After reading and enjoying the first three books in the Elderwick Mysteries series, I have become familiar with the main characters.
When Constance’s van breaks down, Dr Laurel Nightingale, Albert and Maggie are only too willing to help move Constance’s Food from the Plump Tart Bakery to Elderwick Hall for a function. As they near the hall, the weather takes a turn for the worse with a storm breaking while the food is being moved into the hall.
The failure of most of the catering staff and the supplies they were due to bring, to turn up, prompts Constance to offer her help with the catering. As the guests arrive, the weather worsens, electrical power is lost, and the telephones and internet stop working. The deteriorating weather and an unexplained death prompt the Elderwick trio to try and find answers; later, it is not only the weather that traps the guests, staff and the trio in the hall. Laurel is not only trying to unravel the cause of the mysterious events at the hall but is coping with a more personal problem.
I enjoyed the book immensely; it was a quick read for me. More, please, Ms Gray.
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Posted by Cathy Cade on December 2, 2025 at 10:02 am
This writer is another new one to me… I shall have to look into this one for a pre-Christmas read.
Posted by fenlandphil on December 2, 2025 at 5:12 pm
I’ve read the whole series and enjoyed them all.
Posted by Cathy Cade on December 2, 2025 at 5:41 pm
the three-book set is now on pre-order
Posted by fenlandphil on December 2, 2025 at 10:34 pm
I read them all as Advanced Reader Copies.
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Posted by Marsha on December 2, 2025 at 4:12 pm
This sounds like a great mystery, if a little soggy! Great title for a murder mystery. What could possibly be in the pudding besides a tad bit of poison watered down by the rain? Hmmmm
Posted by fenlandphil on December 2, 2025 at 4:55 pm
Definitely soggy.