BOOK REVIEW AND TOUR - Murder At The Mill by T.A. Belshaw
Murder At The Mill
by T.A. Belshaw
July 7-13
January 1939 and the residents of the snow-covered streets of
a small Kentish town awake to horrific news.
When young Amy Rowlings meets Detective Sergeant Bodkin at
the scene of a robbery on the way to work at The Mill, one snowy, January
morning, she is blissfully unaware of how much her life is about to change.
She is drawn into the murky world of murder when the body of
Edward Handsley is found lying on the floor of the clothing factory. Edward, a
libertine, philanderer, the son of George, the factory owner, a young man with
many enemies, many of them female.
Bodkin is new to the area and accepts Amy’s offer to provide
local knowledge, but she soon becomes an invaluable source of information. When
Adam Smethwick is arrested for the murder, Amy, a family friend, is convinced
of his innocence and sets out to prove that the detective has arrested the
wrong man.
Amy befriends Justine, the young, French fiancé of the
elderly George, and soon discovers that it was not all sweetness and light in
the Handsley family home. Meanwhile, back at the factory, Amy is sure that the
foreman, Mr Pilling, has something to hide.
As the investigation proceeds, Amy finds that her burgeoning
relationship with Bodkin is pushed to the limits as the detective becomes even
more convinced that he has arrested the right man and while Bodkin relies
heavily on the facts as they are presented, Amy has a more nuanced approach to
solving the crime, born out of her beloved Agatha Christie books
Murder at the Mill is the first book in a gorgeous 1930's cosy crime series.
AMY RETURNS! - Death at Lychgate: the second Amy Rowlings book is out Christmas 2023.
The cast of characters are genuine and hard not to enjoy. The personalities blend well, and the story is well paced. The twists and turns kept me engaged from start to finish. Just when I thought I had figured it out, another twist was thrown in and truly enjoyed the surprise at the end.
I love this new series and can’t wait to see how this series unfolds.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you T.A. Belshaw, SpellBound Books, and Zooloo's Book Tours. I'm excited to be a part of this tour.
Overall Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Available here!
Author Bio:
Trevor signed his first contract with Spellbound Books Ltd in April
2021. He signed a further multi-book contract with them in the spring of 2022.
His short stories have been published in various anthologies
including 100 Stories for Haiti, 50 Stories for Pakistan, Another Haircut,
Shambelurkling and Other Stories, Deck the Halls, 100 Stories for Queensland
and The Cafe Lit anthology 2011, 2012 and 2013. He also has two pieces in
Shambelurklers Return. 2014
His children's poem, Clicking Gran, was long listed for the Plough
prize (children's section) in 2009 and his short poem, My Mistake, was rated
Highly Commended and published in an anthology of the best entries in the
Farringdon Poetry Competition.
Trevor's articles have been published in magazines as diverse as
Ireland's Own, The Best of British and First Edition.
He is currently working on the sequel to Murder at the Mill,
another cosy crime murder mystery set in 1939, Death at the Lychgate.
Follow him at:
Twitter : https://twitter.com/tabelshaw
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Website : https://trevorbelshaw.com/
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