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Synopsis:
Solicitor Benedicta “ Ben” O’ Keeffe and her boyfriend Police Sergeant Tom Molloy race to Dublin after hearing that some strangers had moved in with Ben’ s parents. When they arrive, only Ben’ s parents and their strange lodger remain, but come morning the lodger has left. Not wanting to leave them alone, Ben persuades her parents to come and stay with her in Inishowen.
In Glendara, preparations are underway for Glenfest, Glendara’ s literary festival. Phyllis Kettle, the local bookshop owner, is especially pleased to have persuaded Gavin Featherstone, the local best-selling recluse writer, to take part.
The festival begins, and an eager crowd awaits Featherstone’ s appearance on stage. He is unexpectedly engaging, but when he stands to read from his new book, he stumbles and keels over on the platform.
Ben discovers that she holds Featherstone’s will at the office, drafted by her predecessor. Soon, she is drawn into a complicated legal wrangle over the man’s estate involving his family and the assistant who lived with him.
But nothing can yet be resolved, as a killer cannot inherit from their victim— and Gavin Featherstone’s death was a murder.
Review:
Sometimes when the main characters in a series go apart, come back together, and then apart again, it seems like there isn't much more the author can do with them. Surprise, yes there is! Carter does an excellent job of creating a realistic issue for both Ben and Tom, by including her parents and adding in another dimension to their relationship. add in a strange person in her parent's life, and a damaging one from Phyllis' past, and there are multiple mysteries to be solved. It's a great book, with older characters, that is a page-turner. Fans of the series will adore it, but those new to it will also get a grasp on Ben and Tiom quickly, and end wanting to read the other 5 books!
About the Author:
Andrea Carter is an Irish lawyer turned crime writer. Death Writes is the sixth novel in her Inishowen Mystery Series— being adapted for a television crime series. Her novels are set on the remote Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal and feature an inquisitive solicitor named Benedicta “ Ben” O’ Keeffe. She lives in Dublin with her husband, documentary maker Geoff Power.
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