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The Decoy - Florrie Palmer

Blog Tour stop for this classic murder mystery tale

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"She's dying to tell you the truth..."

Synopsis

In the rural English village of Heronsford, Eliza and Jay Armstrong live in the farmhouse Eliza was brought up in.


Her now elderly mother lives in a small converted barn close by.


Surrounded by friends, the Armstrongs appear to have an idyllic life.


But when two members of their social group die in suspicious circumstances, a cloud falls over the village.


Are the deaths linked? And were they really accidents?


One of the villagers believes they have the answers and is prepared to risk everything to get to the truth…



My Review


This book is a quintessential murder tale set in an English village and I loved it!


If your looking for gore and those type of crime thrills, this is not it, here we have what is a favourite of mine, the classic murder mystery type story!


We have the death (or is it murder?) of one of the village residents, however there are no witnesses to the death and no suspects.


Just as the villagers are getting over the first incident, there is a sudden fire and a second death - is this a murder or an accident?


added to the mix is the villagers lives and the main characters everyday family life and trials and tribulations intermix with the ongoing mystery.


Add to this the personal trials and tribulations of everyday family life, like all good mystery's the secrets and twists are thick and fast and the ending was great especially as I thought I had it worked out!


A great read if you like the classic Miss Marple type, investigative murder mysteries.




Author Bio


One of the first British female singer-songwriters, Florrie’s songs have been recorded by many including Abba blonde Agnetha Faltskog, Manfred Mann, Mike Rutherford of Genesis,

Elaine Paige and Sheena Easton.


Her biggest hits were recorded by Sheena Easton who hit the number one spot in America for 6 weeks with 9-5 (Morning Train) resulting in a platinum record followed by a number 12 with When He Shines.


In 1994, Florrie wrote a comic novel based on her experiences in the music business called Never Final Till it’s Vinyl.


The Decoy is her first venture into crime fiction.


She is currently writing her second. Having lived in various English counties as well as the south of France and Italy, Florrie now lives in Cambridge.


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Thank you to the Publisher and Author for sending me an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel and for the opportunity to review these works.

All reviews are my own unbiased opinion.

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