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The Death in the Drink

Viola Roberts Cozy Mysteries, Book 7

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The Death in the Drink

By: Shéa MacLeod
Narrated by: Yvette Keller
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A local costuming guild has arrived in Astoria for a long weekend of recreating their favorite time period - the Regency. Think Jane Austen, sailing ships, high tea, a costume ball, and...a dead body.

When the guild’s nastiest member winds up dead in the drink, Viola is convinced it’s no accident. And after the husband of the deceased gets into a brawl on the front lawn of the town’s most well-known landmark, she knows something’s up. Armed with nothing more than a folding fan and her wits, she sets out to unveil the killer before somebody else winds up in Davy Jones’ locker.

Viola Roberts cozy mysteries:

  1. The Corpse in the Cabana
  2. The Stiff in the Study
  3. The Poison in the Pudding
  4. The Body in the Bathtub
  5. The Venom in the Valentine
  6. The Remains in the Rectory
  7. The Death in the Drink
©2018 Shéa MacLeod (P)2018 Shéa Macleod Cosy Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction

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I really enjoyed this book. This book (and in fact the whole series) has everything you want in a cozy mystery a great main character that gets into all sorts of trouble but means well, the trusted sidekicks in the form of the best friend who is reluctantly by her side and the resigned boy friend who know he can't change her but loved her anyway, the grumpy policeman that doesn't need help, the interfering mother. As well as packed full of humour, romance, suspects, dead bodies and most importantly an interesting mystery. A great series backed up by a brilliant narrator. I can't wait for the next book.
Cheryl talks Viola into joining her and a group of strangers as they turn back time and recreate the regency area by dressing up, enjoying a high tea, experiencing life on a sailing ship and visiting local attractions from that time. Viola can just about handle the low cut dress and frilly skirts of the time but when one member of the group falls into the drink she finds her re-enactment going off in an entirely different direction. The lady who died wasn't liked much because of her sharp tongue and bullying tactics but was she really murdered? When an important piece of evidence comes to light, Viola sets out to get to know the rest of the group a lot better, even if it means wearing another costume. When a second group member drops dead in his Victoria sponge Viola must come up with the motive behind both killings because surely there can't be two killers in the group? and with the police having locked up the husband of the first victim Viola will have to rethink the motive..
As I said the narrator is very good. She gives each character there own voice and then even gives them accents as the character get into there Recency rolls.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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