The Affacombe Affair

An enjoyable cozy mystery featuring Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye in a whodunit about a local woman whose body washes up on the riverbank in Affacombe village.  It appears that there was some blackmail involved and not a few people would have been pleased to have her gone.  Well written and engrossing read.

A nice traditional mystery, it aged well and it's quite entertaining.
It was slower than the first one but enjoyable.
I loved the characters and the setting. The mystery was good.
I look forward to reading other instalment in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Sapere Books and Netgalley for this ARC

First written in the 60’s, The Affacombe Affair by Elizabeth Lemarchand, is the second in the Pollard and Toye series.

The body of Sister Roach, a nurse at the local boys school, is found and it’s soon discovered that there may be several people who had reasons to be glad she was now out of the way. 

Olivia Strode, a widowed local historian, finds herself mixed up in the mystery of nurse, Sister Roach’s death. 

This is a well written mystery, with great character building before anything untoward happens. Then Pollard and Toye, the police, arrive and so the mystery itself begins. This is not a tale to rush through but to savour the wonderful writing. It reminds me of the novels by Josephine Tey, gentle but intriguing enough to keep you engrossed.

thanks to the Publishers/NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review

Murder mystery in the traditional vein and the second in the Pollard and Toye Investigates series. A little slower in both pace and content than the first in the series although still a gentle, well drawn mystery with credible characterisation. Recommended for anyone who enjoys a cleverly and well written mystery.

Its a traditional mystery with no gory details originally published in the 1960s. 

The nurse at the local boys school has been murdered, an unpopular blackmailer there are no end of suspects. The plot keeps you interested and the Detective's are likeable characters.