It was my first time reading anything by this author and I must say I enjoyed it but there is a lot of the back story that I have missed out on so I will be checking out the other books in the series. Its never clear who is the murderer which I like as the author brings you in a few directions and the ending completely surprised me which makes the story for me. I would definitely recommend reading this. I was given this to read in exchange for my honest opinion and I would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review and the opinions expressed are entirely my own views and are completely unbiased.

Sukey is back and becoming quite a seasoned DC, her behavior is becoming more confident and she is taking fewer risks. In this outing, a body is discovered in the recycling bin and all clues point to an obvious suspect, but is he/she the real culprit? The book ends with a promotion on the investigation team, will Sukey be promoted as well? Have to read the next in the series...
Thank you to netgalley and Bookouture.

Another wholesome read featuring Sukey Reynolds, Th discovery of a woman in a recycling bin sends our favourite detective on another chase to locate the killer and the reasons why. Lots of suspects to choose from but these all prove to be false starts until eventually she gets the case solved

Absolutely love these and hope another one follows shortly

Love this series I was drawn right into the 12th book in this series.Each time a new book in the series I take a mini vacation from real life curl up on my reading chair and enter Sukey Reynolds life her next investigation, this one has red herrings twists and turns highly entertaining already looking forward to the 13th #netgalley#bookouture

Death at Sycamore House by Betty Rowlands was another engaging afternoon read for me. The plot is smoothly paced with several red herrings that stymied me as I read.

Sukey and her team member Vicky have plenty to follow up as their are several suspects and clues to keep them investigating. Then another murder happens that has the whole team confused. Is the second murder related or not? I was quite surprised by the reveal which I love. I wasn't even close to guessing who did it. I enjoy this classic cozy mystery series and look forward to reading more in the future.

DCI Sukey Reynolds is working a murder case that is long on suspects and short on evidence to help solidify any one suspect. Then another murder happens and a second. While the team solves the second murder fairly quickly, the other two are taking longer to solve and the heat is not the team to get results.

Between work and her personal life, Sukey is pretty content, but connecting the dots and solving a case makes all the work to balance everything well worth it. Can Sukey and the team solve this one before another victim is found?

I truly love this series and the writing of Betty Rowlands and am grateful that Bookouture has chosen to rerelease this series so that I didn’t miss out on finding this truly talented author. One more book left in the series and I can’t wait to see what life has in store for Sukey.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book begins with the murder of Fenella Tremaine at the Sycamore House block of flats. DS Rathbone and his team of DC's from the Avon and Somerset CID - Sukey Reynolds, Vicky Armstrong, Tim Pringle, Mike Haskins and Penny Osborne are summoned by DCI Leach to his office several times in this book to brainstorm the happenings not only at Sycamore House but also at the Clean as a Whistle Agency, and the Holmwood Care Home. The number of twists and turns brings about many red-herrings in this story. It brings to mind the question how easy is it to frame someone for murder.

Sukey's relationship with Harry continues to grow as he continues to try to extract as much confidential information as possible for the Bristol Echo where he is a reporter. Sukey's son Gus has a very quick mention at the end of the book with some welcome news for his mum. Also a welcome surprise is the promotion of DS Greg Rathbone to DI.

Another brilliant read, worthy of more than 5 stars in my opinion.