Published by Boldwood Books on February 19, 2024
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Series: Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mystery #2
Format: eBook
Source: Rachel's Random Resources
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A body in a hospital isn’t so unusual. Unless they’ve been murdered!
1916, Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital.
But arriving at the hospital one cold winter’s morning, she is horrified to find the body of a dead soldier in the library.
What’s more, a beautiful young nurse confides in Hannah that she thinks she’s being followed, and then she abruptly disappears.
Hannah can’t shake the suspicion that the two cases are connected, but she can’t solve the case alone. She’ll once again need to call upon her delightful, demanding, only-occasionally devious aunt, Violet.
The two women know they must find the missing nurse before it’s too late… but they don’t realise they’re now both in the killer’s sights.
My Thoughts
The story’s main character is Hannah Merril, who is a volunteer at the military hospital and an amateur detective, too. Nevertheless, she turns black, when she discovers the dead soldier in the library, and further, she gets to know that a nurse is shadowed. The plot is intriguing and suspenseful also since Hannah and her aunt Violet are working together to discover who is at the bottom of these mysterious cases and where the nurse disappeared. The characters are well-developed, and the wit of Hannah and the beauty of Violet add more meaning to the story. The suspense goes and goes and the end is completely surprising, you cannot even imagine what is going to happen in the next moment. All cozy mystery lovers should read this book!
Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources, NetGalley, and the author for allowing me to read and review this book.
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