Manor: A Cosy Crime Series ( Cherringham ENG)  by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards  Sarah and Jack are back on the trail. An elderly man dies in a house fire at a manor near the village. This time an old friend of Sarah's enlist the aid of Sarah and her 'yank' detective friend to investigate the death of her patient. The despicable heirs are definitely on the suspect list. The trail however leads to strange places. Another sleepy village mystery that only takes a commute to read. The storyline and characters never faltered. I am hooked! (copy kindly provided by the publisher for an honest review)

Cherringham - Murder on Thames: A Cosy Crime Series (Cherringham ENG)  by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards  This was fun. A murder mystery, with a difference. Sort of Midsummer Murders meets Jesse Stone. The yank in the sleepy English village puts his finger on it when he notes that, 'sweet old Cherringham maybe not so cosy and innocent.' And thus a series is born. Ah! Those deceptive English villages!      Jack is a retired New York detective who's made home a canal boat in England, a dream he and his deceased wife had planned. Sarah is a single mother, returned with her children to her home village after a messy divorce. The death of Sarah's best friend Sammi unites these two as they search for the reason behind Sammi's demise. The writing is vivid and I had no trouble visualizing Jack's boat moored at the canal, feeling with sympathy Jack's careful driving down those English country lanes surrounded by hedges, those lazy English pubs, and ramb...