Death Comes to Bishops Well: The Shires Mysteries 1: A totally gripping cosy mystery

Anna Legat

Aug 2021 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Miss Marple meets Midsomer Murders!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I wanted to move to Bishops Wells'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A wholly engaging whodunnit . . . fun and entertaining'

When Sam Dee moves to the beautiful Wiltshire village of Bishops Well, he expects a quiet life of country walks and pub lunches. OK, so his new neighbour, Maggie Kaye, is a little peculiar, but she's very nice - and his old pal Richard Ruta lives just down the road.

But when Richard throws one of his famous parties, things take a sinister turn. Sam, Maggie and the rest of the guests are dumbfounded when Richard falls down dead. A horrible tragedy - or a cunningly planned murder?

With a village full of suspects - and plenty of dark secrets - just who exactly would want to bump off their host? Is there a connection to another mysterious death, nearly twenty years before?

Armed with her local knowledge, Maggie - with Sam's reluctant but indispensable help - is soon on the case. But when the body count starts to rise, will sleepy Bishops Well ever be the same again?

BOOK ONE IN A TWISTY NEW WHODUNNIT SERIES, FOR FANS OF MERRYN ALLINGHAM'S FLORA STEELE MYSTERIES, THE BELINDA PENSHURST NOVELS AND JOY ELLIS.

What readers are saying about Anna Legat:

'Brilliant. I didn't want to put it down!'

'It's a rare author who can keep me guessing until the end - and the ending was a shocker'

'Plenty of twists and turns'

'A brilliantly complex spaghetti of unrelated sub-plots to challenge any armchair sleuth'

'I thoroughly enjoyed this book, reading it cover to cover in a weekend'

'I shall look out for more from Ms Legat'

Ratings and reviews

No shortage of suspects in this murder mystery! Sam Dee moves to a beautiful Wiltshire village anticipating a quiet life; how wrong could he be? Making the acquaintance of his neighbour Maggie – referred to locally as Mystic Maggie – Sam gets an invitation to a party thrown by his old friend, Richard Ruta, who lives locally. Richard’s parties are well known and Sam invites Maggie along, although neither of them expected the host to drop down dead in front of everyone! This is a good mystery in a village setting which, as we all know from watching Midsomer Murders, is a hotbed of gossip and goings-on! With a good cast of characters and plenty of twists and turns, this is one book which will keep you mystified until the very end. I have read Anna Legat’s work before and thoroughly enjoyed it but I has issues with this novel. There are multiple narrators which change chapter by chapter with no indication of who is in charge. I’m sure I missed some pertinent points as I struggled to work out who was talking each time. I’ve read this author previously and expected to be more entertained, but this definitely spoiled my enjoyment. Still a good read, but could be even better with just a little attention. 4* from me.

About the author

Anna Legat is a Wiltshire-based author, best known for her DI Gillian Marsh murder mystery series. A globe-trotter and Jack-of-all-trades, Anna has been an attorney, legal adviser, a silver-service waitress, a school teacher and a librarian. She read law at the University of South Africa and Warsaw University, then gained teaching qualifications in New Zealand. She has lived in far-flung places all over the world where she delighted in people-watching and collecting precious life experiences for her stories. Anna writes, reads, lives and breathes books and can no longer tell the difference between fact and fiction.