I love the paradox of ‘cosy crime’ ! Always wondering how any crime can ever be cosy. But of course its not the crime that’s cosy, it’s everything else!
This story is apparently the first in a new series set in the fictional Norfolk village of Lipton St. Faith. As well as nestling comfortably in the crime genre it also fulfils the historic fiction genre with its WWII setting. Anna Grix is our feisty, no nonsense heroine with an insatiable curiosity. When her path crosses that of American serviceman, Eddie, the two form an alliance that sees them sleuthing their way across the Norfolk Broads.
It’s an entertaining read with a credible plot and some well defined characters. There was a sense of the Golden Age of Crime about it. Old fashioned policing for a start, requiring DIY forensics from Anna and Eddie, but the narrative seemed to transport the reader effortlessly back to a previous age with authentic dialogue and attention to detail where the reader never doubts for a moment they are experiencing a small community dealing with war and all its implications.
For all its cosiness there are moments of intrigue and tension not to mention danger for both our protagonists. But it’s all neatly resolved by the end of the story with a promise of more on the horizon. I look forward the next Lipton St. Faith mystery.
Author Bio
Keith is British and was born in the United Kingdom; grew up playing the horn in Brass Bands, and earned pocket money delivering newspapers. Between leaving school and taking up his apprenticeship in carpentry, Keith sold ice cream at a drive-in tourist park.
Discovering construction sites involved working in the wind and rain, which he hated, Keith opened a joinery workshop. He ran this until becoming a college lecturer ten years later.
Over the following twenty years, he steadily rose through the ranks, ending up as an Assistant Principal at a large college of further & higher education in Norfolk.
Now retired, Keith divides his time between writing, volunteering for the National Trust and helping child-mind his two youngest grandchildren. However, his wife calls into question Keith’s definition of ‘helping’.
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