Friday, October 25, 2019

Book review: The Flower Show Murder by Faith Martin

The Flower Show Murder (Monica Noble, #2)

Discover a new series of murder mysteries set in an idyllic English village. From million-selling author Faith Martin.


Meet Monica Noble: the vicar’s wife with a taste for solving crimes.


Please note this book was first published as “UNHOLY WHIFF OF DEATH” under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO.


SMELL THE ROSES AND DIE!


Monica Noble is thrilled to be asked to judge a neighbouring village’s flower show, even if she can't tell a begonia from an azalea!


Her fellow judge Vicar James Davies inhales deeply from a large bloom and drops dead in the tent. At first everyone thinks he’s had a heart attack, but the doctor on hand is suspicious and calls in the police.


A second murder quickly follows, this time of one of the main suspects.


Monica must help Chief Inspector Jason Dury to solve the two murders and find the killer — fast, before anyone else pays the ultimate price.


This is the second of a series of enjoyable murder mysteries with great characters and baffling crimes which will keep you gripped till the final page.


Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey, and J.R. Ellis.


MONICA NOBLE was widowed young, leaving her to raise her feisty daughter on her own. That is, until she met and fell in love with Graham Noble, a country vicar (pastor), who enticed her to leave her high-flying job in advertising in the city and move to the Cotswold countryside. There she found bucolic life very pleasant indeed — until murder started to rear its ugly head. And she discovered, to everyone's surprise, that she had a flair for solving the most unholy of crimes.


FAITH MARTIN is the million-selling author of the DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE and JENNY STARLING mysteries, which have topped the global best-seller charts.


What readers are saying about The Flower Show Murder


"Really enjoyed it." Aileen


"A thoroughly engaging read." Ruth


"Keeps the tension until the end." Annemarie


More MONICA NOBLE mysteries coming soon. Join the Joffe Books mailing list to be the first to hear about the next in the series.


MONICA NOBLE MYSTERIES

Book 1: THE VICARAGE MURDER
Book 2: THE FLOWER SHOW MURDER

JENNY STARLING MYSTERIES

Book 1: THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY
Book 2: THE WINTER MYSTERY
Book 3: THE RIVERBOAT MYSTERY
Book 4: THE CASTLE MYSTERY
Book 5: THE OXFORD MYSTERY
Book 6: THE TEATIME MYSTERY
Book 7: THE COUNTRY INN MYSTERY


Kindle Edition230 pages
Published September 30th 2019 by Joffe Books crime, thriller and mystery
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                             My Review;    


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a cozy mystery that I really enjoyed. Monica Noble is a Vicars's wife and seems to get involved in solving murders. The village is having a flower show and Monica is a judge as well as a few others in town.A fellow judge is also a Vicar and he is killed while sniffing flowers. Everyone thought he had a heart attack but Monica found what had happened to him. A second murder happens and it happens to be one of the suspects of the Vicar's death.
Monica helps the Chief Inspector solve what is going on despite being told to stay out of it.
Monica also has a teenage daughter who is up to no good in trying to get her foot into being a model and following around a photographer.
We have a millionaire who owns a lab who is a no good person and divorcing his wife.
I received this ARC from NetGalley for review.



Faith Martin

Faith Martin



Born
Oxford, England, The United Kingdom
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Faith Martin is a pen name of English author Jacquie Walton, who is best known for her popular detective series, starring Detective Inspector Hillary Greene.

As Joyce Cato, she writes more classically-inspired 'cosy' murder mysteries. As Maxine Barry, her latest romance novels are now available from Corazon Books. As Jessie Daniels, her 'spooky' crime novel, The Lavender Lady Casefile came out in November 2017.






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