Murder on the House on the Hill
By Victoria Walters

Growing up, I always wanted to be Nancy Drew; I felt it was my right and obligation as a Nancy. I am so jealous of Nancy Hunter, owner of Dedley Endings Bookstore, as she lived out my dream in Victoria Walters debut book in her new Dedley End Series, “Murder on the House on the Hill”. What a delightful Christmas cozy!!

We meet Nancy a few days before Christmas with her best friend Jonathan, at the bookstore Nancy is running for her Gran called Dedley Ending, a bookstore selling only, what else, murder and mystery. I love the way the author has developed the relationship of Nancy and Jonathan; in fact, the author handles all the relationships in this book with an adept hand. These two are best friends with a strong competitive edge honed as only the years of childhood can do.

Nancy and Gran receive an invitation to a formal engagement party at the House on the Hill, owned by the wealthy recluse Roth family. Jonathan, the local town reporter was not invited and begs Nancy to be her Plus 1. At the party, the head of the family, Marcus is leading a toast for the newly engaged couple when screams pierce the festivities. Jonathan and Nancy rush forward to view Lucy Roth, the black sheep of the family lying dead at the bottom of a staircase, the apparent victim of murder!

The plot just glides on from there. This is a fast-paced British cozy, full of caring friends and family, wonderful quirky characters and a good dose of ho ho ho and holiday spirit. Get your tea and biscuits or mulled wine ready to enjoy as you settle down for a wonderful adventure in Dedley End; I award this book 4 stars.

An overall excellent cozy mystery! The characters are well written with depth that sometimes is unseen in these types of books. I’m looking forward to future adventures of Nancy Hunter!

DNF @ 15%

The constant exclamations of just how incredible Roth House was got to me. And the protagonist seems a tad bit too much like her literary namesake (for whom she is named). It was still going decently well until the ex showed up. Too much of the same to take.

This book was provided to me via Kindle by Hera Books and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

Unputdownable! You’ll be all in from the first word. Don’t skip on Murder at the House on the Hill.

I was hooked on page one and I devoured this book! Love the author's writing style. It has elements of the classic who done it. Gather around folks and let's discover just who pushed Lucy to her death. I definitely want more! Thanks #netgalley and #HeraBooks for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

I received an advance copy of, Murder at The House on the Hill, by Victoria Walters. This was a good mystery, I finished it in one sitting.

Nothing much ever happens in Dedley End.

Until the reclusive Roth family open up for the first time in decades, and invite half the village to an engagement party.

And someone dies....

Village bookshop owner Nancy and her grandmother Jane bet Nancy's friend, local journalist Jonathan, that they can solve the murder before the police.

And why couldn't they? After all, they run a crime bookshop....

It turns out that the key to this modern murder definitely lies in the past.....which is not a pleasant place to be

Excellent - can't wait for more adventures

#MurderAtTheHouseOnTheStreet #NetGalley
Wowsome.
Nancy Hunter and her grandmother Jane Hunter run the Dedley Endings Bookshop, selling crime, thriller and mystery books, in a small, quiet Cotswold village where nothing ever happens… That is, until the wealthy and reclusive Roth family open up their mansion for the first time in thirty years, inviting the people of Dedley End to a lavish engagement party.
While everyone is thrilled to finally look around the mansion on the hill, the festivities are quickly cut short when beautiful Lucy, recently married to young Harry Roth, is found dead after being pushed over the first-floor balustrade. But who among the guests could have been capable of her murder – and why?
Thanks to NetGalley and Hera Books for giving me an advanced copy.