Mirror Lake

Shady Hollow 3 - a cosy crime series of rare and sinister charm

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Pub Date 28 Apr 2022 | Archive Date 29 Apr 2022
Hodder & Stoughton | Hodder Paperbacks

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A MURDER TO SOLVE. A REPORTER ON THE TRAIL.
IS THIS A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?

Welcome, dear reader! You have happened upon the delightful village of Shady Hollow, a place where rabbits and raptors, squirrels and snakes live together in civilised accord . . . with only the occasional murder to mar the peace of daily life.

Keen journalist Vera Vixen is recovering from the Harvest Festival (and its bounty of local cheeses, cider and pies) when the calm is shattered by a scream from one of the small town's grandest houses. Dorothy Springfield, a rat with a reputation for eccentricity, claims her husband - who is standing right next to her - has been murdered. Has Dorothy finally lost her grip on reality? Or is the rat who claims to be Edward an imposter? Vera's fox nose scents a story. And it's not long before the discovery of a body, minus the head, complicates things further . . .

Entertaining and perceptive, Mirror Lake is fast-paced and witty, with characters that jump off the page and a hugely satisfying mystery to solve. Once you've met the residents of ShadyHollow, you won't forget them.

A MURDER TO SOLVE. A REPORTER ON THE TRAIL.
IS THIS A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?

Welcome, dear reader! You have happened upon the delightful village of Shady Hollow, a place where rabbits and raptors...


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This book was well written with an interesting premise that was original and witty with endearing and well developed characters. I havent read anything like this before and I really liked it. I also LOVED the front cover.

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Juneau Black’s Mirror Lake is the third full-length novel about the creatures of Shady Hollow. (There is also one short story so far.) This is a small American town inhabited by creatures, all living together in harmony (apart from the occasional murder – but that’s never motivated by speciesism). Yes, I know, I know: how can rabbits and foxes live alongside each other in peace and harmony? Equally, why would they wear clothing? And how can, say, a fox and a bear have a romantic relationship? Just suspend your disbelief gland and accept that they do.

Dorothy Springfield insists that Edward, her husband, is dead – even though he’s standing beside her, talking to her gently. Vera Vixen, the local ace reporter, scents a story and also does want to help Dorothy. Is Dorothy imagining things or has her wife’s intuition told her something? The whole town can see it’s Edward and Dorothy does have a history of ummm… episodes. Why would Dorothy say this? Is it connected with Edward’s mother’s death the previous day and the now disclosed contents of her will?

It’s a well-written undemanding whodunnit with a nice sub-plot featuring a famous author coming to the local bookstore, Nevermore Books, for a signing session. This hero definitely turns out to have feet of clay. Black neatly skewers a certain tiny minority of authors who perhaps focus too much upon themselves and not enough upon their readers. I read this cosy book in a few hours, under a warm duvet, before going to sleep, refreshed in both body and mind.

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