THE GHOSTWRITER'S STUDY
a private investigator goes undercover
by Julie Highmore
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Pub Date 29 Jan 2024 | Archive Date 20 Mar 2024
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Description
Private investigator Edie Fox gets a very novel assignment…
Concerned that the live-in carers are stealing from his eccentric older sister, Dylan McCrimmon asks Edie Fox to keep an eye on her affairs.
Given that Suzie led a colourful and eventful life, the plan is for Edie to masquerade as a ghostwriter helping to write her memoirs.
Edie enters the bohemian Oxford household, wins Suzie’s confidence, and soon warms to her study.
But calamity strikes when, during a garden party, one of the carers falls from a balcony to their death.
Could they have been murdered? If so, given the layout of the house, only a few of the attendees could be responsible.
Edie will have to really get into the role and establish the full truth of Suzie’s past for the case to be wrapped up.
THE GHOSTWRITER’S STUDY is the third book in a series of hilarious standalone cozy mysteries by bestselling author Julie Highmore. The full list of books is as follows:
1. THE MISSING AMERICAN
2. THE RUNAWAY HUSBAND
3. THE GHOSTWRITER’S STUDY
If you enjoy fiction by Richard Osman, Jesse Sutanto, Rachel Ward, and T E Kinsey, you’ll adore these books!
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781804621592 |
PRICE | £0.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 204 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Edie has a busy home life, with her daughter and grandchildren living with her. Then there’s her relationship with Greg and her work as a private investigator. Her life is full of quirky friends and family.
Edie is approached to pretend to be a ghostwriter for the elderly mother (Suzie) of the client, Dylan. It’s all to be very secretive. Dylan says Suzie has dementia and she currently has a cook and a carer to watch over her. It all seems ‘off’, but things come to a head when a death occurs and the carer immediately takes off. Was it murder, suicide, or an accident?
The story is entertaining, though I was a little disappointed by the way the solution to the death is handled by the characters. All in all, this is a fun cozy mystery with interesting characters.
Thanks to The Book Folks and NetGalley for the ARC.
I cannot help but use the term adorable and relatable for Edie Fox, even though she is a sleuth that would give Angela Lansbury a run for her money (Seriously, no comparison. I could not abide watching Murder She Wrote, but love reading all types of Cozy Mysteries)
I digress. Edie Fox is asked by her friend, Dylan McCrimmon, to watch over his sister Suzie because he thinks the live-in carers are pulling a fast one. They devise a plan for Edie to come in as a ghost writer for Suzie, so as not to arouse suspicion
However, one of the carers meets an untimely end in a very public fashion, so who is pilfering Suzies cash?? Things are not as simple as they seem and Edie, along with her litany of wonderful side characters is on hand to solve the mystery (Maeve is a doll, Jesus, not so much, but loved Greg and Lily)
The writing style is not my usual pace, but that is a personal preference, and no shade at all to the author. The character developent and weaving of storylines is ecellent and certainly kept me guessing!
Thank you very much to Netgalley and the Book Folks for this lovely Cozy ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own
What a fun read! It was so easy to get immersed in Edie's adventures. The characters were all fully fleshed and easy to like. I wanted to go to Suzie's with them and discover all the secrets. Some definite twists and turns in the story, so it keeps you on your toes. I would read the rest of Julie Highmore's books in a second.
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