Review: Lesley does it again!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 18, 2012
I have become hooked on the Lesley Cookman novels which revolve around her amateur village sleuths, Libby and Fran. Set in Kent, I love the quaint English village setting and the growing circle of characters that are part of Libby's life. Its appeal is similar to the popular British television series, Heartbeat. You can't beat that combination of beautiful setting, eccentric characters and the sense of living in a village where warmth and supportiveness dominate. I have now downloaded 8 books in the series. To get the most out of these stories, you need to read them sequentially. Murder in Midwinter continues the pattern of becoming involved in other people's lives, in this case the seemingly brow beaten housewife, Bella. This story has lots of comic twists and turns, and the ending definitely took me by surprise. Despite Libby's irritatingly pushy nature, these sleuths grow on you.