The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery is book 3 in the Widows’ Detective Club by Amanda Ashby. It is published on 30 June. Thank you to Netgalley, Storm Publishing and the author for the advance copy of this cosy mystery to read and review. Chaos reigns at a wedding, and tempers flare, but everything comes to a stop when Colin, the groom’s family dog, drops a skull at the bride and groom’s feet. The skull is from a murder/suicide from 20 years ago and had only been moved recently. It is suspected it was to stop the wedding of Grace and Theo Faulkner. Tuppence, JM, Hen and Ginny are all widows, and friends, and have come together in the past as the Widows’ Detective Club to investigate previous murders. This time it is to find who has buried the skull in the church garden. But what happens when a dead body is found. I love the community spirit in Little Shaw, although with that comes everyone knowing everyone’s business. There are still secrets hidden and I love the way they are teased out. Grace’s mother, Maureen, calls the Club together to investigate and to welcome them, she mixes them all cocktails. It is her hobby. She is a wonderful character. Quite out there. There is humour throughout, and it is an easy but very enjoyable read with so many wonderful characters and a lovely setting.

Another delightful installment featuring the wonderful, whimsy
and sometimes less than helpful investigative skill of our group
of best friends/widowed folks of the ‘Widows’ Detective Club.’
This wild story was not library focused, but is the backdrop for
a complicated wedding. Ginny and her friends have quite the
experience for themselves, one that might put them into a
temporary retirement from their murder investigations. We
can only hope! I just adore this fast paced book and already
I am looking forward for the adventure of the next installment.
My thanks to Storm Publishing via NetGalley for the download
copy,of this book for review purposes.

The widows are at their friend’s wedding when a dog digs up a skull and dumps it at the bride’s feet. The wedding is off, but the investigation is on as the widows are asked to find who ruined the wedding. There is a major rivalry between the two neighboring towns and the bride and groom are not from the same town. There is talk of a curse, the question of how did the skull get there, the cold case involving the skull, jealous exes, and more. The mystery is intriguing and kept me guessing. I love the widows and their friends. This is a very enjoyable, cozy read and a wonderful series.
Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

#TheWidowsGuidetoSkulduggery #NetGalley is the first book I've read by this author and I absolutely loved it.
Ginny, Hen, Tuppance, and JM are wonderful characters who made this story come alive.
While Ginny is attending a wedding of two people from very different backgrounds, a bizarre occurrence turns the wedding into a possible murder investigation.
The bride to be is devastated, the groom is shattered, but his family seems quite pleased with this turn of events.
Ginny and her friends are asked to look into the situation, which involves a human skull, and a decades long mystery.
This story is well done and I enjoyed every bit of it.
I'm looking forward to reading the previous books and any new ones the author adds to the series.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

I will start this review by saying I have read the previous 2 novels, kindly gifted via NetGalley and they have both been fantastic so I was very excited to see Ashby has written a third!
This book is just as cosy and delightful as the previous two. The main protagonists in this series are so loveable, the meddling widows that the detective loves to hate.
The plot is strong, well written and easy to follow. There is a web of secrets and lies that will keep you guessing right up until the end. I love a book that keeps me on my toes and proves my presumtions wrong at the end 🤣.
If you love cozy detective style mystery novels this is definitely one series you should be reading. It has a devious plot, a web of lies and unconventional characters, what's not to love about that!
5🌟 I'd give it more if I could. Highly recommend!

📚I was able to read an advanced copy of title thanks to NetGalley, Amanda Ashby and Storm Publishing📚
📚All reviews and opinions are entirely my own📚